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## 16.45.030 Interference with repair or demolition work prohibited. | No person shall obstruct, impede or interfere with any officer, employee, contractor or authorized representative of this jurisdiction or with any person who owns or holds any estate or interest in any building which has been ordered repaired, vacated or demolished under the provisions of this code; or with any person ... | true | Rules | Buildings | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.172974 | -0.176392 | -0.459229 | 0.481689 |
## 16.50.010 Penalties. | (a) Every act prohibited by this chapter, or the omission or failure to perform any act required by this chapter is a violation and, unless another penalty is elsewhere expressly provided for such act, omission or failure, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fin... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.311279 | -0.507324 | -0.295166 | 0.712402 |
## 16.55.010 General provisions. | (a) *Application.* This chapter shall apply to all “special flood hazard areas” identified by the Federal Insurance Administrator in a scientific and engineering report titled “The Flood Insurance Study (FIS)” prepared for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska and the cities of Ketchikan and Saxman dated April 11, 2023... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.171875 | 1.5625 | -0.147461 | 0.843262 |
## 16.55.020 Administration. | (a) Permit Required. A development permit shall be obtained as herein provided before any construction or development begins within any area within the area of special flood hazard. Such permit shall be required for all structures, including manufactured homes, and for all development, including fill and other activiti... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 1.618164 | 1.632813 | 1.079102 | 1.439453 |
## 16.55.030 Standards for flood hazard reduction. | (a) General Standards. In the areas of special flood hazard, the following standards are required:
(1) Anchoring.
a. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure.
b. All manufactured homes must be anchored to prevent flotatio... | true | Rules | Buildings | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.863281 | 1.600586 | 1.581055 | 2.103516 |
## 16.55.040 Procedure for appeal or for variance. | (a) Procedure. The procedure provided in KGBC 18.90.030 shall be followed when it is alleged there is an error in application of any requirement, decision or determination made by the department of planning and community development in the administration or enforcement of this section, or for processing a request for a... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.785156 | 1.544922 | 0.2771 | 1.117188 |
## 16.55.050 Definitions. | “Alluvial fan” means a geomorphologic feature characterized by a cone or fan-shaped deposit of boulders, gravel, and fine sediments that have been eroded from mountain slopes, transported by flood flows, and then deposited on the valley floors, and which is subject to flash flooding, high velocity flows, debris flows, ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 1.479492 | 1.789063 | 0.702148 | 1.241211 |
## 17.05.010 General interpretation (as used in this title). | For purposes of this title the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the following meanings. [Ord. No. 1785, §1, 2-1-16.] | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.490234 | -0.611816 | -1.100586 | -1.396484 |
## 17.05.020 “A” definitions. | (a) “Abbreviated plat” means any minor subdivision of a single tract into four or fewer lots with legal and physical access to a public highway or street for each lot so created; that does not require extension of utilities or dedication of a street right-of-way or other area; and that does not require a vacation of a ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.175781 | -0.063049 | -1.041992 | -1.0625 |
## 17.05.030 “B” definitions. | (a) “Block” means a tract of land bounded by streets, or by a combination of streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroads, rights-of-way, shorelines of waterways, or boundary lines of municipalities.
(b) “Board” means the Ketchikan Gateway Borough planning commission serving as the platting authority.
(c) “Bond” m... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.008789 | 0.384521 | -1.123047 | -1.040039 |
## 17.05.040 “C” definitions. | (a) “Certificate to plat” means a written analysis of the status of title to real property showing all owners of any legal or equitable interest of record in or to the land to be platted, as well as all grants, reservations, covenants, restrictions, easements, liens and encumbrances of record. It cannot be used to clos... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.078125 | 0.416992 | -1.073242 | -0.980957 |
## 17.05.050 “D” definitions. | (a) “Dedication” means the deliberate appropriation of land by an owner for any public use, reserving to himself no other rights than such as are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted. The intention of the owner to dedicate such property shall be evide... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.527832 | 0.53418 | -0.549805 | -0.80957 |
## 17.05.060 “E” definitions. | (a) “Easement” means a grant of the use of the land by the owner of the property to the public or to a person or a corporation for specific and designated purposes and includes a right-of-way for such purposes.
(b) “Error of closure” means the amount by which a closed traverse fails to satisfy the requirements of a tr... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.886719 | -0.065247 | -0.986328 | -1.121094 |
## 17.05.070 “F” definitions. | (a) “Final plat” means the final drawing of the proposed subdivision prepared, drawn, and submitted in accordance with the requirements of this title and State law, which shall be deemed to incorporate all the conditions upon which the preliminary plat was approved by the planning commission serving as the platting aut... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.063477 | 1.09082 | -0.544434 | -0.215942 |
### 17.05.100 “I” definitions. | (a) “Improvements” means any construction incident to servicing or furnishing facilities for a subdivision including, but not limited to, grading, streets, street surfacing, curbs, gutters, driveway approaches, sidewalks, crosswalks, water mains and lines, sanitary sewers, culverts, drains, bridges, utilities, and any ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.900391 | 0.157837 | -0.812988 | -0.916992 |
### 17.05.130 “L” definitions. | (a) “Lot” means a tract, plot, or portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended as a unit for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or for building development.
(b) “Lot consolidation” means the elimination of interior lot lines between two or more adjoining lots that were crea... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.140625 | -0.244263 | -1.12207 | -1.289063 |
### 17.05.140 “M” definitions. | (a) “Major plat” means a subdivision plat other than a right-of-way plat or a minor plat, but shall include a minor plat which the planning director refers to the planning commission under KGBC 17.30.030(a) for processing as a
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Code is current through Ordinance 2105A, and legislation passe... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.026367 | 0.82666 | -1.388672 | -1.390625 |
## 17.05.150 “N” definitions. | (a) “Natural resource extraction” means the extraction and/or processing of commercially marketable natural resources for sale or trade.
(b) “Natural resource processing” means activities by which extracted natural resources are refined to create a marketable product. In the case of rock, processing includes crushing,... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.65625 | -0.383057 | -0.712891 | -0.549805 |
## 17.05.160 “O” definitions. | (a) “Official map” means the map established by the planning commission showing the streets, highways, and parks theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law and any duly adopted amendments thereto, resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the planning commission serving as the platting authority and... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.506348 | 0.082581 | -1.244141 | -1.243164 |
## 17.05.170 “P” definitions. | (a) “Person” means any natural individual, firm, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint venture, public or private corporation, or a receiver, executor, trustee, conservator or other representative appointed by order of any court or in any other manner.
(b) “Physical encroachment” means any development, ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 1.282227 | 0.827148 | -0.741699 | -0.791992 |
## 17.05.190 “R” definitions. | (a) “Resubdivision” means the redivision of an existing lot, block or tract of land in a previously recorded subdivision or legally recorded plan involving a change in property lines or a change in the area of one or more lots, blocks or tracts but shall not include the vacation of a public right-of-way or public area.... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.024414 | 0.116943 | -1.308594 | -1.022461 |
## 17.05.200 “S” definitions. | (a) “Sidewalk” means an improved surface within a public right-of-way intended for pedestrian circulation.
(b) “Site development” means extraction of commercially marketable natural resources for the stated purpose of preparing land for improvements such as buildings, structures, roads, driveways and parking areas, an... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.1427 | 1.0625 | -0.779785 | -0.164429 |
## 17.05.210 “T” definitions. | (a) “Thread of a stream” means the line equidistant from the edge of the water on the two sides of the stream at ordinary low water.
(b) “Tidelands” means land seaward of the line of mean high tide.
(c) “Topographic map” means a plat of the surveyed subdivision or property showing the contours of the ground.
(d) “Tr... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.279297 | -0.372559 | -0.963867 | -1.28418 |
## 17.05.220 “U” definitions. | (a) “Utility improvements” means any installation of water systems, sewage treatment or disposal systems, or electric power and telephone lines. [Ord. No. 1785, §1, 2-1-16.] | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.822754 | -1.138672 | -0.970703 | -1.094727 |
## 17.05.230 “V” definitions. | (a) “Vacation” means the act of making legally void any street, right-of-way, easement, public area or other area in which the public has an interest. [Ord. No. 1785, §1, 2-1-16.] | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.370361 | -0.89209 | -0.361328 | -0.694824 |
### 17.10.010 General provisions. | (a) In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this title shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare. To protect the public, among other purposes, such provisions are intended to provide for a permanently wholesome community environme... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.068665 | 1.033203 | 0.226074 | 1.041992 |
## 17.10.020 Subdivisions within flood management area. | (a) The planning commission serving as the platting authority shall deny permission to subdivide or develop land within those areas designated and depicted on the official flood insurance rate map as “special flood hazard areas” and “other flood areas,” hereinafter referred to collectively as “flood management area,” a... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.654785 | 1.348633 | 0.957031 | 2.005859 |
## 17.10.030 Existing substandard lots and deed-split parcels. | The purpose of this section is to provide a platting process for (a) legally created lots that do not meet minimum development requirements; and (b) recorded parcels that were illegally created by deed without the approval of the local platting authority. In most cases, existing substandard lots and deed-split parcels ... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.350586 | 1.176758 | -0.424316 | -0.102844 |
## 17.10.040 Variances. | (a) *Intent.* When, in the judgment of the planning commission serving as the platting authority, it would be detrimental to future growth and development, or contrary to sound planning principles, to apply literally a provision of this title because extraordinary hardship would result, the borough assembly, after reco... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.937012 | 1.466797 | -0.615234 | 0.092957 |
## 17.10.050 Compliance. | No zoning permit shall be issued for a new building on a lot which did not exist as a described and recorded parcel prior to March 30, 1953, or was not created by a recorded subdivision pursuant to provisions of this title. (See AS 40.15.050.) [Ord. No. 2085, §3, 9-15-25; Ord. No. 1785, §1, 2-1-16.] | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.76709 | -0.117249 | -0.511719 | -0.796875 |
## 17.10.060 Conformity. | All subdivisions shall conform to local, State and federal law, rules and regulations, including but not limited to:
(a) All provisions of AS 40.15;
(b) All applicable ordinances of the borough, including the zoning ordinance;
(c) The comprehensive plan;
(d) All applicable rules and regulations of the State of Alas... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.826172 | 0.92334 | -0.59375 | -0.371338 |
## 17.10.070 Plats required. | (a) No subdivision of land shall be made, and no land in any subdivision shall be sold or offered for sale, until a plat of the subdivision has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of this title and has been approved by the planning commission serving as the platting authority or the designated platting au... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.879883 | -0.239014 | -0.457764 | -0.564453 |
## 17.10.080 Penalties, effective date, and application. | (a) *Penalties for Title Violations.* Any owner or agent of an owner of land located within a subdivision who offers, transfers, sells or agrees or enters into a contract to sell land in a subdivision before a plat of the subdivision has been prepared, approved and recorded in compliance with this title, is guilty of a... | true | Enforcement | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.621582 | 0.218262 | -0.021545 | 1.00293 |
## 17.10.090 Required improvements – Standards. | (a) *Monuments.* All exterior corners of the subdivision shall be permanently monumented with a metal cap, permanently identified with the surveyor’s license number, set in concrete in the ground or affixed to a metal rod or pipe driven to refusal or a minimum penetration of 30 inches in the ground except where permane... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.083252 | 1.40332 | 0.779297 | 0.021683 |
### 17.15.005 Overview. | All plats shall comply with Chapter 17.10 KGBC; KGBC 17.15.010 through 17.15.030, 17.15.040, and 17.15.050; Chapter 17.20 KGBC, and Chapter 17.25 KGBC. Minor plats may be processed following the process in Chapter 17.30 KGBC, and will not require a preliminary plat hearing. Major plats shall be processed under this cha... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.862793 | 1.274414 | -1.173828 | -1.095703 |
## 17.15.010 Preapplication. | Preapplication comprises an investigatory period which precedes actual preparation of any plat. During this stage, the subdivider makes known his intentions to the platting authority and is advised of specific public objectives related to development of the subject tract, and to platting procedures and requirements. If... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.375 | 0.130493 | -0.534668 | -0.818359 |
## 17.15.020 Platting fees. | Application fees for preliminary plats, plat alterations, and final plats shall be as provided for in KGBC 2.105.030. [Ord. No. 1785, §1, 2-1-16.] | true | Rules | Other | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.291016 | -0.774414 | -0.780762 | -1.616211 |
## 17.15.030 Application submission requirements. | (a) A subdivider shall prepare a plat of the proposed subdivision which shall comply with all the requirements of this title and Alaska Statutes. To expedite processing of this application, the subdivider must furnish all information essential to determine the character and general acceptability of the proposal. Applic... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.686035 | 0.862793 | -0.910156 | -0.772949 |
## 17.15.040 Application review and public notice. | (a) *Completeness Review.* Upon receipt, a plat application shall be reviewed for completeness and for conformance to the comprehensive plan, the requirements of this title, and the zoning ordinance.
(b) *Timeframe.* Within 10 working days it will be either: (1) accepted for further review; (2) returned to the applica... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.030273 | 0.384277 | -0.75293 | -0.716309 |
## 17.15.050 Action on plats. | (a) Agency Review. The clerk of the planning commission serving as the platting authority shall transmit copies of the proposed plat to the following review agencies 20 days prior to platting authority action on such subdivision. Reviewer’s comments, recommendations and/or approvals regarding the proposed subdivision s... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.713379 | -0.233032 | -1.015625 | -0.772949 |
## 17.15.060 Recordation. | (a) A title report or certificate to plat prepared by a title company licensed to do business in the state of Alaska shall be submitted with a date of issue not more than 15 days prior to recording of the plat showing all owners of any legal or equitable interest of record in or to the land to be platted, including all... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.004883 | 0.12384 | -1.026367 | -0.935059 |
## 17.20.010 Plat requirements. | The survey image for which the following data is to be shown shall extend beyond the boundaries of actual property being platted such distance as will adequately relate the plat to its surroundings; such as adjacent rights-of-way, adjoining lots, survey boundaries, etc. Lot consolidations are subject to plat requiremen... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.797852 | 1.366211 | -0.211792 | -0.78125 |
## 17.25.010 General provisions. | (a) **Compliance.** The proposed subdivision shall conform to the comprehensive plan and official map.
(b) **Names.** All subdivisions shall be named. The proposed name of the subdivision shall not duplicate, or too closely approximate phonetically the name of, any other subdivision in the area. The platting authority... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.439941 | -0.195923 | -0.500488 | -0.688965 |
## 17.25.020 Streets. | (a) **Generally.**
(1) **Standards.** The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade and location of all streets shall conform to the comprehensive plan and shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets, to topographical conditions, to public convenience and safety, and in their appropriate r... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.300537 | 1.328125 | 0.220093 | -0.355957 |
### (a) Generally. | (1) Easements and rights-of-way centered on rear lot lines shall be provided for utilities and other purposes where required by the planning commission serving as the platting authority and shall be at least 10 feet wide.
(2) Where topographical or other conditions are such as to make impractical the inclusion of util... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.919434 | -0.266602 | -1.084961 | -1.172852 |
### (b) Temporary Easements. | An additional five-foot temporary easement, on each side of the existing easement, shall be granted for initial installation of utility systems when necessary. Said temporary easement shall be for a term not to exceed 60 consecutive days from the date of beginning of construction unless otherwise required by the planni... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.980469 | -0.945801 | -1.048828 | -1.248047 |
### (c) Drainage Easements. | (1) Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream there shall be provided a storm water or drainage easement or right-of-way conforming substantially with the exterior boundaries of such watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream, and which may be of such additional width or constru... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.73584 | 0.675781 | -0.63916 | -0.076538 |
## 17.25.040 Lots. | (a) Generally. The size, shape, and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and for the type of development and use contemplated. The lot arrangement shall be such that there will be no foreseeable difficulties by reason of topography, or other conditions, in building on all lots in... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.354004 | 0.998047 | 0.231689 | -0.499268 |
## 17.25.050 Nonresidential subdivisions. | (a) Standards. In addition to the principles and standards in this title and Alaska Statutes, which are appropriate to the planning of all subdivisions, the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the planning commission serving as the platting authority that the street, parcel, and block pattern proposed is... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.177246 | 0.664551 | -0.045532 | 0.092346 |
### 17.30.010 Intent and authorization. | It is the intent of KGBC 17.30.010 through 17.30.040 to expedite the platting process for alteration of property lines and minor subdivisions of land so that minor projects can be handled administratively within the department of planning and community development. The plats described in KGBC 17.30.020 are subject to a... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.327148 | 0.76416 | -1.339844 | -0.945801 |
### (a) Plat Alterations. | Eligible plat alterations require a movement or elimination of lot lines which do not:
1. Create a net increase in the number of lots.
2. Create a substandard lot.
3. Create nonconforming existing structures in relation to minimum setbacks, lot coverage, and other requirements listed under KGBC Title 18.
4. Deny ad... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.59082 | 0.222046 | -0.211914 | -0.508789 |
### (b) Abbreviated Plats. | Eligible plats are simple subdivisions involving creation of no more than four lots, with each lot having legal and physical access to a public highway or street; provided, that the subdivision does not:
1. Create nonconforming existing structures in relation to minimum setbacks, lot coverage and other requirements li... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.597168 | 1.029297 | -0.715332 | -0.67041 |
### (c) Lot Consolidations. | Eligible lot consolidations are the elimination of lot lines between two or more adjoining lots that:
1. Were created by a single platted subdivision approved by the platting authority.
2. Were not subsequently altered by another plat, or by a right-of-way survey or court order.
3. Do not create a substandard lot.
... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.919922 | 0.078613 | -0.665527 | -0.836914 |
## 17.30.030 Procedures. | (a) In a time period of not less than 15 days from the publication and notice of the proposed action, the planning director may grant final approval of the plat and any conditions thereto. The planning director has the option of forwarding the plat to the next scheduled planning commission meeting if it is found that t... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.280029 | -0.336426 | -0.763184 | -0.562012 |
## 17.30.040 Action on plat. | (a) *Platting Authority.* The planning director, or their designee, shall act as the administrative platting authority.
(b) *Variances.* The platting authority under Chapter 17.20 KGBC may not grant variances from the provisions of Chapter 17.10 KGBC. All exceptions to the provisions of the subdivision ordinance shall... | true | Enforcement | Other | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.758789 | 0.375977 | -1.366211 | -1.091797 |
## 17.35.010 Preliminary plat. | (a) *Generally.*
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Code is current through Ordinance 2105A, and legislation passed through April 6, 2026.
(1) The preliminary plat stage includes preliminary subdivision planning and submission, review and approval of the preliminary plat. To expedite processing of this application, the sub... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.713867 | 1.383789 | 0.396729 | 0.596191 |
## 17.35.020 Required improvements – Installation. | (a) *Completion of Improvements.* Before a final plat of subdivision may be approved by the planning commission serving as the platting authority, all subdivider shall complete, in accordance with the decision of the planning commission serving as the platting authority and to the satisfaction of the borough or city en... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.500977 | 1.612305 | 0.026566 | 0.119019 |
## 17.35.030 Final plat. | (a) Generally. The final plat stage includes final design of the subdivision, engineering of public improvements, and submission of the plans by the subdivider. It also includes final plat review by the planning official, borough engineer, city engineer, and other state and local officials.
(b) The final plat and five... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.003122 | 1.05957 | -0.227417 | 0.023788 |
### 17.40.010 Right-of-way plats. | (a) *Generally.* A plat required for the acquisition or dedication of right-of-way and property subdivision for the development of transportation facilities may be applied for by a government agency and granted by the platting authority under the provisions of this section. These are major plats processed under Chapter... | true | Rules | Buildings | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.421387 | 1.577148 | -0.321777 | 0.035736 |
## 17.40.020 Vacations. | (a) Intent. The intent of this section is to establish a definitive procedure for the vacation of streets and other public areas within this borough, and to preserve the rights of adjacent property owners, the city of Ketchikan, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, and the public at large.
(b) Authority to Vacate. The plann... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.658203 | 1.523438 | 0.353516 | 0.477783 |
## 17.40.030 Street naming. | (a) Uniform System Established – Responsibility of Planning Commission Serving as the Platting Authority.
(1) A uniform system for naming and renaming of streets, roads and public ways within the borough, and for numbering and addressing buildings and structures, is hereby established.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough C... | true | Rules | Nuisance | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.836426 | 1.115234 | -0.197632 | -0.616699 |
### 17.45.010 General provisions. | (a) *Optional Subdivision Development.* The intent of this chapter is to allow for an option in the development of subdivisions and is intended to encourage greater flexibility in the design and layout of residential subdivisions. Clustering will permit the size of residential lots within a subdivision to be reduced be... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.69043 | -0.330078 | -0.77002 | -0.309326 |
### 17.45.020 Development requirements. | (a) *Method for Determining Site Area.* The area to be subdivided is the gross site area. The net site area is determined by subtracting the area devoted to existing or proposed rights-of-way, including, but not limited to, street or utility rights-of-way, from the gross site area.
(b) *Required Minimum Net Site Area.... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.034515 | 1.175781 | -0.193359 | -0.005177 |
## 17.45.040 Play area. | (a) When Required. A play area shall be developed by the subdivider in all cluster subdivisions containing six or more lots.
(b) Minimum Play Area Size. A minimum of five percent of the net site area of cluster subdivisions located within an RS or RL zone and a minimum of two and one-half percent of the net site area ... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.385742 | 0.393799 | 0.780762 | -0.583984 |
## 17.45.050 Platting procedure. | (a) *Generally.* The preparation, submission, review, and official action concerning all cluster subdivision plats shall be as provided in Chapters 17.10, 17.15, 17.20, and 17.35 KGBC in addition to the requirements listed hereinafter.
(b) *Preapplication.* The preapplication procedure provided in KGBC 17.15.010 shall... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.501953 | 1.541016 | 0.270996 | -0.177246 |
## 17.45.060 Review criteria. | (a) Development Criteria. In acting on a proposed cluster subdivision, the planning commission serving as the platting authority shall give particular consideration to the criteria listed below. If, in the opinion of the planning commission serving as the platting authority, the proposed subdivision could be improved w... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.344238 | 0.689453 | -0.018219 | 0.328125 |
### 18.10.010 General interpretation (as used in this title). | (a) Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
(b) The singular numbers include the plural.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Code is current through Ordinance 2105A, and legislation passed through April 6, 2026.
(c) The word “person” includes a corporation as well as an individual.
(d) The word “lot” inc... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.700684 | 0.151123 | -0.796387 | -1.208008 |
## 18.10.020 “A” definitions. | “Accessory building” means a detached building, the use of which is appropriate, subordinate and customarily incidental to that of the main building or to the main use of the land and which is located on the same lot as the main building or use. An accessory building shall be considered to be a part of the main buildin... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.381104 | 1.25 | -0.601563 | -0.767578 |
### 18.10.030 “B” definitions. | “Bed and breakfast” means a use that is subordinate to the principal use of a single-family dwelling unit in which transient guests are provided a sleeping room and board in return for payment.
“Boarding house” means a building other than a hotel where lodging, with or without meals, is provided for compensation for t... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.555664 | 0.229614 | 0.328613 | -0.57666 |
## 18.10.040 “C” definitions. | “Caretaker’s quarters” means an accessory dwelling to be used as a primary residence on the premises as an accessory to a permitted nonresidential use and occupied by a person employed on the premises to monitor operations and provide interventions as needed around the clock.
*Collector Street.* See subsection (3) of ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.554199 | 1.561523 | -0.62207 | -0.677734 |
## 18.10.050 “D” definitions. | “Day care, commercial” means a facility licensed by the state providing care for hire of five or more children who are unrelated to the caregiver (“relative” means an individual who is related to another by marriage, blood relationship, or court decree; “relative” includes a parent, child, grandparent, great grandparen... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.739746 | 1.224609 | 1.55957 | -0.429688 |
## Townhouse Dwelling Elevation View | 
“Dwelling, triplex” means a building containing three individual dwellings. Detached accessory dwelling units are not included in this definition. Triplex dwellings shall be either in a side-by-side or in an over-under (stacked) configuration. Side-by-side dwelling units shall share a common wall... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.235474 | 0.839355 | 0.530273 | -0.847168 |
## 18.10.060 “E” definitions. | *End Lot.* See subsection (2) of “dwelling, townhouse” definition in KGBC 18.10.050.
“Essential service” means the erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by public utilities or municipal departments or commissions of underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission or distribution system... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.290039 | 0.722168 | -0.521484 | 0.085327 |
## 18.10.070 “F” definitions. | “Family” means any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.
“Fence height” means the vertical distance between the ground directly under the fence and the highest point of the fence.
“Float plane facilities” means a terminal for a commercial enterprise providing either r... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.141113 | 1.088867 | 0.015419 | 0.073914 |
## 18.10.080 “G” definitions. | “Garage, private” means an accessory building or any portion of a main building used in connection with residential purposes for the storage of passenger motor vehicles.
“Garden, hobby” means a residential garden where excess crops are sold off site. The sale of crops is conducted in such a way that the average neighb... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.435303 | 0.033173 | 0.043365 | -0.841309 |
## 18.10.090 “H” definitions. | *Highway.* See subsection (4) of “street” definition in KGBC 18.10.200.
“Home occupation” means an accessory use of a service character customarily conducted within a dwelling by the residents which does not involve the conduct of trade on the premises.
“Hostel” means a building or part of a building used for tempora... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.226318 | 0.088318 | -0.327881 | -0.946777 |
### 18.10.100 “I” definitions. | “Indoor commercial recreational facility” means a facility which provides space for activities such as bingo halls, theaters, dances or other recreation activities which may attract large numbers of patrons at a single time.
*Industrial District Transient Use.* See subsection (2) of “transient use” definition in KGBC ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.125366 | -0.018478 | -0.417236 | -0.776855 |
### 18.10.110 “J” definitions. | “Junked vehicle” means any abandoned, wrecked or inoperable vehicle.
“Junkyard” means any space used for the storage or abandonment of junk or waste material including scrap metals or other scrap materials, or for the dismantling, demolition or abandonment of automobiles, other vehicles, machinery or any parts thereof... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.563965 | -1.101563 | -0.209473 | -0.429199 |
### 18.10.120 “K” definitions. | “Kennel, boarding” means any lot or premises on which more than six household pets are kept for compensation.
“Kennel, residential” means any lot or premises on which not more than six household pets are kept for compensation. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.] | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.300781 | -1.142578 | 1.204102 | -0.723633 |
### 18.10.130 “L” definitions. | *Lane.* See subsection (5) of “street” definition in KGBC 18.10.200.
“Loading space” means an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or structure to be used for the temporary parking of commercial vehicles while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.
*Local Street.* See subsection (6) of “s... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.381836 | 0.734375 | -0.584961 | -0.961914 |
## 18.10.140 “M” definitions. | “Manufactured home” means a single-family dwelling intended to be transported once but then affixed to a permanent foundation of either posts or blocks with connections to sewer, water, or other utilities in accordance with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Manufactured Home Construction and Safety ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.338623 | 1.938477 | 0.41333 | -0.160645 |
### Subsection 2 | - Reference Datum
- Elevation between LOWEST and HIGHEST adjacent grade MORE than 10 feet | true | Rules | Buildings | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.972168 | -0.317871 | -0.357422 | -0.851074 |
### Subsection 4 | - Reference Datum
- GREATER than 50 Degree slope
“Maximum structure height” means except for buildings and structures that are a part of or directly affixed to a building as provided for and described in the definition of “maximum building height,” the “maximum structure height” is the vertical distance from the highe... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.204468 | 0.881348 | -0.227173 | -0.530762 |
## 18.10.150 “N” definitions. | “Natural resource extraction” means the extraction of commercially marketable natural resources for sale or trade.
“Natural resource processing” means activities by which extracted natural resources are refined to create a marketable product. In the case of rock, processing includes crushing, screening, and washing. P... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.604004 | 0.149414 | -0.865723 | -0.562012 |
## 18.10.160 “O” definitions. | “Official zoning map” means the digital zoning map of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, together with all amendments to the zoning map subsequently adopted.
“Open storage” means the unenclosed storage of property including but not limited to: appliances, equipment, gear machinery, material supplies, provisions, tools, go... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.179321 | 0.533203 | -0.584473 | -0.649414 |
## 18.10.170 “P” definitions. | “Person” means a natural person, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, and also including a firm, partnership or corporation, its or their successors or assigns, trust or other legal entity, including the federal government, or the agent of any of the aforesaid.
*Place.* See subsection (7) of “street” defin... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.250732 | 0.63916 | -0.468994 | -0.898926 |
## 18.10.190 “R” definitions. | “Recreation or youth center” means a building, structure, athletic playing field or playground that is:
(1) Run or created by a municipality or the state to provide athletic, recreational, or leisure activities for minors; or
(2) Operated by a public or private organization licensed by the State to provide shelter, t... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 0.247559 | -0.242554 | 0.254639 | -0.556152 |
## 18.10.200 “S” definitions. | “School grounds” means a building, structure, athletic playing field, playground, parking area, or land contained within the real property boundary line of a public or private preschool, elementary, or secondary school.
“Service station” means any building, structure, premises or other space used primarily for the ret... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 1.435547 | 1.330078 | -0.042267 | -0.307373 |
## 18.10.210 “T” definitions. | “Telecommunication” means the technology which enables information to be exchanged through the transmission of voice, video, or data signals by means of electrical or electromagnetic systems.
“Telecommunication tower” means any structure that is designed and constructed for the purpose of supporting one or more antenn... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | 1.063477 | 1.047852 | -0.237915 | -0.248535 |
## 18.10.220 “U” definitions. | “Usable yard area” means the minimum amount of square feet specified as “usable yard area” in a particular zone, which area shall comply with all of the following design criteria:
(1) Each dimension of the area allocated as usable yard area, at ground level, shall be not less than 10 lineal feet;
(2) Length-to-width ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.36084 | 0.192383 | 0.270752 | -0.900391 |
### 18.10.240 “W” definitions. | “Watchman’s quarters” means a dwelling unit to be used as a primary residence as an accessory to a permitted nonresidential use and occupied only by a person employed on the premises. [Ord. No. 2048, §7, 9-16-24; Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.] | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.148438 | -0.645996 | 0.719727 | -1.083984 |
### 18.10.260 “Y” definitions. | “Yard” means an unoccupied space, unobstructed excepting eaves or overhangs of not more than 24 inches in width or where otherwise specifically provided for by this title, from 30 inches above the ground level to the sky on the same lot on which a building is situated; provided, however, fencing, customary yard accesso... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.281494 | 0.708008 | 0.105103 | -0.829102 |
## 18.10.270 “Z” definitions. | “Zoning change” means the alteration or moving of a use district boundary; the reclassification of a lot or parcel of land from one zone to another, the change of any of the regulations contained in this title.
“Zoning official” means the person charged with the administration and enforcement of this title.
“Zoning o... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.680176 | -0.315918 | -1.086914 | -1.106445 |
## 18.20.010 Title and effective date. | This title shall be officially known as “Title 18 of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Code of Ordinances.” It also may be called “Title 18,” the “zoning ordinance,” or the “land use regulations” and is referred to throughout this document as “this title.” This title shall become effective on August 8, 2023. [Ord. No. 2022... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.286133 | -0.292725 | -1.350586 | -1.396484 |
## 18.20.020 Authority. | This title is adopted pursuant to authority granted by the Alaska Constitution and the Alaska Statutes, specifically:
(a) AS 29.40.010. Requires a first or second class borough to provide planning, platting, and land use regulations on an area-wide basis.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Code is current through Ordinanc... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.927734 | 0.066589 | -1.121094 | -0.839844 |
## 18.20.030 Purpose of this title. | The purpose of this title is to implement the comprehensive plan in a manner which protects the public health, safety, welfare, and economic vitality by:
(a) Encouraging land development patterns that promote the public health, safety and welfare now and into the future;
(b) Encouraging the efficient use of existing ... | false | Context | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.415527 | -0.417236 | 0.059418 | 1.316406 |
## 18.20.040 Ketchikan Gateway Borough Comprehensive Plan adopted. | The borough assembly shall adopt by ordinance the official comprehensive plan of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The comprehensive plan may include, but is not limited to:
(a) Statements of policies, goals, and standards;
(b) A land use plan;
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Code is current through Ordinance 2105A, and ... | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.511719 | -0.346436 | -1.300781 | -1.041016 |
## 18.20.050 Periodic comprehensive plan review. | The planning commission shall periodically undertake and complete an overall review of the current comprehensive plan, and shall present recommendations, based on such review, to the assembly. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.] | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.352539 | -1.288086 | -1.241211 | -1.212891 |
## 18.20.060 Saxman development plan adopted. | The document consisting of text, maps and charts, entitled “Saxman Neighborhood Development Plan,” dated 1967, is hereby adopted as the Saxman neighborhood development plan. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.] | true | Rules | Zoning | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -1.273438 | -1.003906 | -1.44043 | -1.245117 |
## 18.20.070 Saxman development plan review. | In order that the Saxman neighborhood development plan shall be at all times current with the needs of the city of Saxman and the borough, and shall represent the best thinking of the city of Saxman and the borough assembly, the borough planning commission and the boards, commissions and departments within the borough ... | false | Process | null | counties | ak | null | ketchikan_gateway_borough | -0.980469 | -0.176392 | -1.006836 | -0.586914 |
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