DENALI BOROUGH, ALASKA

ORDINANCE NO.  02-08

INTRODUCED BY: David Talerico

 

CHAPTER 27

AN ORDINANCE CREATING TITLE IV CHAPTER 27 OF THE DENALI BOROUGH CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR CLASSIFICATION OF BOROUGH-OWNED LANDS

 

BE IT ENACTED by the Assembly of the Denali Borough, Alaska that:

 

Section 1.       Classification.  This ordinance is of a general and permanent nature.

 

Section 2.       Purpose.  The purpose of land classification is to effectively manage lands owned by the Denali Borough to meet a variety of community needs. The classification system designates the most appropriate use of the land and thereby provides for

 

  1. The promotion of orderly development of Borough communities
  2. Financial returns for the operation of Borough government and services.
  3. Management of the Borough’s natural resources
  4. The retention of Borough land for health, education, and safety needs
  5. Land and resources for wildlife habitat, scenic value, recreational needs, and historic value

 

It shall read as follows:

 

 

 

CHAPTER 27

 

CLASSIFICATION OF BOROUGH OWNED LANDS

 

Sections:                    1.  Classification Categories

                                    2.  Definitions

                                    3.  Procedural Requirements

 

Section 1. Classification Categories.  Parcels may be classified or reclassified in the following categories.

 

Agriculture & Forestry

Amenity Value

Commercial

Heavy Industrial

Light Industrial

Public Facilities

Recreation Development

Rural Residential

Townsite

Unrestricted

 

Section 2. Definitions. 

 

  1. Agriculture and Forestry: Land suitable for raising and harvesting crops, breeding and management of livestock, dairying, commercial timber harvest, or woodlot management. Parcels may be of varying size.

 

  1. Amenity Value: Land that kept in its natural state provides enhanced value to adjacent parcels or to the Borough as a whole, or that provides protection for important wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, subsistence opportunities, scenic vistas, historic structures and landscapes, greenbelts, or other natural, cultural, or aesthetic qualities.

 

  1. Commercial: Land suitable for development for the conduct of activities predominantly connected with the sale, rental, or distribution of products or performance of services.

 

  1. Heavy Industrial: Land suitable for large industrial uses, including material extraction and processing, waste handling and storage, electric generation, transportation corridors, manufacturing, or other uses that involve excessive noise, odors, danger of explosions, hydrocarbon release, or toxic wastes that make them incompatible with most other land uses. Parcels should be sizes that will reasonably accommodate heavy machinery with sufficient buffer zones for the activities associated with this type of use. This classification includes landfills.

 

  1. Light Industrial: Land suitable for industrial uses that generally do not have offensive characteristics and can be conducted inside closed buildings. Such uses may include warehousing, storage, and light manufacturing not inside buildings.

 

  1. Public Facilities: Land reserved for public facilities including schools, clinics, day-care centers, government buildings, parks, and other public uses. Parcels are sized to meet the need and allow for future expansion. The Borough or other public entity will generally retain land in this classification.

 

  1. Recreation Development: Land suitable for the development of commercial recreational facilities requiring large amounts of land such as ski areas, golf courses, wilderness camps, and horse stables.

 

  1. Rural Residential: Land suitable for development of single or multi-family dwellings on parcels greater than 3 acres in size.

 

  1. Townsite: Land suitable for development of new communities or expansion of existing communities, including lots sized for a mixture of relatively dense residential and commercial development. Residential lots in this classification are 3 acres or less. Lots may be less than one acre in size if development plans include water and sewer facilities.

 

  1. Unclassified: Land reserved for future consideration. Land must be classified before use.
  2. Unrestricted:  The Denali Borough has no restrictions on land classified unrestricted.  However, Federal and/or State restrictions may apply.

 

Section 3. Procedural Requirements.

 

  1. All Borough land is designated Unclassified until classified under this ordinance. Unless provided by ordinance no land may be sold or leased or otherwise disposed of unless the land has been classified.

 

  1. The Denali Borough Administrator is responsible for evaluating Borough lands to determine the best classification for particular parcels.

 

  1. Evaluation must include consultation with the communities nearest the particular parcels, and with other interested parties.

 

  1. The Administrator makes recommendations to the Denali Borough Planning Commission for classification.

 

  1. The Denali Borough Planning Commission must hold at least two public hearings regarding classification for each parcel to be classified, and one of those hearings must take place in the community nearest to the particular parcel being classified.

 

Section 3.       Effective Date.  This ordinance becomes effective upon adoption by the Denali Borough Assembly and signature of the Mayor.

 

                                                DATE INTRODUCED:         6/9/02                                    

                                                FIRST READING:                 6/9/02                                    

                                                PUBLIC HEARING:              9/8/02                                    

 

PASSED and APPROVED by the DENALI BOROUGH ASSEMBLY this 8th day of September, 2002.

 

   SIGNATURE ON FILE     

      Mayor

 

 

 ATTEST:                                          SIGNATURE ON FILE    

       Borough Clerk