A. 
Application contents. In addition to the general requirements for a completed application an applicant for a plat vacation shall submit the following:
1. 
The reasons for the proposed vacation;
2. 
Signatures of all parties having an ownership interest in that portion of the subdivision proposed to be vacated;
3. 
If the subdivision is subject to restrictive covenants which were filed at the time of the approval of the subdivision, and the application for vacation would result in the violation of a covenant, the application shall contain an agreement signed by all parties subject to the covenants providing that the parties agree to terminate or alter the relevant covenants to accomplish the purpose of the vacation of the subdivision or portion thereof;
4. 
A copy of the approved plat sought to be vacated, together with all plat amendments recorded since the date of the original approval.
(S.G.C. 21.20.010; Ord. 03-1729 § 4, 2003)
A. 
Type of application. A plat vacation is a planning commission action with appeal rights to the assembly.
B. 
Criteria for approval. The plat vacation may be approved or denied after a written determination is made whether the public use and interest will be served by the vacation of the subdivision. If any portion of the land contained in the subdivision was dedicated to the public for public use or benefit, such land, if not deeded to the city or borough, shall be deeded to the city or borough unless the city or borough shall set forth findings that the public use would not be served in retaining title to those lands.
C. 
Vacation of streets. When the vacation application is specifically for a city street vacation, the street vacation procedures of the city or borough shall be utilized. When the application is for the vacation of a plat together with the streets, the procedure for vacation in this section shall be used, but vacations of streets may not be made that are prohibited under Alaska State statute or the city’s street vacation ordinance.
D. 
Easements established by a dedication are property rights that cannot be extinguished or altered without the approval of the easement owner or owners, unless the plat or other document creating the dedicated easement provides for an alternative method or methods to extinguish or alter the easement.
(S.G.C. 21.20.020; Ord. 03-1729 § 4, 2003)
A. 
Application contents. In addition to the requirements for a completed application as set forth in SGC § 21.20.160, Major subdivision – Final plat submission requirements, an applicant for a plat alteration shall submit the following:
1. 
Signatures of the majority of those persons having an ownership interest of lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions in the subject subdivision or portion to be altered;
2. 
If the subdivision is subject to restrictive covenants which were filed at the time of the approval of the subdivision, and the application for alteration would result in the violation of a covenant, the application shall contain an agreement signed by all parties subject to the covenants providing that the parties agree to terminate or alter the relevant covenants to accomplish the purpose of the alteration of the subdivision or portion thereof;
3. 
A copy of the approved plat sought to be vacated, together with all plat amendments recorded.
(S.G.C. 21.20.030; Ord. 03-1729 § 4, 2003)
A. 
Type of application. Plats may be approved by the planning commission with right of appeal to the assembly.
B. 
Criteria for approval. The plat alteration may be approved or denied after a written determination is made whether the public use will be served by the alteration of the subdivision. If any land within the alteration is part of an assessment district, any outstanding assessments shall be equitably divided and levied against the remaining lots, parcels, or tracts, or be levied equitably on the lots resulting from the alteration. If any land within the alteration contains a dedication to the general use of persons residing within the subdivision, such land may be altered and divided equitably between the adjacent properties. A plat alteration must also be consistent with SGC § 21.20.160, Major subdivision – Final plat submission requirements.
C. 
Revised plat. After approval of the alteration, the applicant shall produce a revised drawing of the approved alteration of the final plat or short plat, which after collecting the necessary signatures, shall be filed with the State of Alaska Recorder’s Office to become the lawful plat of the property.
(S.G.C. 21.20.040; Ord. 03-1729 § 4, 2003)
Minor technical modifications to existing subdivision plats or replats may be approved by the administrator to correct inadvertent errors in items such as bearings and distances, lot dimensions, and square footages. The approved revised plat may then be recorded after administrative approval. The modifications shall not substantively alter the number of lots being created, the location of public road rights-of-way, or other essential characteristics of the plat.
(S.G.C. 21.20.050; Ord. 03-1729 § 4, 2003)
Modifications of easements on plats approved after the effective date of this code shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the municipality. All beneficiaries of the easements shall approve the modification prior to municipal review. Modification procedures may, or may not, include formal planning commission or assembly review. In the event planning commission review is not considered necessary, the board shall still be notified in writing of any modifications.
(S.G.C. 21.20.060; Ord. 03-1729 § 4, 2003)
Recordable subdivision plats, approved under this chapter, shall be submitted within three months of the date of approval or the approval becomes void. The recordable subdivision plat shall be submitted within three months of the date of approval or the approval becomes void. The recordable plat shall contain all the information required for minor subdivisions and final major subdivision plats including all signature blocks, the required easement maintenance signature block, location of set and recovered monuments, plat notes required by the municipality, and easement designations.
(S.G.C. 21.20.070; Ord. 03-1729 § 4, 2003)