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Municipality of Anchorage, AK chevron_right chevron_right PART II: ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL CODE chevron_right Title 21 Land Use Planning
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Title 21 Land Use Planning

Old Version of Title 21

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2026-06-01
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New Laws

Title Adopted Subject Affects
AO No. 2025-143 Amended  pdf
2026-01-13
Amends Land Use Planning: Boards, Commissions, and Municipal Administration; Amends Girdwood
Ch 21.02, Ch 21.09
AO No. 2026-32  pdf
2026-04-22
Amends Land Use Planning: Use Regulations
Ch 21.05
AO No. 2025-141  pdf
2026-01-13
Amends Land Use Planning: General Provisions; Amends Streets and Highways Plan
Ch 21.01
AO No. 2026-37  pdf
2026-04-14
Amends Land Use Planning: Dimensional Standards and Measurements; Amends Chugiak-Eagle River
Ch 21.06, Ch 21.10
AO No. 2026-61  pdf
2026-05-26
Amends Land Use Planning: General Provisions; Amends Zoning Districts; Amends Use Regulations; Amends Dimensional Standards and Measurements; Amends Development and Design Standards; Amends Girdwood; Amends Chugiak-Eagle River; Amends Rules of Construction and Definitions; Amends Planning and Zoning: Regulations Governing Land Use Fees
Ch 21.01, Ch 21.04, Ch 21.05, Ch 21.06, Ch 21.07, Ch 21.09, Ch 21.10, Ch 21.15, R21.20
AO No. 2026-71  pdf
2026-05-26
Amends Land Use Planning: Use Regulations (Also Amends Old Code Ch. 21.45)
Ch 21.05
AO No. 2026-46 Amended  pdf
2026-04-28
Amends General Provisions: Oaths of Office; Amends Administration: Executive Organization; Amends Boards and Commissions: Appointments, Meetings and Procedures; Amends Regulatory and Adjudicatory Boards and Commissions; Amends Program Advisory Boards; Amends Purchasing—Procurement, Contracts, Grants, and Surplus Property: Funds for Works of Art in Public Facilities; Amends Land Use Planning: Boards, Commissions, and Municipal Administration; Amends Review and Approval Procedures; Amends Development and Design Standards; Amends Chugiak-Eagle River; Amends Signs; Amends Nonconformities; Amends Rules of Construction and Definitions; Amends Streets and Rights-Of-Way: Street and Highway Landscaping; Amends Planning and Zoning: Urban Design Commission Rules of Procedure
Ch 1.35, Ch 3.20, Ch 4.05, Ch 4.40, Ch 4.60, Ch 7.40, Ch 21.02, Ch 21.03, Ch 21.07, Ch 21.10, Ch 21.12, Ch 21.13, Ch 21.15, Ch 24.15, R21.13
AO No. 2026-51  pdf
2026-05-12
Amends Land Use Planning: Girdwood
Ch 21.09
AO No. 2026-27(S) Amended  pdf
2026-03-24
Amends Land Use Planning: Use Regulations; Amends Girdwood; Amends Chugiak-Eagle River (Also Amends Old Code Chs. 21.35, 21.40, 21.50)
Ch 21.05, Ch 21.09, Ch 21.10
AO No. 2026-47  pdf
2026-06-09
Amends Land Use Planning
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AO No. 2026-77  pdf
2026-06-09
Amends Land Use Planning
Ttl 21
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table 21.05-1 Table of Allowed Uses - Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Other DistrictsAttachment 2 - Table 21.05-3 Table of Accessory Uses - Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Other DistrictsAttachment 3 - Table 21.09-2 Table of Allowed UsesAttachment 4 - Table 21.09-3 Table of Accessory UsesAttachment 5 - Table 21.10-4 Allowed Uses - Chugiak-Eagle River Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Other DistrictsAttachment 6 - Table 21.10-5 Accessory Uses - Chugiak-Eagle River Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Other Districts
Chapter 21.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS
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§ 21.01.010 Title and effective date.
§ 21.01.020 Authority.
§ 21.01.030 Purpose of this title.
§ 21.01.040 Applicability and jurisdiction.
§ 21.01.050 Official zoning map.
§ 21.01.060 Conflicting provisions.
§ 21.01.070 Severability.
§ 21.01.080 Comprehensive plan.
§ 21.01.090 Transitional provisions.
Chapter 21.02 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
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§ 21.02.010 Purpose.
§ 21.02.020 Table of decision and review authority.
§ 21.02.030 Planning and zoning commission.
§ 21.02.040 Urban design commission.
§ 21.02.050 Platting board.
§ 21.02.060 Zoning board of examiners and appeals.
§ 21.02.070 Board of adjustment.
§ 21.02.080 Geotechnical advisory commission.
§ 21.02.090 Assembly.
§ 21.02.100 Municipal staff.
Chapter 21.03 REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES
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§ 21.03.010 Purpose and structure of this chapter.
§ 21.03.020 Common procedures.
§ 21.03.030 Administrative permits.
§ 21.03.040 Alcohol—Special land use permit.
§ 21.03.050 Appeals.
§ 21.03.060 Certificate of zoning compliance.
§ 21.03.070 Comprehensive plan amendments.
§ 21.03.080 Conditional uses.
§ 21.03.090 Flood hazard permits.
§ 21.03.100 Land use permits.
§ 21.03.105 Marijuana—Special land use permit.
§ 21.03.110 Master planning, institutional.
§ 21.03.115 Small area implementation plan.
§ 21.03.116 Reinvestment focus area designation.
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§ 21.03.120 Minor modifications.
§ 21.03.130 Neighborhood or district plans.
§ 21.03.140 Public facility site selection.
§ 21.03.150 Record of survey maps.
§ 21.03.160 Rezonings (zoning map amendments).
§ 21.03.170 Sign permits.
§ 21.03.180 Site plan review.
§ 21.03.185 Street name alterations.
§ 21.03.190 Street and trail review.
§ 21.03.200 Subdivisions.
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§ 21.03.210 Title 21—Text amendments.
§ 21.03.220 Use classification requests.
§ 21.03.230 Vacation of public and private interest in lands.
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§ 21.03.240 Variances.
§ 21.03.250 Verification of nonconforming status.
Chapter 21.04 ZONING DISTRICTS
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§ 21.04.010 General provisions.
§ 21.04.020 Residential districts.
§ 21.04.030 Commercial districts.
§ 21.04.040 Downtown districts (Repealed).
§ 21.04.050 Industrial districts.
§ 21.04.060 Other districts.
§ 21.04.070 Overlay zoning districts.
Chapter 21.05 USE REGULATIONS
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§ 21.05.010 Table of allowed uses.
§ 21.05.020 Generally applicable use standards.
§ 21.05.030 Residential uses: Definitions and use-specific standards.
§ 21.05.040 Community uses: Definitions and use-specific standards.
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§ 21.05.050 Commercial uses: Definitions and use-specific standards.
§ 21.05.055 Marijuana establishments.
§ 21.05.060 Industrial uses: Definitions and use-specific standards.
§ 21.05.070 Accessory uses and structures.
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§ 21.05.080 Temporary uses and structures.
Chapter 21.06 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS AND MEASUREMENTS
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§ 21.06.010 Purpose.
§ 21.06.020 Dimensional standards tables.
§ 21.06.030 Measurements and exceptions.
Chapter 21.07 DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS
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§ 21.07.010 General provisions.
§ 21.07.020 Natural resource protection.
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§ 21.07.030 Private open space.
§ 21.07.040 Drainage, storm water treatment, erosion control, and prohibited discharges.
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§ 21.07.050 Utility distribution facilities.
§ 21.07.060 Transportation and connectivity.
§ 21.07.070 Neighborhood protection standards.
§ 21.07.080 Landscaping, screening, and fences.
§ 21.07.090 Off-street parking and loading.
§ 21.07.100 Exterior lighting.
§ 21.07.110 Residential design standards.
§ 21.07.115 Nonresidential development.
§ 21.07.120 Large establishments.
§ 21.07.130 Skywalks and other projections into public airspace.
§ 21.07.140 Operational standards.
Chapter 21.08 SUBDIVISION STANDARDS
§ 21.08.010 Purpose.
§ 21.08.020 Applicability.
§ 21.08.030 Design standards.
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§ 21.08.040 Dedication.
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§ 21.08.050 Improvements.
§ 21.08.060 Subdivision agreements.
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§ 21.08.070 Alternative residential subdivisions.
Chapter 21.09 GIRDWOOD
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§ 21.09.010 Purpose.
§ 21.09.020 Application of Chapter 21.09.
§ 21.09.030 Administration and review procedures.
§ 21.09.040 Zoning districts.
§ 21.09.050 Use regulations.
§ 21.09.060 Dimensional standards.
§ 21.09.070 Site development and design standards.
§ 21.09.080 Building design standards.
§ 21.09.090 Zoning maps.
Chapter 21.10 CHUGIAK-EAGLE RIVER
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§ 21.10.010 Purpose.
§ 21.10.020 Application of Chapter 21.10.
§ 21.10.030 Administration and review procedures.
§ 21.10.040 Zoning districts.
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§ 21.10.050 Use regulations.
§ 21.10.060 Dimensional standards.
§ 21.10.070 Development and design standards.
§ 21.10.080 Subdivision standards.
Chapter 21.11 DOWNTOWN
§ 21.11.010 Purpose.
§ 21.11.020 Application of Chapter 21.11.
§ 21.11.030 Administration and review procedures.
§ 21.11.040 Downtown (DT) zoning districts.
§ 21.11.050 Use regulations.
§ 21.11.060 Dimensional standards for sites and buildings.
§ 21.11.070 Development and design standards.
§ 21.11.080 Skywalks.
Chapter 21.12 SIGNS
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§ 21.12.010 Purpose.
§ 21.12.020 Application of this chapter.
§ 21.12.030 Relationship of this chapter to state law.
§ 21.12.040 Computations and rules of measurement.
§ 21.12.050 Signs in residential districts and the development reserve district (DR).
§ 21.12.060 Signs in the public lands and institutions (PLI), residential office (RO), watershed (WS), and parks and recreation (PR) districts.
§ 21.12.070 Signs in the commercial, industrial, downtown (DT), turnagain arm (TA), transition (TR), and airport (A) districts.
§ 21.12.080 Prohibited signs.
§ 21.12.090 Supplemental sign standards.
Chapter 21.13 NONCONFORMITIES
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§ 21.13.010 General provisions.
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§ 21.13.020 Single- and two-family structures and relocatable dwelling units.
§ 21.13.030 Nonconforming uses of land or structures.
§ 21.13.040 Nonconforming structures.
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§ 21.13.045 Nonconforming encroachments into watercourse, water body, and wetland setbacks.
§ 21.13.050 Nonconforming lots of record.
§ 21.13.060 Characteristics of use.
§ 21.13.070 Nonconforming signs.
Chapter 21.14 ENFORCEMENT
§ 21.14.010 General provisions.
§ 21.14.020 Responsibility for enforcement and inspections.
§ 21.14.030 Violations.
§ 21.14.040 Remedies and penalties.
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§ 21.14.050 Procedures for public enforcement actions.
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§ 21.14.060 Procedures for private enforcement actions.
Chapter 21.15 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
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§ 21.15.010 Interpretations.
§ 21.15.020 Rules of construction and interpretation.
§ 21.15.030 Common acronyms and abbreviations.
§ 21.15.040 Definitions.
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