# Second Worksession re AO 2026-85, amending Anchorage Municipal Code Title 21 to create new...


**Body:** Municipality of Anchorage
**Date:** October 29, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

The Municipality of Anchorage held a work session on AO 2026-85, the proposed Missing Middle Housing Opportunity Overlay (MHOP), to discuss the ordinance and potential amendments. The metadata lists the meeting date as October 29, 2026; the transcript identifies it as Wednesday, October 28. Discussion focused on expanding housing opportunities near transit and existing infrastructure, and on how the overlay would interact with the comprehensive plan and base zoning. Members reviewed a revised overlay map, including alignment with the multifamily tax-abatement map and removal of parcels in an airport crash-hazard area; staff estimated the revised boundary included 32,102 parcels, compared with 31,947 in the prior TSDO map version.

Members and staff also discussed proposed changes concerning lot coverage, height transitions, drainage plans, site-plan review, seismic areas, and setbacks. The mayor presented a draft amendment proposing a 30-foot height limit in specified residential zones and a 10-foot front setback. The sponsor of the substitute version highlighted tiered overlay categories and a sunset/review provision; members raised implementation and consistency questions. Amendments proposing five-year reporting, comprehensive-plan interpretation language, and a technical code reference were also described. No votes or spending decisions were taken, and no procurement activity was identified.

**Source:** Municipality of Anchorage