Alaska Administrative Code
Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Part 15 - Local Boundary Commission
Chapter 110 - Municipal Boundary Changes
Article 14 - General Provisions
3 AAC 110.920 - Determination of community
Universal Citation: 3 AK Admin Code 110.920
Current through November 28, 2024
(a) In determining whether a settlement comprises a community, the commission may consider relevant factors, including whether the
(1)
settlement is inhabited by at least 25 permanent residents;
(2) the permanent residents live in a
geographical proximity that allows frequent personal contacts and interaction;
and
(3) the permanent residents at
a location are a discrete and identifiable social unit, as indicated by such
factors as resident public school enrollment, number of sources of employment,
voter registration, precinct boundaries, permanency of dwelling units, and the
number of commercial or industrial establishments, community services, and
service centers.
(b) Absent a specific and persuasive showing to the contrary, the commission will presume that a population does not constitute a community if
(1) public access to or the right to reside
at the location of the population is restricted; or
(2) repealed 1/9/2008;
(3) the location of the population is
provided by an employer and is occupied as a condition of employment primarily
by persons who do not consider the place to be their permanent
residence.
(c) A city that absorbs one or more municipalities through merger comprises a single community. A city that is formed through the consolidation of one or more municipalities comprises a single community.
Authority: Art. X, sec. 1,
AS 44.33.812
Ak Const.
Art. X, sec. 3,
Ak Const.
Art. X, sec. 7,
Ak Const.
Art. X, sec. 12,
Ak Const.
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