Tweedy v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough Board of Adjustment and Appeals

OPINION ON REHEARING

STOWERS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Clifton Tweedy began leasing property from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough on Big Lake in May 1988. The property included a house that was built in 1968 and located less than 18 feet from the lakeshore. When Tweedy assumed the lease, the existing structure was exempt from the Borough's 75-foot shoreline setback ordinance because it was constructed before any setback requirement existed. Shortly after he took possession of the property, Tweedy constructed a stairwell addition on the exterior of the house. In 2010 Tweedy applied with the Borough…