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### 3.90.170 Installment payments. | A. In all cases where assessments are to be paid in installments, the resolution confirming the assessment roll, and the separate assessments appearing thereon and levying the assessment, shall provide that the sum charged against any lot, tract, or parcel of land or any portion of the sum may be paid during the 30-day... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.669922 | 0.435303 | -0.439697 | -0.097229 |
### 3.90.180 Prepayment of installments. | The owner of any lot, tract, or parcel of land charged with an LID assessment may redeem it at any time by paying the remaining balance thereof to the clerk with interest thereon to the date that the next installment of the assessment becomes due, unless the assembly, by resolution, provides for different prepayment te... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.019531 | -0.859863 | -0.396484 | -0.914551 |
### 3.90.190 Enforcement of lien. | When an assessment is payable in installments, if an installment payment is delinquent, the entire principal balance of the assessment, plus accrued interest, becomes immediately due and payable and subject to penalty. The enforcement of the lien of any installment shall not prevent the enforcement of the lien of any s... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.516113 | 0.090881 | -0.276123 | 0.195313 |
## 3.90.200 Correction of invalid special assessments. | If a special assessment procedure is irregular or invalid for any reason, the assembly may correct it within 90 days after the confirmation of the special assessment roll or after final determination of any litigation thereon. If payments have been made under an invalid or irregular procedure, such payments shall be cr... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.706543 | -0.82666 | -0.847168 | -0.533203 |
## 3.90.210 Apportionment of assessments. | A. A special assessment against property which was subdivided subsequent to certification of the special assessment roll but for which, for any reason, the special assessment was not paid at or prior to the filing of the final plat or adoption of a plat waiver, shall continue to be the liability of the parcel originall... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.220337 | 1.727539 | -0.390625 | 0.168213 |
### A. Construction by Contractor or Contractors. | 1. When the improvements in any LID are to be acquired, constructed, and installed by a contractor or contractors, and if it appears that consideration of the contract cost plus all other costs of improvements will exceed the estimated cost as it appears on the approving ordinance by 20 percent or more, then at least 3... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.56543 | 1.287109 | -0.369141 | 0.226318 |
### B. Construction by Force Account. | When the improvements in any LID are to be acquired, constructed and installed by the borough by force account, then within 30 days after commencement of the work the mayor shall cause a certificate to be filed with the clerk stating whether the currently estimated total cost of improvements will be 20 percent or more ... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.525879 | 0.371826 | -0.823242 | -0.720215 |
## 3.90.230 Curative provision. | No improvement assessment shall be invalid by reason of a failure to give, in any report on the proposed assessment, in the assessment ordinance, in the lien docket, or elsewhere in the proceedings, the name of the owner of any lot or other parcel of land, or part thereof, or the name of any person having a lien upon o... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.660645 | 0.869629 | -0.935059 | -0.074463 |
## 3.90.240 Abandonment of proceedings. | The assembly shall have full power and authority to abandon and rescind proceedings for improvements undertaken under this chapter at any time prior to the final consummation of such proceedings. If liens have been assessed upon any property under this procedure, they shall be canceled, and any payments made thereon sh... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.632813 | -1.024414 | -0.166504 | -0.188965 |
## 3.90.250 Special assessment bonds authorized. | A. The assembly may include in an ordinance adopted under this chapter provisions authorizing the issuance and sale of special assessment bonds to pay all or part of the cost of an improvement in the district. The principal and interest of bonds issued shall be payable solely from the levy of special assessments agains... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.244263 | 0.429199 | -0.882813 | 0.089722 |
## 3.90.260 Guaranty account. | The assembly may establish a local improvement guaranty account of the borough for the purpose of guaranteeing to the extent of the amount in the fund the payment of the principal and interest of all special assessment bonds outstanding. | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.148438 | -0.829102 | -0.77832 | -0.846191 |
## 3.90.270 Use of the guaranty account. | A. Defaulted special assessment bonds and interest coupons pertaining thereto shall be purchased out of the guaranty account established under HBC 3.90.260, and as between any of the several issues outstanding no preference shall exist, but they shall be purchased in the order of their presentation.
The Haines Borough... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.137695 | 1.071289 | -0.708496 | -0.387451 |
### 3.90.280 Guaranty by Alaska Municipal Bond Bank. | Rather than establish its own bond guaranty fund, the borough may, if the assembly so elects and the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank agrees, establish guaranty of special assessment district bonds by or through the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank. | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.316406 | -0.643555 | -1.03125 | -1.204102 |
### 3.95.010 Beach Road local improvement district. | Beach Road local improvement district is established with the following boundaries:
> Lots 9 and 10, Section 35, T30S, R59E, CRM and Chilkoot Inlet Alaska Subdivision.
The Haines Borough Code is current through Ordinance 25-10-724, and legislation passed through January 27, 2026. | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.454102 | -0.048615 | -1.083008 | -1.163086 |
### 3.95.020 River Road local improvement district. | River Road local improvement district is established with the boundaries as follows:
> Lots 1 – 8, 12, Cemetery Hill Subdivision. | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.613281 | -0.780762 | -1.261719 | -1.362305 |
### 3.95.030 Four Winds local improvement district and road maintenance service area. | A. Establishment of the Four Winds Local Improvement District and Road Maintenance Service Area. The Four Winds local improvement district and road maintenance service area is established with the area and boundaries as set forth below:
> Four Winds Subdivision. | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.588867 | -0.600586 | -1.34668 | -1.238281 |
### 3.95.040 Rainbow Acres local improvement district service area. | Rainbow Acres local improvement district is hereby established with the area and boundaries set forth below:
> Portion Lot 12, Section 30, T31S, R60E.
> Lots 1 – 6, Rainbow Acres I Subdivision.
> Lots 9, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, Rainbow Acres II Subdivision.
> Rainbow Glacier Camp.
The Haines Borough Code is current... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.307617 | -0.162598 | -1.115234 | -1.114258 |
## 5.01.010 Purpose, type, and scope. | A. Where this title imposes a greater restriction upon persons, premises, or personal property than is imposed by the provisions of any other ordinance, the provisions of this title shall control.
B. The purpose of this title is to regulate business and other activities within the Haines Borough in order to: maintain ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.334229 | -0.206055 | -0.539063 | -0.391357 |
## 5.01.020 Definitions. | For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
“Commercial helicopter ski tour” or “helicopter ski tour” means a commercial tour that includes: (1) downhill skiing or snowboarding as the primary experience; and (2) professionally guided skiing and snowboarding; and (3) daily transport... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.823242 | 0.89502 | -0.348877 | -0.339355 |
### 5.01.030 Regulation by the borough. | A. In the course of regulating businesses and occupations under its authority, the borough may require businesses and occupations affecting public interest to obtain permits.
B. Any fee exacted by the borough for a permit shall be for the purpose of defraying the costs of managing and regulating the industry which is ... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.907715 | -0.428711 | -0.550293 | -0.477051 |
### 5.01.040 Clerk to keep record of licenses and permits issued. | The clerk shall keep a record, or cause a record to be kept by the appropriate department, of all licenses and permits granted by the borough, showing the date issued, to whom issued, the amount collected, the date of expiration, the premises or property described therein, change of location, or transfer, if any, and a... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.953125 | -1.337891 | -0.839355 | -1.246094 |
### 5.01.050 Conditions applicable to all permits. | **A.** A permittee is responsible for complying with all municipal, state, and federal ordinances, statutes, and regulations applicable to the permittee’s activities.
**B.** A permittee shall reimburse the borough for any damage to municipal property caused by the permittee or any of the permittee’s employees, agents,... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.103516 | 1.084961 | 0.293701 | 0.773438 |
## 5.01.060 Revocation or suspension – Procedure. | A. The manager may at any time revoke or suspend a permit issued under this title for the following reasons:
1. Willful noncompliance with any term, condition or provision of the permit;
2. Violation of any provision of this title or other applicable local, state or federal law, ordinance, or regulation;
3. Upon a d... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.773438 | 1.100586 | 0.569824 | 1.958008 |
## 5.01.065 Appeal from decision of manager. | A. An applicant or permittee desiring to appeal a decision of the manager made pursuant to this chapter shall, within 15 days after the written decision is mailed to the applicant or permittee, file with the manager a written notice of appeal to the assembly. The notice of appeal shall state with particularity the orde... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.562012 | -0.203003 | -1.017578 | -0.150757 |
## 5.01.070 Penalties. | Operation of any business enterprise for which a permit or license is required under this title without such permit or license, or the failure to follow any permit condition, or the unlawful securing of a permit, shall constitute a minor offense punishable by a fine of $250.00 for each offense, unless a different amoun... | true | Enforcement | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.489746 | 0.030151 | -0.223633 | 0.637207 |
### 5.02.010 Borough business license required. | A. No individual or entity may engage in business in the Haines Borough without a Haines Borough business license unless specifically exempted from this requirement. The purpose of the business license is to aid the borough in the collection and reporting of sales tax and business sector activity.
B. *Business License... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.625 | 0.000205 | 0.107361 | -0.03775 |
### 5.02.020 Violation a minor offense. | Violators who refuse to obtain a business license commit a minor offense and are subject to fines and penalties as described in Chapter 1.24 HBC. (Ord. 20-03-562 § 10; Ord. 18-09-512 § 6; Ord. 15-06-413 § 9) | true | Enforcement | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.124756 | -0.726074 | 0.57666 | 0.185181 |
## 5.04.050 Permit application. | A. A person desiring to secure a permit to engage in an activity regulated by this title shall make written application to the clerk on forms prepared and furnished by the borough. The application fee established under this title must be submitted with the application for that type of permit. A person who has had a per... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.898438 | 0.543457 | -0.178833 | -0.168457 |
## 5.04.060 Investigation of application. | The clerk may direct the chief of police or other borough official to investigate the facts stated in a permit application. | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.169312 | -1.368164 | -0.583008 | -1.12207 |
## 5.04.070 Grounds for issuance or denial of permit – In general. | A. If an investigation of facts finds that the applicant has violated any applicable local, state, or federal law or regulation, the clerk may deny the application. The clerk shall notify the applicant in writing of the clerk’s determination and inform the applicant that the applicant may request a hearing per HBC 5.04... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.994629 | -0.034454 | 0.270508 | -0.119995 |
### 5.04.090 Appeal from decision of clerk. | A. If the clerk refuses to issue an initial permit or renew a permit, the clerk shall notify the applicant, in person or by mail, in writing, of the basis for the clerk’s decision. The applicant may appeal in writing to the manager within 15 days after the notice is given in person or mailed, as applicable. The manager... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.156006 | -0.358398 | -0.133057 | -0.468994 |
### 5.04.100 Hearing. | The manager shall notify the applicant or permittee of the time and place for the public hearing. The time of the public hearing may not be more than 15 days after a written appeal is filed with the manager pursuant to HBC 5.04.090. The applicant or permittee shall be entitled to be represented by counsel secured at th... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.783203 | -0.414551 | -0.003551 | -0.668457 |
### 5.04.110 Appeal from decision of manager. | A. An applicant or permittee desiring to appeal a decision of the manager made pursuant to HBC 5.04.100 shall, within 15 days after the written decision is mailed to the applicant or permittee, file with the manager a written notice of appeal to the assembly. The notice of appeal shall state with particularity the orde... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.614258 | 0.329102 | -0.921875 | -0.083435 |
## 5.04.130 Fees designated. | A. Application Fee. An applicant for a permit required by this title shall pay the nonrefundable application fee at the time of application.
B. Transient and itinerant merchant permit as well as fair vendor permit fees shall be $25.00 per year.
C. Special event fees shall be determined by the manager.
D. Permit Rene... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.789551 | -1.21875 | -1.208008 | -1.348633 |
### 5.08.010 Solicitation on public property. | The manager may allow the use of public property for dissemination of educational or charitable information upon application and at the manager’s discretion. (Ord. 18-09-512 § 20) | true | Rules | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.615723 | -1.253906 | -0.922852 | -1.164063 |
### 5.08.030 Transient and itinerant merchants and vendors. | A. No person may engage in the temporary business of exhibiting, selling, and delivering goods, wares, services, tours or merchandise within the borough, whether alone, in association with, or in the name of a local dealer, merchant, or auctioneer, without first procuring a permit. The acquisition of the transient and ... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.611328 | -0.16687 | 0.115356 | -0.000892 |
## 5.08.040 Special events. | A. No person may operate a circus, carnival, fair, competition or other special event without first obtaining a permit for that activity. Permit fees shall be determined by the manager as special event fees.
B. Permit applicants must provide certificates of approval from the responsible law enforcement agency, State F... | true | Rules | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.212891 | -0.714355 | 0.319336 | 0.107727 |
## 5.08.050 Commercial magazines. | A. Except as provided in subsection (B) of this section, no person may sell, attempt to sell, or solicit subscriptions to periodical literature on the public sidewalks or streets or in an area of a doorway or entranceway immediately abutting those areas.
B. The sale or attempted sale of daily newspapers and the sale o... | true | Rules | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.580078 | -0.650391 | 0.266602 | -0.470459 |
## 5.08.060 Sales for resale excepted. | This chapter does not apply to persons engaged in the sale of goods for resale.
The Haines Borough Code is current through Ordinance 25-10-724, and legislation passed through January 27, 2026. | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.341797 | -0.943359 | -0.935547 | -1.242188 |
### 5.12.010 License. | A. No person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or possess for sale or barter, traffic in, barter or exchange for goods any alcoholic beverage without first having obtained a license therefor as required under AS 04.11.
B. For purposes of this chapter, “licensed premises” has the meaning given in AS 04.21.080(b). | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.71875 | -0.666016 | 0.939941 | -0.003504 |
### 5.12.020 Closing hours for licensed premises. | Licensed premises within the townsite service area shall be closed for the sale, service, and consumption of intoxicating liquor between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. each day. | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.09137 | -2.082031 | 1.751953 | 0.029053 |
### 5.12.030 Sales on election day. | The provisions of AS 04.16.070(a) do not apply in the borough, and intoxicating liquor may be sold, bartered, given, consumed, or disposed of in a licensed premises within the townsite service area on election day. | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.535156 | -0.771973 | 0.343506 | -0.464111 |
### 5.12.040 Accessibility for inspection. | A licensed premises within the townsite service area, and every part thereof, shall be easily accessible for inspection by borough law enforcement officers during all regular hours for the transaction of business upon the premises, and during hours closed for business when it appears there are persons on the premises o... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.641602 | -0.272461 | 0.083435 | -0.265137 |
### 5.16.010 Prohibition. | A. In accordance with AS 05.15.124, all operators (defined at AS 05.15.690(31)) of gaming activities regulated under AS 05.15 are prohibited from conducting gaming activities within the borough.
B. Except as provided in this subsection, no holder of a permit issued under AS 05.15 may conduct a permitted activity withi... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.607422 | 1.005859 | 0.320313 | 0.833008 |
### 5.16.020 Sales tax. | All compensation received by a person as a result of a contract with a holder of a permit issued under AS 05.15 and related to the location or operation of authorized gaming activities within the borough shall be subject to the sales tax levied at HBC 3.80.030, regardless of how the compensation is designated. | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.728516 | -0.648438 | -0.59668 | -0.697266 |
## 5.18.010 Intent. | In accordance with the purposes of this title, it is the intent of this chapter that the borough regulate commercial tours. (Ord. 18-09-512 § 25) | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.701172 | -1.021484 | -1.03418 | -1.308594 |
## 5.18.015 Permit required. | A. No person or entity shall operate a commercial tour in the Haines Borough except as authorized by a duly issued and currently valid tour permit obtained pursuant to this chapter for each primary activity offered. Multiple tour activities by a single operator having different impacts on the Haines Borough require a s... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.303711 | 0.436523 | 0.038483 | 0.336426 |
## 5.18.018 Multi-day tours. | Multi-day tours are tours operated by the same tour company in excess of 24 hours (other than heliskiing tours). These tours do not require a tour permit but they are still required to have a business license and to complete an annual report per HBC 5.18.065. (Ord. 24-11-690 § 5; Ord. 20-03-562 § 17)
The Haines Boroug... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.759277 | -0.598145 | -0.716797 | -1.055664 |
## 5.18.020 Number of permits available. | The number of available tour permits, other than the number of permits for a commercial helicopter ski tour, may be set by the assembly in December of each year for the following year. Renewal of existing permits by operators who have not had their permit revoked for failure to comply with this chapter shall have prior... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.584473 | -0.969238 | -0.935059 | -0.757813 |
## 5.18.025 Fee designation. | A. The Haines Borough permits activities in identified locations and commercial tour vehicle parking. Primary activities are identified as tours. An applicant for a permit must identify the activity and the location(s) where the tour will occur. An applicant for a commercial tour permit required by this title shall pay... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.012962 | -0.194702 | -0.671875 | -0.541504 |
## 5.18.030 Application process. | A. Application for a commercial tour permit and permit renewal shall be made using the procedures set out in Chapter 5.04 HBC and this chapter.
B. An applicant must make application on the borough-approved commercial tour permit application form.
The Haines Borough Code is current through Ordinance 25-10-724, and leg... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.098511 | 0.025986 | -0.65332 | -0.700195 |
## 5.18.040 Public hearing for new commercial tours required. | A. The clerk shall fix a time and place for a public hearing before the assembly. Notice in writing of such hearing shall be given to the applicant. Due notice shall also be given to the general public by publishing a notice of such hearing in a local newspaper at least five days prior to the hearing containing a brief... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.209717 | -0.587891 | -0.244141 | 0.083252 |
## 5.18.050 Issuance of permit. | If the assembly, after the public hearing under HBC 5.18.040, finds that the applicant for the proposed commercial tour is fit, willing, and able to perform such tour and to conform to the provisions and purposes set out in this title, then the assembly will authorize the issuance of a permit by the clerk. The assembly... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.297363 | -0.662109 | 0.241699 | -0.83252 |
## 5.18.060 Renewal. | A commercial tour permit issued for the previous year may be renewed upon application to the clerk. The review standards that apply to initial permit applications shall apply to applications for the renewal of a permit, except that a renewal application does not require a hearing under HBC 5.18.040 unless the applicant... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.780762 | -0.479492 | -0.947266 | -1.158203 |
## 5.18.065 Reporting. | A. By November 1st, and before renewal of permit, all permittees except commercial heliski tours must report all actual numbers of annual customers for the previous year on the form provided by the borough clerk. Tour operators required to submit totals to a state or federal entity must also report these totals to the ... | true | Enforcement | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.346436 | 0.035797 | -0.07019 | 0.671875 |
## 5.18.070 Permit revocation, suspension and appeal from decision of manager. | A commercial tour permit may be revoked or suspended for the reasons identified and procedures set forth in HBC 5.01.060. Appeals from the decision of the manager shall follow the procedures set forth in HBC 5.01.065. (Ord. 20-03-562 § 23; Ord. 18-09-512 § 33; Ord. 10-10-243 § 10) | true | Enforcement | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.16626 | -0.121948 | -0.162598 | -0.391113 |
## 5.20.010 Definitions. | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
“Commercial passenger vehicle” means a motorized or nonmotorized vehicle or means of conveyance that is used to transport passengers for compensation, regardless of the form or manner of charging the passenger or the form or manner of c... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.144897 | 1.361328 | -0.802734 | -0.792969 |
## 5.20.020 Insurance requirements. | Commercial passenger vehicles and commercial tour vehicles shall maintain auto and commercial general liability insurance issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the state of Alaska. Such policy shall provide coverage for each vehicle authorized in the amount of $100,000 for bodily injury to any one p... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.493408 | -0.416748 | 0.116638 | 0.177734 |
## 5.20.030 Vehicle identification. | A. A commercial tour vehicle and a commercial passenger vehicle must display the following information visible from a distance of 50 feet:
1. Tour operator’s identification on two sides and rear of vehicle.
2. USDOT numbers on the sides.
3. Tour operator’s telephone number on the rear of the vehicle.
The Haines Borou... | true | Rules | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.029495 | -0.812012 | -0.194946 | -0.444824 |
## 5.20.040 Taxis. | A. Taxis must display the following for passenger review:
1. The appropriate license required under state law for the driver of the vehicle;
2. Rates, including information specifying whether the rate is per person, per trip, and whether there are additional charges for any other services, such as baggage handling an... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.004105 | -0.125854 | 0.050079 | 0.178467 |
## 5.20.050 Nonmotorized commercial passenger vehicles. | The owner or operator of a nonmotorized commercial passenger vehicle proposing tours or shuttle services shall designate routes and stops as required in HBC 5.18.030. In addition to designated stops, a nonmotorized commercial passenger vehicle may stop to pick up passengers hailing the vehicle along designated routes, ... | true | Rules | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.267578 | -0.669922 | -0.200317 | -0.225342 |
## 5.20.060 Transportation network company contractor. | A transportation network company contractor is an individual who receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company and who uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to riders... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.232422 | 0.058228 | 0.184814 | 0.367432 |
## 5.22.010 Permit required. | No person shall operate, park, stand, or stop a commercial vehicle within the designated parking area at the Port Chilkoot Dock or other public areas as designated by the borough assembly, except as authorized by a parking permit issued under this chapter and the procedures specified in Chapter 5.04 HBC.
A. An applica... | true | Rules | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.926758 | -0.085388 | 0.243652 | -0.012428 |
## 5.22.020 Number of vehicle permits available. | The borough may limit the number of vehicle permits available. Renewal of existing permits by operators who have not had their permit revoked for failure to comply with this chapter shall have priority over new or expanded commercial tour or passenger vehicle parking permit applications. The clerk will determine the nu... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.103271 | -0.749512 | -0.678711 | -0.867188 |
## 5.22.030 Application process. | Application for a commercial passenger or tour vehicle parking permit or renewal of a current parking permit shall be made according to this chapter and the procedures set out in Chapter 5.18 HBC. (Ord. 18-09-512 § 38) | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.87793 | -0.695801 | -0.774902 | -1.457031 |
## 5.22.040 Parking area management. | A. The borough, in cooperation with commercial vehicle owners, shall establish an operating plan for the use of commercial vehicle parking and staging areas of the Port Chilkoot Dock and other areas delineated for commercial tour and passenger vehicle loading, unloading and parking. The operating plan may be amended as... | true | Rules | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.008789 | 0.27417 | 0.500977 | -0.176147 |
## 5.22.050 Revocation or suspension. | A commercial passenger or tour vehicle parking permit may be revoked or suspended in accordance with HBC 5.01.060. | true | Enforcement | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.16687 | -0.90625 | 0.379395 | -0.499756 |
## 5.24.020 Permit required. | A. A duly issued and currently valid tour permit is required for the operation of a commercial helicopter ski tour, a commercial ski production and a special ski competition event. The process for obtaining such permit is described in Chapter 5.18 HBC.
B. Number of Permits.
1. Up to three regular commercial helicopte... | true | Rules | Business | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.731445 | 0.848145 | 0.132568 | 0.187012 |
## 5.24.030 Helicopter usage and fees. | A. Regular season usage allows a maximum of six helicopters per day in the approved commercial ski tour areas map as described in HBC 5.24.050(D). Each permit holder has the right to use at least one helicopter during the season. No more than two helicopters may be used by any commercial helicopter ski tour permit hold... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.144531 | 0.810547 | 0.414551 | -0.017578 |
## 5.24.040 General permit conditions and regulations. | Commercial helicopter ski tours, commercial ski productions and special ski competition events are governed as follows:
The Haines Borough Code is current through Ordinance 25-10-724, and legislation passed through January 27, 2026.
A. The operating season is February 1st through May 3rd unless a different period is n... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.189453 | 0.801758 | 1.032227 | 0.734375 |
## 5.24.050 Approved commercial ski tour areas. | A. The borough clerk shall maintain the official commercial ski tour area map.
B. Temporary Additions to Approved Commercial Ski Tour Areas.
1. An applicant for a special helicopter ski competition event or commercial ski production permit may request the addition of territory to the “Haines Borough Approved Commerci... | true | Rules | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.125977 | 0.999512 | 0.492188 | 0.390869 |
## 5.24.060 Penalties. | Unless otherwise specifically provided, any person violating a provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a minor offense and punished by a fine in the amount set forth in HBC 1.24.040, or if no fine is there established, a fine of not more than $500.00. (Ord. 22-02-608 § 16) | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.382568 | -1.148438 | 0.049072 | 0.093994 |
## 6.04.010 Definitions. | In construing the provisions of this title, except when otherwise stated or when another meaning is apparent from the context, the following words shall have the meaning indicated:
The Haines Borough Code is current through Ordinance 25-10-724, and legislation passed through January 27, 2026.
“Abandon” means to leave ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 2.001953 | 1.022461 | 1.240234 | 1.441406 |
## 6.04.020 Purpose and scope. | This title is enacted for the purpose of regulating the keeping of dogs and other animals within, and except as provided herein shall not be applicable outside of, the animal control service area. The fees, charges, and penalties collected hereunder shall be budgeted to defray, in whole or in part, the expense of the a... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.315674 | -1.043945 | -0.494385 | -0.844727 |
## 6.04.030 Cruelty to animals. | A. It shall be a violation of this title for a person to:
The Haines Borough Code is current through Ordinance 25-10-724, and legislation passed through January 27, 2026.
1. Neglect an animal by failing to give the animal that degree of care that a person of ordinary prudence would give under the same circumstances. T... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.081055 | 0.262451 | 1.697266 | 1.898438 |
## 6.04.040 Dead animals. | No person shall deposit any dead or fatally sick or injured animal upon any public or private place, including a body of water, except as permitted in this chapter.
A. Noneuthanized, nondiseased animals may be buried on private property as long as the following conditions are met:
1. Ensure that groundwater is at lea... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.238403 | -0.98877 | 1.296875 | 1.197266 |
### 6.04.050 Animal control officer. | The manager shall appoint an animal control officer or firm whose duties shall be to enforce the provisions of this title. (Ord. 19-01-514 § 7) | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.117188 | -1.444336 | -0.369385 | -1.291016 |
### 6.04.060 Interference with officials. | No person shall interfere with, hinder, or harass the animal control officer or any other authorized agent of the borough in the performance of any duty under this title, or seek to release any animal in the custody of the animal control officer, except as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 19-01-514 § 8) | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.180908 | -1.429688 | 0.259033 | 0.460693 |
### 6.08.010 Licensing of dogs. | A. All dogs over six months old residing in the townsite service area shall be licensed. Application for a license shall be made to the police department or other administrative employee as designated by the manager, and shall state the name and address of the owner or keeper and the name, breed, color, age, and sex of... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.927246 | -0.350586 | 1.952148 | 0.653809 |
## 6.08.020 Control of dogs. | It is unlawful for any owner or keeper of a dog to do any of the following within the townsite service area:
A. Permit or allow their dog to be at large.
B. Permit or allow their dog to disturb persons by frequent or prolonged barking, howling, or other noises.
C. Permit or allow their dog to chase, run after, or ju... | true | Rules | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.820313 | -0.530762 | 1.186523 | 1.28125 |
## 6.08.030 Control of dangerous dogs. | A. It is unlawful to keep a dog known to be or classified by the animal control officer as a dangerous dog, except as allowed in subsection (B) of this section.
B. Upon written complaint of a violation of subsection (A) of this section, signed by two or more persons and filed with the clerk or animal control officer, ... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 2.050781 | 0.042816 | 2.132813 | 1.962891 |
## 6.08.040 Rabies control. | A. All dogs over six months of age must have a current rabies certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian. Proof of such immunization is required under HBC 6.08.010 before a dog may be licensed.
B. Every incident of a dog bite shall be promptly reported to the animal control officer by the dog’s owner or keeper or b... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 2.0625 | 0.527344 | 2.53125 | 2.560547 |
## 6.08.050 Proclamation to confine all dogs during epidemic. | A. Whenever the prevalence of rabies renders such action necessary to protect the public health and safety, the mayor shall issue a borough-wide proclamation of quarantine ordering that all dogs be confined securely on the premises of their owner or keeper or muzzled in a manner that renders them incapable of biting. T... | true | Enforcement | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.548828 | -0.195801 | 1.881836 | 2.689453 |
## 6.08.060 Impoundment and citations. | A. The borough shall provide an animal shelter where dogs may be impounded. In the absence of an animal control officer or firm contracted to enforce the animal control regulations, or if the assembly determines that additional personnel are necessary, the manager may appoint someone on a temporary basis to fulfill the... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.831055 | 0.220947 | 1.338867 | 0.924805 |
## 6.08.070 Posting notice of impounded dog. | If the owner or keeper of a dog seized or impounded is unknown, then it shall be the duty of the animal control officer or the police department immediately to post a description of such dog, in plain view, on the bulletin boards of the borough offices, the public library, and the post office. Such notice shall remain ... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.50293 | -1.323242 | 0.299316 | 0.22937 |
## 6.08.080 Boarding fee for impounded dogs. | The owner or keeper of a dog impounded under the provisions of this title may redeem their dog upon the payment of the applicable penalty (see HBC 6.08.130) and a daily boarding fee as described by a fee schedule established by the pound. An unlicensed dog that is required to be licensed under this chapter shall not be... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.588379 | -0.62793 | 1.102539 | -0.286621 |
### 6.08.090 Destruction of impounded dog. | If, within three days of receipt of notice of impoundment by the owner or keeper of a dog seized or impounded, or of the posting of such notice, the dog is not claimed, or applicable penalties and boarding fees remain unpaid, then it shall be the duty of the animal control officer to have the dog destroyed or otherwise... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.192261 | -0.955566 | 1.417969 | 0.638184 |
### 6.08.100 Disposal of dogs. | Upon the payment of a fee of $40.00 and upon execution of a consent form, including a promise to hold the borough harmless from any liability, a person may request the animal control officer to dispose of a dog owned by that person. The animal control officer may comply with such request or make other disposition of th... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.435547 | -1.786133 | 0.882324 | -0.80127 |
### 6.08.120 Interference with investigations. | To protect the public health and safety, upon a showing of probable cause that a dog is being kept or harbored in violation of HBC 6.08.030(A), 6.08.040(B), (C), (F), (H), or (I), or allowed to be at large unmuzzled in violation of HBC 6.08.050, a law enforcement official may seek a search warrant to enter upon any pre... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 1.875977 | 0.606934 | 1.794922 | 1.926758 |
### 6.08.130 Penalties for violations. | A. Any person accused of violating HBC 6.08.030 concerning dangerous dogs, or HBC 6.08.040 or 6.08.050 concerning rabies, shall appear in court and be fined up to $500.00 if the court determines the person committed the offense.
The Haines Borough Code is current through Ordinance 25-10-724, and legislation passed thr... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.466064 | 0.02269 | -0.126953 | 1.05957 |
### 7.04.010 Purpose. | A. Service areas may be established to provide services not provided on an area-wide basis or to provide a higher level of service than that provided on an area-wide basis.
B. The following powers are reserved for exercise in service areas only:
1. The establishment and operation of police services (exclusive of rela... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.056641 | -0.346924 | -0.841309 | -0.496094 |
## 7.04.020 Proposed service area procedure. | Service area creation, alteration, consolidation, or abolition may be proposed by: (1) filing of a petition with the assembly that is signed by a number of voters residing in the proposed service area equal to 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the proposed service area at the preceding general election, or (2) ... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.890137 | -0.031372 | -1.139648 | -0.568359 |
## 7.04.030 Criteria for new service area. | A. A new service area may be established only after the assembly determines that such services cannot reasonably be provided by an existing service area, or under an existing area-wide power.
B. Whether to establish a new service area shall be based upon a criteria of need, safety, and economic operating efficiency an... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.271973 | -0.315918 | -0.516602 | -0.378174 |
## 7.04.040 Establishment and abolition. | Upon a determination of the assembly under HBC 7.04.030 that a service area is necessary, the assembly may by ordinance establish the service area, contingent upon approval of the ordinance by a majority vote of the voters within the proposed service area in a general or special election. The assembly may by ordinance ... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.86084 | -0.19873 | -0.743652 | -0.424561 |
## 7.04.050 Expansion, reduction or consolidation of service areas. | A. Ordinances expanding, reducing, or consolidating the boundaries of a service area shall require separate ratification by the voters in the area of expansion, reduction, or consolidation as well as ratification by the voters in the existing or remaining service area.
B. Exceptions. Subsection (A) of this section doe... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.265869 | 1.029297 | -0.678223 | -0.269287 |
## 7.04.060 Ordinance. | The specific service area ordinance shall state the boundary and area to be included, the service to be provided, the operation, alteration, or elimination of services, provision for board oversight, and other provisions deemed necessary by the assembly as permitted by statute. The funding sources shall be identified. ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.125977 | -0.655762 | -1.084961 | -1.239258 |
## 7.04.070 Financing. | An assessment, based upon all related costs, as determined by borough staff, shall be assessed by the assembly on all property within a service area. The assembly may levy taxes by ordinance, make assessments, receive state funds, and otherwise generate income to pay the costs of services provided. All sales tax ordina... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.922363 | 0.285156 | -1.204102 | -0.858887 |
## 7.04.080 Boards. | A. The ordinance establishing a service area may provide for appointed or elected boards of persons from within the service area to make recommendations concerning services or other purposes, as permitted by statute. If the assembly determines that an appointed or elected board is not necessary, or if a board lacks the... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -0.840332 | 0.267578 | -1.223633 | -1.241211 |
## 7.04.090 Public notice. | All service area board meetings shall follow public notice guidelines set in HBC 2.08.060. | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | -1.211914 | -0.809082 | -0.452881 | -1.488281 |
### 7.08.010 Fire service area No. 1. | A. Establishment of Fire Service Area No. 1. Borough fire service area No. 1 is established with area and boundaries as set forth on a plat. The boundaries of fire service area No. 1 are described as that portion of the borough along and accessible from the following roads and outside the townsite service area boundari... | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | haines_borough | 0.146973 | 1.431641 | -0.765137 | 0.08313 |
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