Contact Lisa Von Bargen Director Email 212 Chenega Ave. Valdez, AK 99686 ComDev Staff Ph: (907) 834-3401 Fax: (907) 834-3420 Hours Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Responsibilities
The Community and Economic Development Department is responsible for a wide array of activities and services to assist the community, including:

• Allotting environmental permits for municipal projects
• Administering planning and zoning, including:
  • Conditional uses
  • Variances and exceptions
  • Zoning maps
  • Zoning reviews
• Assisting with and organizing community events
• Being a community information and resource library
• Building and construction plan reviews, permitting, and inspections
• Economic development, including business assistance and exploring diversification opportunities for the community
• Enforcing and abating nuisance and code violation
• Handling business registrations for commercial businesses, home occupations, and itinerant vendors
• Mapping all elements of the community from land to streets to addresses to infrastructure
• Regulating subdivisions and platting
• Serving as staff liaison department to the Planning and Zoning Commission

Management Responsibilities
The Community and Economic Development Department is also responsible for managing:

City lands, including land sales, land leases, and other generally allowed uses on city-owned public property Coastal zone Comprehensive Plan Flood zones

Grants Hazard Mitigation Plan Projects Permanent property records for all property within the city limits

Resources

• Community and Economic Development Department Staff - View contact information for the department staff members.