LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
The Sitka Planning Commission on Tuesday will consider a conditional use permit for a marijuana cultivation facility at 120 C Jarvis Street.
The applicant is Darren Phillips for Fiberflite LLC, and the listed owner of the building is Baranof Investments LLC. The property is in an Industrial zone and the renters of the two-story building unit plan to build a “structure within the structure” to contain the grow units and mitigate odor, noise and security impacts, said City Planning Director Mike Scarcelli.
Scarcelli said the commission should address a few areas of concern including odor, parking, security and waste management.
Planning staff said that there are no “sensitive uses” within 500 feet, such as youth centers, schools, jails and churches, but noted a few areas where the applicant needs to provide more details.
The planning department recommended approval of the conditional use permit subject to approval of the conditions, and submission of an adequate parking plan, odor control plan, and waste and wastewater disposal plan as determined by the planning director.
A recommended motion notes that “the zoning code has been followed, that the comprehensive plan was consulted, and that there are no negative impacts present that have not been adequately mitigated by the attached conditions of approval for the proposed marijuana cultivation conditional use.”
A second item on the agenda has been pulled, for a zoning map amendment request for the Orthodox and Lutheran cemeteries at 215 Marine Street and 207 Princess Way. The properties are owned by the Diocese of Sitka and Alaska, Orthodox Church in America, and the Lutheran Church Corp. of Sitka, and the city has requested a zoning change from Residential 1, single family and duplex, to Public, to make the zoning more appropriate for a cemetery.
Scarcelli said today the Sitka Historic Preservation Commission asked the item to be postponed to allow the city to contact Sitka Tribe of Alaska, the owners of the land (the churches), and decedents’ relatives.
The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
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Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.