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## § 15.60.100. Meter required.
Any business or commercial structure shall be metered for water usage by a water meter approved by the utility. (Ord. O-93-6-6 § 1 (part), 1994)
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## § 15.60.110. Testing standards.
(b) Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property. (Ord. O-93-6-6 § 1 (part), 1994)
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## § 15.60.120. Definitions.
The meaning of the terms used in this chapter shall be as follows: "Building sewer" means the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal. "Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms and kitchen facilities in a building or portion of a building designed as a unit for occupancy by not ...
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### § 15.70.010. Mandatory subscription.
(a) The owner and the occupant of every inhabited dwelling within the city boundaries including places of business and employment shall be jointly and severally responsible to subscribe to sanitary sewer service in accordance with Chapter 15.60 and shall be jointly and severally responsible to subscribe for refuse coll...
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### § 15.70.020. Rates, fees, charges and payments.
Billings for refuse services shall be mailed to each customer as scheduled in accordance with duly enacted rules and regulations, and shall be mailed at least ten days prior to the date the bill becomes delinquent, which date shall be shown on the bill. Upon determination of a delinquency in payment as provided above, ...
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### § 15.70.030. Prohibited acts.
It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Use containers for the disposal of refuse other than garbage cans unless the person or their agent regularly transports the refuse to the sanitary landfill or unless the utility manager authorizes the use of larger containers to promote more effective and efficient operation of th...
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### § 15.80.010. Strict liability.
(a) A person who, while excavating, damages an underground utility facility, is liable to the Nome joint utilities or other utility operator for the actual damages, unless the person has requested the Nome joint utilities or other utility operator to locate its facilities in a designated area, and the locate has not be...
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### § 15.80.020. Utility to provide locates.
(a) The Nome joint utilities or other utility operator shall, within four regular working hours after receipt of a request for locate service, commence to locate the utilities in the designated area and shall complete the service within a reasonable time. (b) If the request for locate service pertains to excavation wo...
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### § 15.80.030. Definitions.
In this chapter: "Excavate" means the movement or the removal of earth and includes, but is not limited to, blasting, auguring, backfilling, digging, ditching, drilling, staking, grading, plowing in, ripping, scraping, trenching and tunneling. "Inaccurate" means a locate that is not within twenty-four inches horizont...
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### § 15.90.010. 911 surcharge.
(a) A surcharge in the amount of two dollars per month per local access line is imposed on all local exchange access lines and each wireless telephone number that is billed to an address in the city of Nome. This surcharge shall be reviewed annually by the council to determine whether the level of surcharge is adequate...
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### § 15.100.010. Abuse of 911 system.
(a) Any person who, after being warned that their use of the 911 telephone system is improper, uses the 911 telephone system for any reason other than because of an emergency is guilty of an infraction. (b) For purposes of this section, "emergency" means a condition in which a reasonable person would believe emergency...
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### § 16.05.010. Opening streets and alleys.
The city council shall have power, whenever deemed necessary to order the opening up of streets and alleys in the city and to provide for the survey thereof and the marking of the boundaries of the lots and blocks therein, which streets and alleys when surveyed and opened up by order of the council shall be added to th...
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### § 16.05.020. Obstructions or damage.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to dig up, undermine or in any way disturb or obstruct or cause to be dug up, undermined or in any way disturbed or obstructed, any public street or the planking or sidewalks, or any highway or place, or to fill in or deposit earth or rocks, or any other matter or thing tending to dist...
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### § 16.05.030. Encroachment permit.
An existing or proposed encroachment may be granted a permit by the city allowing the encroachment if the city manager or the city manager's designee finds that the encroachment is not interfering with the need for public use of streets, utility easements, public right-of-way or other property dedicated to a public use...
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### § 16.05.040. Permit conditions.
All encroachment permits granted by the city shall contain a condition requiring removal of the encroachment if future city needs require public use of the property occupied by the encroachment and shall contain a condition requiring the permittee to indemnify the city against any and all claims to persons or property ...
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### § 16.05.050. Removal of unauthorized encroachments required.
An encroachment that has not been permitted as required by this chapter shall be removed by the owner of the encroachment no later than twenty days after receipt of written notice by certified mail from the city manager or the city manager's designee requesting removal of the encroachment. Should the owner of the encro...
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### § 16.05.060. Encroachment defined.
As used in this chapter, the word "encroachment" means any object above the round or below the ground owned by a person other than the city which is located within dedicated streets, public utility easements, public rights-of-way, or other property dedicated to a public use. (Ord. O-00-7-2 § 5, 1999) City of Nome, AK
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### § 16.10.010. Uniform system established.
There shall be a uniform numbering system numbering all buildings in the city. Numbers shall be assigned in accordance with a standard grid system which shall be set forth in regulations approved by the city council by ordinance unless unusual or exceptional circumstances warrant use of a different method of assigning ...
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### § 16.10.020. Numbering survey and attachment.
The city clerk shall complete a survey of all buildings and undeveloped lots to be numbered, shall assign a number to each such building, and shall reserve a number for each such undeveloped lot in accordance with this chapter and applicable regulations, within sixty days from the date the ordinance codified in this ch...
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### § 16.10.030. Record of numbering system on file.
A record showing the proper numbers assigned to all buildings and lots fronting on all streets, avenues, alleys and public ways shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk. (Ord. O-00-11-D § 2 (part), 2000)
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### § 16.10.040. Installation of initial and replacement numbers.
(a) All owners of any building to which a number has been assigned in the initial survey shall place the assigned number on the building within one hundred eighty days after the number is assigned. The costs of purchasing and installing the numbers shall be borne by the property owner. Numbers that become detached or a...
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### § 16.15.010. Snow removal.
No person having the care, either as owner or occupant, of any premises bordered by a sidewalk shall fail to remove any snow which may have fallen thereon within a reasonable time thereafter. (Ord. O-93-6-6 § 1 (part), 1994; Ord. O-14-01-02 § 39, 2014) City of Nome, AK
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### § 16.20.010. Violations.
(a) Any violation of this title shall be an infraction punishable by a fine as set forth in NCO Section 1.20.040, or if no fine is there established, not to exceed five hundred dollars plus any surcharge required to be imposed by AS 12.55.039 for each offense. (b) Each day of a violation shall constitute a separate of...
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### § 17.10.010. Sales tax.
There shall be levied and collected a sales tax of 6% of the selling price on all retail sales and rentals of goods and services in the city, except as provided in NCO Section 17.10.020. (Ord. O-93-6-6 § 1 (part), 1994; Ord. O-03-07-2 § 1, 2003; Ord. O-16-10-09 § 1, 2016; Ord. O-24-10-01 § 2, 2024; Ord. O-25-06-09, 6...
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### § 17.10.015. Sales tax returns.$^{1}$
(a) For each separate business entity which has made transactions subject to tax the preceding month, a seller shall complete a Nome sales tax return reporting, in a manner established by the form, all retail sales during the preceding calendar month; provided, however, that a business entity that is current with filin...
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## § 17.10.071. Amended returns.
(a) A seller may file with the city an amended sales tax return with supporting documentation, and the city clerk may accept the amended return, but only in the following circumstances: (1) The original return was filed by the due date; (2) The amended return is filed within one year of the original due date for the ...
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## § 17.10.080. Remittance of tax.
(a) A full remittance of all sales tax levied shall be due and owing from the seller to the city on the twentieth day of the month succeeding the end of the calendar month of the taxable transaction, whether or not the same tax has been collected from the buyer. (b) A person doing business within the city who has obta...
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## § 17.10.082. Repayment plans.
(a) The city may agree to enter into a repayment plan with a delinquent seller. No repayment plan shall be valid unless agreed to by both parties in writing. (b) A seller shall not be eligible to enter into a repayment plan with the city if the seller has defaulted on a repayment plan in the previous two calendar year...
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## § 17.10.090. Termination, sale or transfer of retail business.
(a) A seller who sells, transfers or assigns a substantial portion of his or her retail business interest to another person shall make a final sales tax return within twenty days after the date of said conveyance. The purchaser of the business shall withhold a portion of the purchase money sufficient to pay any sales t...
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## § 17.10.100. Penalties and interest.
(a) A penalty of five percent of the sales tax due and owing shall be added to the tax for the first month or fraction thereof of delinquency or failure to file a sales tax return with the information required under NCO Section 17.10.015, and an additional five percent of the sales tax due and owing shall be added to t...
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## § 17.10.105. Application of sales tax payments.
(a) Payments on sales tax accounts shall be applied to the amount due for each reporting period, in chronological order, and within the amount due for each reporting period first to City of Nome, AK § 17.10.105 NOME CODE § 17.10.110 accrued penalty, second to accrued interest and then to sales tax payments owed by ...
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## § 17.10.120. Tax evasion.
Any person who fails to file a statement required by this chapter or Chapter 17.15 NCO, or who makes a false affidavit of the amount, location, kind or value of property subject to sales taxation, with intent to evade the taxation, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, he or she is punishable by a fine of not mo...
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## § 17.10.130. Tax audits.
(a) The assessor is not bound to accept a sales tax return as correct. He or she may make an independent investigation of all retail sales transactions. In such case, the assessor may make his or her own valuation of the taxable property, which shall be prima facie evidence in a court of law. (b) For the conduct of an...
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## § 17.10.150. Tax liens interest.
(a) The tax, interest, penalties and other costs due and owing under this chapter shall constitute a lien of the city upon the assets or property of the delinquent seller. (b) A notice of lien for amounts described in subsection (a) of this section may be filed in the City of Nome, AK § 17.10.150 NOME CODE § 17.10....
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## § 17.10.160. Enforcement remedies.
(a) Each of the following is a violation of this chapter: (1) A seller engaging in retail sales without obtaining or renewing a valid sales tax license. (2) A buyer failing to pay sales tax to a seller as required by this chapter. (3) A seller failing to collect sales tax from a buyer as required by this chapter. (...
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## § 17.10.175. Resale certificate.
(a) No sale will be considered a "sale for resale without alteration" for purposes of taxation under this chapter and Chapter 17.15 NCO unless, at the time of sale, the buyer presents the seller with a valid city resale certificate applicable to the good or service purchased. (b) Any person may apply for a resale cert...
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## § 17.10.180. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter and Chapter 17.15 NCO, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: "ATV" or "off-highway vehicle" or "all-terrain vehicle" means a vehicle designed or adapted for cross-country operation over unimproved terrain, ice or snow, and wh...
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### § 17.15.010. Scope.
This chapter applies only to sales made by remote sellers as defined herein. (Ord. O-20-02-01 § 14 (part), 2020)
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### § 17.15.020. Definitions.
When not clearly otherwise indicated by the context, the following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, have the following meanings: - **"Commission"** means the Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission established by agreement between local government taxing jurisdictions within Alaska and delegated tax colle...
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### § 17.20.010. Property taxation.
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the city shall assess for, levy and collect real property tax and personal property tax and enforce personal property tax in accordance with Alaska statutes. The city shall enforce delinquent real property tax liens through foreclosure proceedings conducted once every two year...
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### § 17.20.011. Low income housing property.
(a) When used in this chapter the phrase "low income housing property" means property that first qualifies for a low income housing credit under 26 U.S.C. 42 on and after January 1, 2001. (b) When used in this chapter the phrase "alternate assessment method" means an assessment of the value of low income housing prope...
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## § 17.20.020. Exemptions.
(a) The following property is exempt from general taxation: (1) All property required to be exempted by state and federal law, including, but not limited to, property identified in AS 29.45.030; (2) Household furniture and personal effects of members of a household; (3) Improvements to real property if an increase i...
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## § 17.20.060. Board of equalization.
The city council shall sit as a board of equalization for the purpose of hearing any appeal from determinations of the assessor. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter the board shall be governed in its proceedings by the general rules of city council business regarding quorum and voting requirements, and by the ...
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## § 17.20.070. Hearing.
(a) The appellant shall bear the burden of proof of an alleged error in an exemption determination. The only grounds for adjustment is proof based on facts which are stated in a valid written appeal timely filed or proved at the hearing. (b) If an appellant fails to appear, the board of equalization may proceed with t...
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## § 17.20.080. Payment dates, penalties and interest.
(a) The taxpayer may pay the levied tax in two installments with the first installment due on or before July 31st of the tax year and with the second installment due on or before October 31st of the tax year. If the first installment is not paid in full by the due date, the unpaid balance of that installment becomes de...
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## § 17.20.090. Effect at law.
(a) This chapter shall not be construed as abating any action now pending under, or by virtue of, prior existing laws, or as discontinuing, abating, modifying or altering any penalty accruing or about to accrue, or as affecting the liability of any person, or as waiving any right of the city under any section or provis...
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### § 17.30.010. Tax levy.
There shall be levied and imposed upon the use and privilege of renting a hotel or motel room located within the city a tax on the daily rate charged for each such hotel and motel room rented for each twenty-four-hour period or any portion thereof. The tax shall be equal to six percent of such daily rate; provided, how...
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### § 17.30.015. Exemptions.
(a) Gross receipts from the rental of a hotel or motel room deriving from transactions if the following categories shall be exempt from the hotel/motel room tax upon presentation by the buyer of a valid exemption certificate and reasonable identification. (1) Rentals directly to a municipality, a state or the United S...
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### § 17.30.020. Tax to be added to rental price.
(a) The operator of a hotel or motel shall add the tax to the rental price of the hotel or motel room. The amount of tax due shall be stated separately from the price of rental on the invoice, receipt or other statement or memorandum of rent given to the guest. Such tax is a debt from the guest to the operator of the h...
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### § 17.30.030. Licensing, records, returns and remittance of tax.
(a) No person may operate a hotel or motel within the city without first procuring a license to do so from the office of the city clerk. There shall be a one-time, nonrefundable fee of fifteen dollars with the original application for the license, which shall thereafter be renewed annually without further payment at th...
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### § 17.30.040. Hotel/motel tax return.
For each separate business entity, an operator shall complete a Nome hotel/motel tax return reporting in a manner established by the form, all daily/weekly rentals during the preceding City of Nome, AK § 17.30.040 TAXATION, REVENUE AND FINANCING § 17.30.070 calendar month. Each hotel/motel tax return shall set forth ...
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## § 17.30.080. Estimated tax.
(a) On or after the fifth day of delinquency in the filing of the required hotel/motel tax return, the assessor shall assess against the delinquent operator a hotel/motel tax for the period based on a reasonable estimate of the gross taxable revenues computed from prior tax returns submitted by the delinquent operator,...
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## § 17.30.090. Tax evasion.
Any person who fails to file a statement required by this chapter, or who makes a false affidavit of the amount, location, kind or value of property subject to hotel/motel taxation, with intent to evade the taxation, is guilty of an infraction. Upon conviction, he or she is punishable by a fine of not more than five hu...
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## § 17.30.100. Tax audits.
(a) The assessor is not bound to accept a hotel/motel return as correct. He or she may make an independent investigation of all hotel/motel sales transactions. In such case, the assessor may make his or her own valuation of the taxable property, which shall be prima facie evidence in a court of law. (b) For the conduc...
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## § 17.30.110. Tax liens interest.
(a) The tax, interest, penalties and other costs due and owing under this chapter shall constitute a lien of the city upon the assets or property of the delinquent hotel/motel operator. (b) A notice of lien for amounts described in subsection (a) of this section may be filed in the office of the district recorder, Cap...
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## § 17.30.120. Enforcement remedies.
If the hotel/motel tax is not paid when due, the city may enforce the payment of the tax, penalties and interest, by any method available in law, including but not limited to distraint and sale of personal property, a personal action against the delinquent taxpayer, a lien foreclosure action and violation prosecution. ...
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## § 17.30.130. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: "Daily rate" means the consideration received for the use of a hotel or motel room valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, including all receipts, cash, credits and ...
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### § 17.40.010. Purpose and interpretation of chapter.
(a) The purposes of this chapter are to: (1) Maximize the purchasing value of public funds; (2) Provide for a procurement system of quality and integrity; (3) Clearly define the authority for purchasing within the city organization; and (4) Establish consistent procurement principles for all departments of the city...
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### § 17.40.020. Definitions.
When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth in this section: "Construction" means the on-site field surveying, erection, rehabilitation, alteration, extension or repair including painting or redecorating buildings, highways or other improvements to real property under c...
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### § 17.40.030. Purchasing agent.
(a) The city manager or the city manager's designee shall be the purchasing agent. (b) The purchasing agent shall have the following authority and responsibilities: (1) To procure all supplies, services and construction required by the city; (2) To sell, trade or otherwise dispose of surplus supplies belonging to th...
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## § 17.40.150. Emergency procurement.
The purchasing agent may award a contract for supplies, services or construction without competition, formal advertising or other formal procedure where the city manager determines in writing that an emergency threatening the public health, safety or welfare requires that the contract be awarded without delay. Whenever...
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## § 17.40.160. Award to responsible bidder or proposer.
(a) A contract award under this chapter shall be made only to a responsible bidder or proposer. The purchasing agent shall determine whether a bidder or proposer is responsible on the basis of the following criteria: (1) The skill and experience demonstrated by the bidder or proposer in performing contracts of a simil...
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## § 17.40.170. Rejection of bids or proposals.
If the city manager or council determines that it is in the best interest of the city to do so, the city may reject all bids. (Ord. O-14-06-03 § 1 (part), 2014)
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## § 17.40.180. Bonds.
(a) The purchasing agent may require that each vendor that submits a bid or proposal for a procurement accompany its bid or proposal with a bid bond in an amount and in a form acceptable to the purchasing officer. The bid bond shall secure the obligation of the vendor to enter into a contract if the city accepts its bi...
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## § 17.40.190. Local vendor preference.
(a) The city may specify in an invitation for bids or request for proposals that it will reduce the bid or proposal price of a local vendor by five percent for purposes of bid or proposal evaluation. (b) If the city has specified that an invitation for bids or request for proposals is subject to the local vendor prefe...
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## § 17.40.200. Ethics of contracting and purchasing.
(a) All city purchases and contracts shall be made solely for the public benefit of the city. In accordance with this policy: (1) A city officer or employee who has a direct or indirect financial interest in any bid or proposal for a city contract shall disclose that interest by filing a written notice of the interest...
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### § 17.40.210. Federal or state assistance.
If a procurement involves the expenditure of federal or state funds and there is a conflict between a provision of this section and a federal or state statute pertaining to the expenditure of the funds, the federal or state statute shall prevail. If there is a conflict between the federal and state statutes pertaining ...
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### § 17.40.220. Violations of tax ordinances.
(a) The city may decline, in the city's interest, to award a contract to any business or individual who is delinquent with respect to city property and sales taxes. The delinquency of the taxpayer and the determination of the city's interest are left to the exclusive discretion of the city. (b) Any contract may be ter...
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### § 18.10.010. Title.
This title shall be known and may be cited as the city of Nome zoning code. Within this title the city of Nome zoning code shall simply be referred to as "this title." (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
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### § 18.10.040. Purpose.
(a) The purpose of this title is to create a vital, cohesive, well-designed community in order to enhance the city's character and further the citizens' goals as identified in the Nome comprehensive plan. This title is designed to: (1) Encourage appropriate use of land throughout the city; (2) Encourage new developme...
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### § 18.10.050. Interpretation.
(a) In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this title shall be held to be minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, and welfare. (b) Whenever the requirements of this title are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations or ordinance...
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### § 18.10.060. Applicability of title.
(a) The provisions of the Nome zoning code shall apply to any and all development of land within the municipal boundaries of the city, unless expressly and specifically exempted or City of Nome, AK § 18.10.060 NOME CODE § 18.10.110 provided otherwise in this title. No development shall be undertaken without prior a...
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### § 18.20.010. Definitions.
Terms used in this title are defined as follows: "Abandon" means (a) with respect to a use the cessation of such use for a continuous twenty-four-month period; or (b) with respect to a structure, the cessation of occupancy of such structure for a continuous twenty-four-month period. If a casualty loss has caused tempo...
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### § 18.30.020. Zoning district map.
The official zoning district map adopted and to be used for present reference shall be that map bearing the most recent date of publication, which has been signed by the chair of the planning commission and the mayor. (a) Interpretation of Boundary Lines—Zoning District Boundaries. In the event uncertainty is deemed t...
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## § 18.30.030. Permitted and conditional uses.
(a) General Application of Uses. Uses designated as permitted uses are allowed in a zoning district as a matter of right. Uses classified as conditional uses are permitted upon the planning commission's approval of a conditional use permit. Unless a use is designated as a permitted use or conditional use or is classifi...
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## § 18.30.040. New and unlisted uses.
Uses not otherwise identified in this title may be proposed for inclusion as a permitted use or a conditional use in any zoning district. In order to provide for such uses, the classification of any new or unlisted use shall be made by the planning commission to determine if the use can be reasonably interpreted to fit...
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### § 18.40.010. Intent.
The general use district is intended to allow a wide range of commercial and residential uses and to exclude industrial and mining uses. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
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### § 18.40.020. Permitted uses and structures.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in general use districts: (a) Single-family dwellings. (b) Duplex dwellings. (c) Multiple-family dwellings. (d) Mobile homes and mobile home parks. (e) Parks and playgrounds. (f) Churches. (g) Home businesses and occupations. (h) Private storage, ...
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## § 18.40.030. Conditional uses and structures.
The following uses are permitted with a conditional use permit in the general use districts: (a) Correctional facilities. (b) Halfway houses. (c) Service stations. (d) Public utility facilities or structures. (e) Snow dumpsites. (f) Youth correctional facilities. (g) Warehousing and storage. (h) Crew camps, pro...
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## § 18.40.040. Dimensional requirements.
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to all uses in the general use district unless approved by variance as provided in Chapter 18.140 NCO: (a) Lot Size. The minimum lot area shall be five thousand square feet. (b) Building Setbacks. (1) Buildings shall be set back at least ten feet from all dedicated ...
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### § 18.50.010. Intent.
The residential district is intended to facilitate the development of a neighborhood which is predominately residential and includes a variety of housing types, as well as service-related commercial uses and recreational uses. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
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### § 18.50.020. Permitted uses and structures.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in residential districts: (a) Single-family dwellings. (b) Duplex dwellings. (c) Multiple-family dwellings. (d) Mobile homes and mobile home parks. (e) Parks and playgrounds. (f) Churches. (g) Home businesses and occupations. (h) Private storage, ...
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### § 18.50.030. Conditional uses and structures.
The following uses are permitted with a conditional use permit in residential districts: (a) Youth correctional facilities. (b) Halfway houses. (c) Commercial retail establishments. City of Nome, AK § 18.50.030 ZONING § 18.50.050 (d) Snow dump and storage sites. (e) Residential use of the upper floor above a co...
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## § 18.50.040. Dimensional requirements.
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to all uses in the residential district unless approved by variance as provided in Chapter 18.140 NCO: (a) Lot Size. The minimum lot area shall be five thousand square feet. (b) Building Setbacks. (1) Buildings shall be set back ten feet from all dedicated right...
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## § 18.50.050. Performance standards.
All development shall be subject to the following performance standards: (a) Drainage. The development shall provide a drainage system that is designed to deposit all runoff into either an engineered drainage system or into a natural drainage in conformance with the city's drainage management plan. (b) Site Developme...
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### § 18.60.010. Intent.
The commercial district is intended to provide for a mixture of commercial uses that will strengthen and expand the core community. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
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### § 18.60.020. Permitted uses and structures.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in commercial districts: (a) Retail and wholesale businesses. (b) Offices. (c) Churches. (d) Restaurants, taverns, and entertainment establishments. (e) Hospitals, medical and dental clinics. (f) Hotels and motels. (g) Public and governmental buildi...
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### § 18.62.010. Intent.
The downtown mixed use district is intended to encourage active commercial uses and building development, and contextually appropriate residential uses. (Ord. O-25-06-01, 7/14/2025)
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### § 18.62.020. Permitted uses and structures.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in the downtown mixed use district: (a) Retail and wholesale businesses. (b) Offices. (c) Churches. (d) Restaurants, taverns, and entertainment establishments. (e) Hospitals, medical and dental clinics. (f) Hotels and motels. (g) Public and governme...
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## § 18.62.040. Dimensional requirements.
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to all uses in the downtown mixed use district unless approved by variance as provided in Chapter 18.140 NCO: (a) Lot Size. The minimum lot area shall be five thousand square feet. (b) Building Setbacks. (1) Building shall be set back at least zero feet from all...
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## § 18.62.050. Performance standards.
All development shall be subject to the following performance standards: (a) Drainage. The development shall provide a drainage system that is designed to deposit all runoff into either an engineered drainage system or into natural drainage in conformance with the city's drainage management plan. (b) Site Development...
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### § 18.66.010. Intent.
The downtown core mixed use district is intended to promote redevelopment, encourage active commercial uses and building development, and contextually appropriate residential uses. (Ord. O-25-06-01, 7/14/2025)
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### § 18.66.020. Permitted uses and structures.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in the downtown core mixed use district: (a) Retail and wholesale businesses. (b) Offices. (c) Churches. (d) Restaurants, taverns, and entertainment establishments. (e) Hospitals, medical and dental clinics. (f) Hotels and motels. (g) Public and gov...
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## § 18.66.040. Dimensional requirements.
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to all uses in downtown core mixed use district unless approved by variance as provided in Chapter 18.140 NCO: (a) Lot Size. The minimum lot area shall be five thousand square feet. (b) Building Setbacks. (1) Buildings shall be set back at least zero feet from a...
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## § 18.66.050. Performance standards.
All development shall be subject to the following performance standards: (a) Drainage. The development shall provide a drainage system that is designed to deposit all runoff into either an engineered drainage system or into natural drainage in conformance with the city's drainage management plan. (b) Site Development...
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### § 18.70.010. Intent.
The industrial zoning district is intended to provide a location for a variety of employment opportunities such as manufacturing, warehousing and distributing, indoor and outdoor storage and a wide range of primarily industrial operations. Locations for this zone require good access to major arterial streets and adequ...
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### § 18.70.020. Permitted uses and structures.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in industrial districts: (a) Manufacturing, processing, assembling, research, wholesale, or storage. (b) Marine transportation and port facilities. (c) Public utility facilities and structures. (d) Petroleum storage, including aviation fuel. (e) Junkyards, ...
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### § 18.80.010. Intent.
It is the intent of the resource development district to allow natural resources development and associated uses and to allow other unrestricted uses. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
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### § 18.80.020. Permitted uses and structures.
The following uses and their accessory uses are permitted in the resource development district: (a) Mining of minerals, aggregate, sand, or other earth products; and accessory uses and buildings. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
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### § 18.80.030. Conditional uses and structures.
The following uses are permitted with a conditional use permit in resource development districts; provided, that the following additional criteria are met: (a) The use is consistent with the intent of the resource development district subarea. (b) There will be no conditional uses allowed until a resource development...
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