Two items approved in P&Z meeting

Two items were approved by the Wrangell Planning and Zoning Commission last Thursday.

The first item was a request to purchase city-owned tidelands, by Josh Blatchley. According to the request, the tidelands are adjacent to Blatchley's property. The request also notes that tidelands adjacent to the area of interest have already been sold or leased. This request met approval by the Port Commission in their July 7 meeting, as well. This request was accepted by the commission.

The commission also approved of a commercial use permit application by Solvay Gillen. Gillen was seeking to have an in-home licensed childcare facility within her residence, according to the agenda packet, for up to six children between the ages of infancy to 12-years-old. The commission approved of this application, on the conditions that at least three off-street parking spots be reserved for the residence and the business, rules for the day care include "courteous and slow use of the trailer park access road," and children remain in the property's yard area and not adjacent to the landowner's property or in other yards.