Sec. 29.40.030. Comprehensive plan.
(a) The comprehensive plan is a compilation of policy statements, goals, standards, and maps for guiding the physical, social, and economic development, both private and public, of the first or second class borough, and may include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) statements of policies, goals, and standards; (2) a land use plan; […]
Sec. 29.40.040. Land use regulation.
(a) In accordance with a comprehensive plan adopted under AS 29.40.030 and in order to implement the plan, the assembly by ordinance shall adopt or amend provisions governing the use and occupancy of land that may include, but are not limited to, (1) zoning regulations restricting the use of land and improvements by geographic districts; […]
Sec. 29.40.050. Appeals from administrative decisions.
(a) By ordinance the assembly shall provide for an appeal from an administrative decision of a municipal employee, board, or commission made in the enforcement, administration, or application of a land use regulation adopted under this chapter. The assembly may provide for an appeal to a court, hearing officer, board of adjustment, or other body. […]
Sec. 29.40.060. Judicial review.
(a) The assembly shall provide by ordinance for an appeal by a municipal officer or person aggrieved from a decision of a hearing officer, board of adjustment, or other body to the superior court. (b) An appeal to the superior court under this section is an administrative appeal heard solely on the record established by […]
Sec. 29.40.070. Platting regulation.
By ordinance the assembly shall adopt platting requirements that may include, but are not limited to, the control of (1) form, size, and other aspects of subdivision, dedications, and vacations of land; (2) dimensions and design of lots; (3) street width, arrangement, and rights-of-way, including requirements for public access to lots and installation of street […]
Sec. 29.40.080. Platting authority.
(a) The assembly by ordinance shall establish a platting authority to administer subdivision regulations and to perform other duties as required by the assembly. The platting authority may consist of members of the planning commission or of other municipal residents. (b) The assembly may by ordinance provide for an administrative official to act as the […]
Sec. 29.40.090. Abbreviated plats and waivers.
(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the assembly shall by ordinance establish an abbreviated plat procedure for a plat that will (1) subdivide a single lot into not more than four lots; (2) provide legal and physical access to a public highway or street for each lot created by the subdivision; (3) not contain […]
Sec. 29.40.100. Information required.
A plat must show (1) initial point of survey; (2) original or reestablished corners and their descriptions; (3) actual traverse showing area of closure and all distances, angles, and calculations required to determine initial point, corners, and distances of the plat; and (4) other information that may be required by ordinance.
Sec. 29.40.010. Planning, platting, and land use regulation.
(a) A first or second class borough shall provide for planning, platting, and land use regulation on an areawide basis. (b) If a city in a borough consents by ordinance, the assembly may by ordinance delegate any of its powers and duties under this chapter to the city. The assembly may by ordinance, without first […]
Sec. 29.40.020. Planning commission.
(a) Each first and second class borough shall establish a planning commission consisting of five residents unless a greater number is required by ordinance. A member shall be appointed by the borough mayor for a term of three years subject to confirmation by the assembly, except that a member from a home rule or first […]