Except for the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings (which shall apply throughout the entire municipality), the provisions of this title apply as construction standards for the areas of the municipality served by the Sitka road system only, except as modified by Chapters 19.60 through 19.95 SGC (codes for islands and codes for float homes).
(S.G.C. 19.18.010; Ord. 18-15 § 4, 2018; Ord. 22-20 § 4, 2022)
The Sitka road system shall be considered to include Halibut Point Road, Sawmill Creek Road, Harbor Drive, and all of their connecting roads, collectors, access roadways and easements.
(S.G.C. 19.18.020; Ord. 18-15 § 4, 2018; Ord. 22-20 § 4, 2022)
Floating docks and buildings, with the exception of float homes as allowed in the Sitka harbor system and regulated by Chapters 13.50 and 19.85 through 19.95 SGC, require permitting and plan review for nonstructural fire and life safety project components only. SGC § 19.10.070 does not apply to floating docks and buildings.
(S.G.C. 19.18.025; Ord. 18-15 § 4, 2018; Ord. 22-20 § 4, 2022)
A. 
Application of code to islands. Chapters 19.60, 19.65, 19.70, 19.75 and 19.80 SGC shall apply to structures on islands in the general island, large island and open space districts.
B. 
Site Plan and As-Built Requirements for Island Properties. To ensure compliance with this code, site plans are required for all structures and docks on islands within the open general and open residential low density zoning districts. Site plans and surveys shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the administrative official charged with the enforcement of SGC Title 22.
C. 
Building codes apply to island construction projects as set out in this chapter irrespective of the start date of the island project, unless:
1. 
A person applies to the building department prior to March 1, 2005, to register the project as “grand-fathered”; and
2. 
The applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the building official that substantial progress had been made on the project prior to the effective date of the island codes ordinance in July 1999.
D. 
Exemption for private recreational cabins on islands. The chapters of this code made applicable to structures on islands by this section shall not apply to private recreational cabins (as defined in this subsection) on islands (as defined in SGC § 19.05.040). The cabin must have no electrical system and any wastewater system must be approved by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. A building permit application, site plan, and construction drawings shall be submitted for the cabin. If review of the proposed cabin determines that the project is eligible for this exception no fee shall be charged and no permit shall be issued. For the purpose of this section only, a “private recreational cabin” means a residential structure used for intermittent or temporary occupancy by nonpaying occupants, with a maximum total of 400 square feet of living and sleeping areas.
(S.G.C. 19.18.030; Ord. 18-15 § 4, 2018; Ord. 22-20 § 4, 2022)