The hearing officer approved RP 20-25 on July 3, 2025, to realign the shared lot line between Lots 7 and 8, Block H, Sun Valley Estates fifth edition, creating two lots of approximately 1.17 acres each. The decision adopted staff findings and included three conditions.

Zach Lee, borough community planning staff, said the proposed adjustment qualifies as a quick plat because it moves a lot line without creating more than four lots and does not increase nonconformity for any lot under Title 17; he cited the lots’ legal creation by plat number 87‑32. Lee displayed a 2023 aerial image and explained that the red line on the map was the vacated lot line and the blue line the proposed new line.

Applicant Eric Gabrielsson (identified in the record as the applicant) said he measured the offset from an 8‑by‑12 shed to the new property line and reported, “we are at 24 feet.” Lee and the hearing noted that rural residential code contains a 24‑foot setback requirement; staff told the hearing that the existing situation did not meet that requirement but that the proposed lot‑line shift would not increase the nonconformity and in fact increased the distance from the shed to the property line. After staff presentation, Melissa Kellner approved the realignment with three conditions and adopted findings of fact A through C.

No members of the public signed up to testify on the item, and no rebuttal was recorded. The approval requires a final plat prepared by a registered land surveyor to be submitted to the Community Planning Department within 24 months or the preliminary approval will become void. Appeals of the hearing officer decision must be submitted in writing to the Fairbanks North Star Borough Clerk's Office within 10 working days.

The record reflects that staff relied on Title 17 applicability rules for quick plats, referenced plat 87‑32 as the legal origin of the lots, and conditioned approval on standard technical corrections and final review before recording. The hearing officer’s action was administrative and appealable; no roll‑call vote was recorded.