Chapter 18.52
ADMINISTRATION

Sections:

18.52.010    Department of community planning.

18.52.020    Planning commission.

18.52.030    Board of adjustment.

18.52.040    Borough assembly.

18.52.010 Department of community planning.

The department of community planning shall have the primary responsibility of the administration of the provisions of this title. In addition thereto, the department of community planning shall:

A. Receive, file and forward copies of requests for rezonings, conditional uses, variances and amendments to this title to the planning commission;

B. Review and analyze all applications received, assemble recommendations and transmit said recommendations to the planning commission;

C. Receive recommendations concerning rezonings and amendments to this title from the planning commission and transmit same to the borough assembly;

D. Inspect uses of land to determine compliance with the provisions of this title, and where there are violations, initiate action to secure compliance;

E. Review and issue zoning permit applications to determine if a proposed development complies with the provisions of this title;

F. Maintain current and permanent records of this title, including, but not limited to, maps, rezonings, conditional uses, variances, amendments to this title, nonconforming uses, appeals and applications, including the recording of district amendments and conditional uses on the official zoning map;

G. Decide or make recommendations on all other matters arising from this title upon which the department of community planning is required to act;

H. Provide such technical assistance as may be required by the planning commission or the borough assembly in the exercise of their respective duties;

I. Provide and maintain public information services relative to matters arising out of this title. (Ord. 88-010 § 2, 1988)

18.52.020 Planning commission.

The planning commission shall:

A. Make determinations on requests for conditional uses and variances in the manner prescribed herein.

B. Make recommendations on requests for rezonings and amendments to this title in the manner prescribed herein and transmit same to the borough assembly. (Ord. 88-010 § 2, 1988)

18.52.030 Board of adjustment.

The borough assembly shall be the board of adjustment for decisions regarding land lying outside of any city incorporated in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The Fairbanks city council shall be the board of adjustment for decisions regarding land within the city of Fairbanks. The city council of North Pole shall be the board of adjustment for decisions regarding land within the city of North Pole. The board of adjustment, or an appeals officer that the board of adjustment may designate, shall hear and decide appeals of planning commission determinations on requests for conditional uses and variances, and of decisions or determinations made by the department of community planning in the enforcement of this title. (Ord. 88-010 § 2, 1988)

18.52.040 Borough assembly.

The borough assembly shall:

A. Make determinations on requests for rezoning and amendments to this title.

B. Instruct the department of community planning, from time to time, to make or initiate studies and draft reports concerning issues arising from this title and from other planning and zoning practices. (Ord. 88-010 § 2, 1988)