Alaska Administrative Code
Title 11 - Natural Resources
Part 6 - Lands
Chapter 95 - Forest Resources and Practices
Article 1 - Introductory and Notification Provisions
11 AAC 95.200 - Land use conversion

Universal Citation: 11 AK Admin Code 95.200

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) The requirements of 11 AAC 95.260 - 11 AAC 95.390 do not apply if a landowner intends to convert forest land to another use within five years after timber harvest and the land is converted or in the process of conversion within five years.

(b) If, five years after timber harvest, the land is not converted or actively in the process of conversion, a landowner shall meet the reforestation requirements of 11 AAC 95.375 - 11 AAC 95.390 within three years.

(c) If, as part of a land use conversion, a landowner intends to begin a commercial forest operation subject to 11 AAC 95.190, the following notification provisions apply:

(1) if the land use conversion is within a borough or municipality and the borough or municipality has granted a plat approval, a building permit, or other authorization for that specific land use, the operator is not required to notify the division; zoning of the land does not constitute an authorization;

(2) if the land conversion has not been authorized by a borough or municipality, the landowner shall notify the division before beginning the operation.

(d) If the division finds that a forest landowner has provided false information about the owner's intention to convert forest land as stated in the notice under (c)(2) of this section, the division will, in its discretion, require full compliance with AS 41.17.

Authority:AS 41.17.010

AS 41.17.055

AS 41.17.080

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