Alaska Administrative Code

At the discretion of the director, for a parcel that is unsurveyed at the time of entry, the applicant may be allowed to deposit with the division the plat review and filing fees prescribed by 11 AAC 05.240, plus an amount estimated by the division as sufficient to cover the cost…

(a) Primary monuments must be established for surveys as set forth in this subsection. A primary monument must consist of a minimum two-inch diameter metal pipe, at least 30 inches long, with a minimum four-inch flange at the bottom. A minimum two-and-one-half-inch diameter metal…

(a) All primary monuments must be referenced to at least three bearing trees or objects surveyed to a Class IV survey standard, or two reference monuments surveyed to a Class III survey standard. (1) If bearing trees or objects are used, they must be located as nearly as possible…

All plats that are presented to or prepared by the division, with the exception of those types of surveys requiring specific data, as defined within the individual category, must conform to these basic standards unless prior approval for the change has been granted by the directo…

In specific instances, the director may require or waive the requirement for a preliminary plat. The purpose of the preliminary plat is to afford an opportunity to receive preliminary review of an intended survey and prevent unnecessary expenditure of money and time that would oc…

(a) All final plats must conform to the general plat standards stated in sec. 210 of this chapter, and in addition must (1) have the notary's seal and surveyor's seal properly affixed; (2) be presented to the division with the original or a good quality reproducible mylar with fi…

(a) Before giving technical approval to a plat of survey prepared for the division, the director shall attempt to give written notice to all persons owning land bordering on the survey, stating that he proposes to accept the survey and plat and that the adjacent landowner may rev…

Notes 11 AAC 53.250 Eff. 6/16/72, Register 42; am 3/27/80, Register 73; am 1/1/86, Register 96; repealed 7/5/2001, Register 159 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior q…

If a technical error is detected on an officially filed plat, and if the commissioner determines that the error's correction will not adversely affect any valid existing right, the following correction procedure may be used in place of the replat procedure of 11 AAC 53.730: (1) i…

Notes 11 AAC 53.300 Eff. 3/27/80, Register 73; repealed 5/3/2001, Register 158 The subject matter of 11 AAC 53.300 was relocated to 11 AAC 51.015. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent vers…

Notes 11 AAC 53.305 Eff. 3/31/97, Register 141; repealed 5/3/2001, Register 158 The subject matter of 11 AAC 53.305 was relocated to 11 AAC 51.085. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent ver…

Notes 11 AAC 53.310 Eff. 12/29/77, Register 64; repealed 5/3/2001, Register 158 The subject matter of 11 AAC 53.310 was relocated to 11 AAC 51.035. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent ver…

Notes 11 AAC 53.320 Eff. 12/29/77, Register 64; repealed 5/3/2001, Register 158 The subject matter of 11 AAC 53.320 was relocated to 11 AAC 51.035. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent ver…

Notes 11 AAC 53.330 Eff. 12/29/77, Register 64; am 3/27/80, Register 73; repealed 5/3/2001, Register 158 The subject matter of 11 AAC 53.330 was relocated to 11 AAC 51.045. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison be…

Notes 11 AAC 53.340 Eff. 12/29/77, Register 64; am 3/27/80, Register 73; repealed 5/3/2001, Register 158 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More …

Notes 11 AAC 53.350 Eff. 12/29/77, Register 64; repealed 5/3/2001, Register 158 The subject matter of 11 AAC 53.350 was relocated to 11 AAC 51.075. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent ver…

Notes 11 AAC 53.360 Eff. 12/29/77, Register 64; repealed 5/3/2001, Register 158 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Notes 11 AAC 53.370 Eff. 12/29/77, Register 64; repealed 5/3/2001, Register 158 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Secs. 400 - 450 of this chapter set out the minimum subdivision development standards that are applicable to state land subdivided by the division. However, if the land is within a municipality whose subdivision ordinances are stricter than the provisions of secs. 400 - 450 of th…

Within third-class boroughs and the unorganized borough, a quarter-quarter section, or other aliquot part division containing approximately 40 acres, is the smallest parcel that may be created by aliquot parts without the preparation of a plat. The director shall determine, on a …

(a) Legal access must be provided to the subdivision. At the director's discretion, physical access may be constructed, including roads, trails, airfields, and docks which will be constructed to standards established by the division for the type of facility needed. (b) Where appr…

(a) The subdivision's sewer and water systems, whether on-site, community, or public, must comply with the requirements of the Department of Environmental Conservation in 18 AAC 70 and 72. (b) If land subdivided by the division is not suitable for on-site sewer or water systems, …

(a) The director shall consult with the utility companies in whose service area the subdivision lies to insure that the utility easements reserved are of adequate width. (b) If no utility company presently provides service to the area, a utility easement 20 feet wide must be rese…

(a) When the division subdivides land adjacent to a highway that is part of the state's primary or secondary road system, a strip of land having a common boundary with the highway right-of-way must be reserved and retained in public ownership as a buffer strip. The width will be …

Notes 11 AAC 64.500 Repealed 3/27/80. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 11 AAC 64.560 Repealed 3/27/80. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

The purpose of 11 AAC 53.600 - 11 AAC 53.740 is to implement AS 40.15.300-40.15.380, when the department is the platting authority under AS 40.15.070. Notes 11 AAC 53.600 Eff. 7/5/2001, Register 159 Authority:AS 40.15.370 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have…

(a) The provisions of AS 40.15.300 - AS 40.15.380 do not apply to the following: (1) a subdivision that creates parcels for the purpose of transferring a leasehold interest is exempt, if (A) each individual parcel is identified with the words "lease parcel" and the parcel number;…

(a) Plats submitted to the department under AS 40.15.305 must include the following: (1) two full-size paper copies of the plat; (2) plat review fees required by 11 AAC 05.240; (3) a certificate to plat that (A) is prepared by a title company; (B) shows the names of the owners of…

A plat will not be approved under AS 40.15.305 unless the (1) plat clearly shows how access is provided to the subdivision and to each lot within the subdivision; (2) subdivider provides to the department documentation verifying the existence of public access rights from the subd…

(a) Each right-of-way, easement, or other public area shown on the plat is dedicated to public use under AS 40.15.030. By a note or certificate on the plat, the department will accept a dedication under AS 40.15.030. Acceptance for public use does not obligate the department, any…

The acquisition of a right-of-way or easement that does not divide a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots is exempt from 11 AAC 53.600 - 11 AAC 53.730. Notes 11 AAC 53.650 Eff. 7/5/2001, Register 159 Authority:AS 40.15.370 AS 40.15.380 State regulations are updated quart…

Amending of plats must be done in conformance with 11 AAC 53.260 and requires approval of the department under that section. Notes 11 AAC 53.660 Eff. 7/5/2001, Register 159 Authority:AS 40.15.330 AS 40.15.370 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions…

(a) The surveyor shall use closed traverse or other generally accepted field survey procedures to verify that the survey achieves the required degree of accuracy. (b) The error of closure of field survey traverses may not exceed 1:5000. (c) For subdivisions that are bounded by th…

(a) In a subdivision with five or fewer lots, the monuments required to be established at controlling exterior corners include each angle point, each point of curvature, and any point on the subdivision exterior boundary that is more than 1,320 feet from a monument. Each monument…

(a) The final subdivision plat must be clearly and legibly drawn to scale upon good-quality polyester film of Dupont Mylar or equivalent quality. Lines, letters, figures, certifications, acknowledgments, and signatures must be clear and legible. When filed, the plat must be in a …

(a) The plat approval certificate set out in AS 40.15.305(b) must be shown on all plats that are subject to the department's platting authority under AS 40.15.070. (b) The following note must be shown below the plat approval certificate, unless the acceptance of dedication certif…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the following notes must be shown on the plat as applicable: (1) "The error of closure of this survey does not exceed 1:5000." (2) "All bearings shown are true bearings as oriented to the basis of bearing and the distances shown are …

(a) A final plat must conform to 11 AAC 53.600 - 11 AAC 53.740 and be free of tape, repairs, paste-on materials, or other appliques. If those materials were used in plat production, a blackline copy, on polyester film of Dupont Mylar or equivalent quality, may be used as a new or…

(a) A plat of land that is subject to the department's platting authority under AS 40.15.070 may not be replatted, vacated, or otherwise changed without the approval of the commissioner. Approval for a change to or vacation of a plat is initiated by filing the original and one co…

The department will grant a variance from a provision of 11 AAC 53.600 - 11 AAC 53.730 if the person seeking a variance demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the department, that (1) granting the variance will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, injurious …

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, in this chapter (1) "adjacent" means near but not necessarily touching; (2) "aliquot parts" means land description within a rectangular survey system, as established by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Ma…

Notes 11 AAC 54.010 Repealed 8/19/77. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 11 AAC 54.020 Repealed 8/19/77. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 11 AAC 54.030 Repealed 8/19/77. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 11 AAC 54.040 Repealed 8/19/77. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 11 AAC 54.050 Repealed 8/19/77. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 11 AAC 54.060 Repealed 5/13/79. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 11 AAC 54.070 Repealed 5/13/79. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 11 AAC 54.080 Repealed 8/19/77. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…