FAQ
Questions, answered.
Questions, answered.
Straight answers about lots, flying, building, and owning at Willow Creek Airpark. Building answers come from the recorded CC&Rs, and the CC&Rs govern if anything here differs.
Straight answers about lots, flying, building, and owning at Willow Creek Airpark. Building answers come from the recorded CC&Rs, and the CC&Rs govern if anything here differs.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Straight answers about lots, flying, building, and owning at Willow Creek Airpark. Building answers come from the recorded CC&Rs, and the CC&Rs govern if anything here differs.
Lots and location
Lots and location
Lots and location
At Mile 73 Parks Highway in Willow, Alaska, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The airpark covers 320 acres.
At Mile 73 Parks Highway in Willow, Alaska, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The airpark covers 320 acres.
37 Phase 1 residential lots and 19 commercial lots, with 36 more residential lots planned. Residential lots are for a home and hangar. Commercial lots are for aviation-related businesses.
37 Phase 1 residential lots and 19 commercial lots, with 36 more residential lots planned. Residential lots are for a home and hangar. Commercial lots are for aviation-related businesses.
Residential lots currently listed range from about 1 to 5.7 acres. Commercial lots currently listed range from about 1.1 to 2.3 acres. See Available Lots for the current list.
Residential lots currently listed range from about 1 to 5.7 acres. Commercial lots currently listed range from about 1.1 to 2.3 acres. See Available Lots for the current list.
A home with a hangar built for your aircraft. At Willow Creek Airpark, the CC&Rs allow a single-family home with a hangar, or a hangar home with the residence attached but not inside the hangar.
Source: CC&Rs §10.03(B)(i), p. 43
A home with a hangar built for your aircraft. At Willow Creek Airpark, the CC&Rs allow a single-family home with a hangar, or a hangar home with the residence attached but not inside the hangar.
Source: CC&Rs §10.03(B)(i), p. 43
Flying
Flying
Flying
A 75-foot-wide, approximately 5,000-foot north–south runway exists today, with dual 50-foot-wide taxiways alongside it. Paving and runway lighting are planned as part of the airpark’s development.
A 75-foot-wide, approximately 5,000-foot north–south runway exists today, with dual 50-foot-wide taxiways alongside it. Paving and runway lighting are planned as part of the airpark’s development.
Yes. Residential lots are for a home and hangar. The CC&Rs require a paved or concrete connection from your lot to the taxiway, and aircraft on a lot are kept in a hangar or at a secure tie-down.
Source: CC&Rs §10.01(E), p. 39; §10.03(A)(iii), p. 42
Yes. Residential lots are for a home and hangar. The CC&Rs require a paved or concrete connection from your lot to the taxiway, and aircraft on a lot are kept in a hangar or at a secure tie-down.
Source: CC&Rs §10.01(E), p. 39; §10.03(A)(iii), p. 42
Yes, within limits. An aircraft you don’t own can stay on a residential lot for up to three visits a year, no more than 14 days in a row and 42 days in total, and you can’t charge for it.
Source: CC&Rs §10.03(A)(iii), p. 42
Yes, within limits. An aircraft you don’t own can stay on a residential lot for up to three visits a year, no more than 14 days in a row and 42 days in total, and you can’t charge for it.
Source: CC&Rs §10.03(A)(iii), p. 42
Building
Building
Building
Homes need at least 1,500 sq ft of living area and hangars at least 1,500 sq ft, with up to two hangars per lot unless the Architectural Control Committee approves more. Exteriors are earth-toned, and modular homes, manufactured homes, T-hangars, and T-111 siding aren’t allowed.
Source: CC&Rs §10.04(A), p. 45; §10.06(A), pp. 46–47
Homes need at least 1,500 sq ft of living area and hangars at least 1,500 sq ft, with up to two hangars per lot unless the Architectural Control Committee approves more. Exteriors are earth-toned, and modular homes, manufactured homes, T-hangars, and T-111 siding aren’t allowed.
Source: CC&Rs §10.04(A), p. 45; §10.06(A), pp. 46–47
Commercial buildings are at least 2,000 sq ft unless the Committee approves an exception. They’re built from pre-engineered steel, stick framing, masonry, or ICF, from plans by an Alaska-licensed architect or registered engineer.
Source: CC&Rs §8.01(C), p. 35; §10.04(B), p. 46; §10.06(B), p. 47
Commercial buildings are at least 2,000 sq ft unless the Committee approves an exception. They’re built from pre-engineered steel, stick framing, masonry, or ICF, from plans by an Alaska-licensed architect or registered engineer.
Source: CC&Rs §8.01(C), p. 35; §10.04(B), p. 46; §10.06(B), p. 47
Once construction starts, the exterior must be finished within 8 months and the building fully complete within one year, unless the Committee allows more time.
Source: CC&Rs §10.16, p. 50
Once construction starts, the exterior must be finished within 8 months and the building fully complete within one year, unless the Committee allows more time.
Source: CC&Rs §10.16, p. 50
The Architectural Control Committee, which has three members: one each from the residential, commercial, and airstrip owners associations. Submit plans before any work starts.
Source: CC&Rs §8.01(A), p. 34; §8.02, p. 36
The Architectural Control Committee, which has three members: one each from the residential, commercial, and airstrip owners associations. Submit plans before any work starts.
Source: CC&Rs §8.01(A), p. 34; §8.02, p. 36
Homes and hangar homes on residential lots are built by an approved contractor. Ask the developer for the list; the developer manages the owners associations until 75% of the lots are sold.
Source: CC&Rs §8.01(B), p. 35
Homes and hangar homes on residential lots are built by an approved contractor. Ask the developer for the list; the developer manages the owners associations until 75% of the lots are sold.
Source: CC&Rs §8.01(B), p. 35
Front 25 ft, side 10 ft (50 ft where the average slope exceeds 30%), rear 25 ft, and 50 ft from any adjoining taxiway or runway unless the Committee approves a deviation.
Source: CC&Rs §10.05, p. 46
Front 25 ft, side 10 ft (50 ft where the average slope exceeds 30%), rear 25 ft, and 50 ft from any adjoining taxiway or runway unless the Committee approves a deviation.
Source: CC&Rs §10.05, p. 46
Owners associations
Owners associations
Owners associations
Yes. The CC&Rs set up three owners associations: residential, commercial, and airstrip. Every owner is a member of the association for their lot type and pays its dues and assessments. The developer manages the associations until 75% of the lots are sold.
Source: CC&Rs Art. III, pp. 17–18
Yes. The CC&Rs set up three owners associations: residential, commercial, and airstrip. Every owner is a member of the association for their lot type and pays its dues and assessments. The developer manages the associations until 75% of the lots are sold.
Source: CC&Rs Art. III, pp. 17–18
Shared costs such as taxiway and roadway maintenance and snowplowing, plus each association’s share of runway and taxiway operation and maintenance. Dues include at least a 15% reserve.
Source: CC&Rs §4.02, p. 21; §5.03, p. 27
Shared costs such as taxiway and roadway maintenance and snowplowing, plus each association’s share of runway and taxiway operation and maintenance. Dues include at least a 15% reserve.
Source: CC&Rs §4.02, p. 21; §5.03, p. 27
The developer manages them today, and will until 75% of the lots are sold (counted separately for residential, commercial, and airstrip lots), or earlier if the developer chooses. Then the owners take over.
Source: CC&Rs Art. III, p. 18
The developer manages them today, and will until 75% of the lots are sold (counted separately for residential, commercial, and airstrip lots), or earlier if the developer chooses. Then the owners take over.
Source: CC&Rs Art. III, p. 18
Yes. Each owner carries liability insurance that names the other lot owners and the owners associations as additional insureds.
Source: CC&Rs §11.01(A), p. 51
Yes. Each owner carries liability insurance that names the other lot owners and the owners associations as additional insureds.
Source: CC&Rs §11.01(A), p. 51
Buying and visiting
Buying and visiting
Buying and visiting
Start with the Available Lots page, then call or send an inquiry. Lots are listed by Keller Williams Realty Alaska Group of Wasilla. Review the CC&Rs before you buy; each buyer also signs the airpark’s Airstrip Use and Waiver Agreement.
Source: CC&Rs §11.01(B), p. 51
Start with the Available Lots page, then call or send an inquiry. Lots are listed by Keller Williams Realty Alaska Group of Wasilla. Review the CC&Rs before you buy; each buyer also signs the airpark’s Airstrip Use and Waiver Agreement.
Source: CC&Rs §11.01(B), p. 51
Arrange financing through your own lender. Ask about land and construction loans before you choose a lot.
Arrange financing through your own lender. Ask about land and construction loans before you choose a lot.
Call (907) 360-7448, email jamesfcash@gmail.com, or send an inquiry from the contact form, and we’ll set up a time to see the airpark in person.
Call (907) 360-7448, email jamesfcash@gmail.com, or send an inquiry from the contact form, and we’ll set up a time to see the airpark in person.
Still have a question?
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Listed by Keller Williams Realty Alaska Group of Wasilla.
Still have a question?
Call or email and we’ll get you an answer.
Listed by Keller Williams Realty Alaska Group of Wasilla.