A. 
No person shall engage in the business of vendor except:
1. 
After obtaining a license in the manner prescribed by title 10; or
2. 
In connection with an exhibition permit issued in accordance with this chapter.
B. 
An exhibition permit shall be granted for the use of any public street, alley or other place for the purpose of exhibiting goods, persons or things or the sale of goods upon a finding by the director of development services that such a use, upon the conditions stated in the permit, shall not unreasonably interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic. An exhibition permit shall not be issued for a period of time greater than 30 days.
C. 
An exhibition permit for special events shall take precedence over the sidewalk vendor and roving vendor license. Sidewalk vendors and roving vendors may operate in an area covered by a valid exhibition permit only with permission of the holder of the exhibition permit.
(CAC 10.48.010; AO No. 87-5(S), 5-4-1987; AO No. 87-41, 5-4-1987; AO No. 87-155; AO No. 88-19; AO No. 2003-68, § 9, 9-30-2003)
A. 
An application for a street solicitation permit shall be approved by the Right-of-Way Division of Development Services, with concurrence from the traffic engineering department.
B. 
Definitions. The following definitions apply in this section:
"Department"
means the Right-of-Way Division of the Department of Development Services.
"Director"
means the Right-of-Way Supervisor of the Department of Development Services.
"Official streets & highways plan"
means the plan by that name in section 21.05.030E.1 as currently adopted or as it may be amended in the future.
"Solicitor site"
means an intersection of a street, as defined herein, and another street, or local road to commercial or industrial property, where such intersection is equipped with official traffic control lights or signs, plus 100 feet of each intersecting street or local road in each direction from the intersection, and the sidewalk areas adjacent to the intersection and the 100-foot extended area.
"Street"
means any street or highway categorized as a collector street or higher designation on the Official Streets & Highways Plan, and includes the gutters, medians and all areas between opposing curbs or shoulders on either side.
"Street solicitation"
means entering or reaching into any area of a street to give to, or receive from, a motor vehicle occupant currency, handbills, food, goods or any other item when the vehicle is stopped in compliance with a traffic control device.
C. 
Prohibited conduct. It is unlawful for any person to conduct a street solicitation unless:
1. 
A current street solicitation permit is issued from the department pursuant to this section; and
2. 
No conduct under a street solicitation permit shall be in violation of section 14.70.160, prohibited panhandling.
D. 
Permit requirements. A permittee shall:
1. 
Pay a fee of $250.00 per event.
2. 
Approach an occupant of a motor vehicle to consummate a street solicitation only immediately after the occupant has indicated by words or conduct the occupant wishes to give or receive a donation or any item.
3. 
Not approach an occupant of a motor vehicle on a street when vehicular traffic is in motion on that street.
4. 
Not solicit on a street or at a site except as listed on the street solicitation permit.
5. 
Not conduct street solicitation after sunset and before sunrise.
6. 
Comply with all conditions imposed under subsection E.2.
E. 
Permit application, conditions and issuance. The department shall issue a street solicitation permit for the use of any street for the purpose of street solicitation activities upon receiving an application satisfying all requirements herein and a finding by the director that the manner of soliciting described in the application does not unreasonably interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic. The director shall issue one permit for each event, and a copy shall be available at each site.
1. 
An applicant for a street solicitation permit shall submit to the department:
a. 
A completed application on a form supplied by the department listing the streets and solicitor sites on which the applicant will operate;
b. 
A statement describing any signs, stands, and equipment the permittee will use;
c. 
A signed statement acknowledging the permit conditions and restrictions; and
d. 
Proof of insurance or a bond as required by subsection F.
2. 
A street solicitation permit shall include the following conditions and restrictions:
a. 
Permittees are prohibited from street solicitation activity at sites where other permits have been issued under this section.
b. 
A specific limit shall be placed on the number of individual persons operating under a single permit issued to an applicant that is not an individual.
c. 
A specific limit shall be placed on the number of individual permittees operating at a solicitor site.
d. 
Permittees are required to wear appropriate reflective or highly visible colored clothing or accessories.
e. 
No permit shall be issued for a period exceeding 24 hours.
f. 
No organization, or subsidiary thereof, shall be issued more than two street solicitation permits per calendar year.
3. 
No street solicitation shall be permitted in the downtown business district, defined as any public place located on or to the west of Ingra Street, on or to the north of 15th Avenue, on or to the east of L Street, and on or to the south of Third Avenue.
4. 
Transferability. A permit issued pursuant to this section is nontransferable. Any transfer automatically voids the permit.
F. 
Insurance or bond required. Before any permit is issued for a street solicitor, the applicant shall provide proof of a currently effective bond, insurance policy, or certificate of liability insurance issued by a company authorized to do business in the state as a surety for any liabilities that may result from the applicant's street solicitation activities. The director may disapprove a surety for good cause. A permittee that is a federal, state or municipal agency or department is exempt from the insurance or bond requirement.
1. 
The bond, policy or certificate shall reflect the following coverage:
a. 
Personal injury (each occurrence), $500,000.00;
b. 
Aggregate (each occurrence), $500,000.00; and
c. 
Property damage (each occurrence), $50,000.00.
d. 
Municipality shall be listed as an additional insured.
2. 
Every insurance policy, bond or certificate furnished under this subsection shall contain a clause obligating the surety to give the director written notice no less than 30 days before the cancellation, expiration, nonrenewal, lapse or other termination or alteration of the surety instrument. A lapse, cancellation, expiration, nonrenewal or other termination or alteration of such surety instrument shall cause the permit to which it pertains to be automatically suspended for so long as the surety required by this section is not in place.
3. 
Indemnification. All permits shall require a permittee to indemnify, defend, save and hold Municipality harmless from any and all claims, lawsuits, or liability as a result of the permit, including attorney's fees and costs, allegedly arising out of, in connection with, or incident to any loss, damage or injury to persons or property or from any wrongful or negligent act, error, or omission of permittee, permittee's agents, employees, or invitees, occurring during the course of, or as a result of the permittee's, permittee's agents, employees, or invitees performance.
G. 
Penalties. Violation of subsection C is a class B misdemeanor punishable under section 8.05.020H.2. Violations of subsection D shall, upon conviction, be punished but a fine of not more than $500.00.
1. 
As an alternative to the remedies, procedures and penalties provided in this section and section 1.45.010, a violation of subsection D may be charged as a civil violation subject to and prosecuted in accordance with Title 14 and in such case shall be punishable by a civil penalty in accordance with chapter 14.60. This alternative is not available for violations of subsection C.
H. 
Defenses. It is a defense to prosecution under subsections C and D that the person was:
1. 
Aiding a motor vehicle occupant necessary in an emergency situation, or
2. 
A peace officer in the performance of official duties.
(AO No. 2010-39, § 1, 5-11-2010; AO No. 2014-42, § 50, 6-21-2014; AO No. 2020-23, § 2, 3-10-2020)
A. 
Vehicles may be impounded by the municipal police department by using the services of a contractor to perform the actual movement of the vehicle to an approved impounding yard.
B. 
The impounding contractor is prohibited from opening or searching any vehicle he impounds, and from removing anything from it.
C. 
A vehicle listed by license plate number on the "stolen list" will be reported as impounded to the owner as soon as possible. If the owner's location cannot readily be determined by ordinary means, a police officer will open and search the vehicle for information to help in this regard.
D. 
When a vehicle not listed by license plate number on the "stolen list" is unclaimed for two weeks, a police officer will open and search it for ownership evidence. The police department will report the vehicle as impounded to the owner as soon as possible.
E. 
If it is determined that the vehicle contains something of value that is perishable, or a pet, the officer directing the impoundment will open the vehicle and remove such items and place them in protective custody.
F. 
In all instances of vehicle opening, an inventory will be made of the contents in the presence of a witness. Such inventory will describe simply the types and quantities of items sufficient for identification, except that cameras and firearms will be identified by manufacturer and serial number when available. The inventory list will be made and signed by the officer and witness, in duplicate. The original will be kept at police headquarters, and the copy placed in the vehicle.
G. 
The police department may open and search the vehicle for any other lawful reason.
(CAC 10.48.130)
No gasoline dispensing pump shall be installed closer than 12 feet to any street or alley line. All apparatus for the servicing of motor vehicles shall be so placed that any and all motor vehicles can be serviced while standing upon the property of the service station with no part of the vehicle projecting over the sidewalk area.
(CAC 10.48.140)
No person shall create any obstruction in any ditch, drain or gutter located in a public place that may hinder the passage of water therein. No culverts or devices of any nature shall be installed in or along any roadway, right-of-way, street, alley or public easement without first obtaining a written permit from the director of development services. The fee for such permit shall be as set forth in the current approved fee schedule.
(CAC 10.48.150; AO No. 2003-68, § 9, 9-30-2003)
A. 
No dirt, gravel, topsoil, organic or inorganic substance or material, muck, debris or similar material is allowed on, in or across any public place by any method including, but not limited to, track out from a construction site or property, deposit, discharge or any other means not in accordance with a valid right-of-way use permit.
B. 
It is the full responsibility of the violator to immediately remove any such material and make the public place clean and safe.
C. 
Failure of the violator to comply with subsection B shall result in the Municipality removing the material and charging all costs to the violator. Fines for track out shall be assessed in accordance with section 14.60.030. ($1,000.00 plus all administrative and repair costs).
(AO No. 2007-70, § 2, 5-15-2007)
Whenever it is expedient to the safety or convenience of the public, the director of development services may remove obstructions, hazards or nuisances from public places, including sidewalks, and anyone causing the obstructions, hazards or nuisances shall be responsible for reimbursing the municipality for the expense of cleaning the public place, as well as being subject to prosecution in court.
(CAC 10.48.160; AO No. 2003-68, § 9, 9-30-2003)
The owner or operator of any vehicle which has spilled, dropped, dumped or in any manner deposited any matter upon a public place shall cause the public place to be cleaned immediately unless specific permission for delay is authorized by the director of development services. Failure to clean the public place upon demand by the director of development services shall make the owner or operator, or both, subject to the provisions of section 24.95.010.
(CAC 10.48.170; AO No. 2003-68, § 9, 9-30-2003)
A. 
No tracked vehicle is permitted on any developed public place without a valid right-of-way permit. No tracked vehicle may damage any developed public place.
B. 
Damage mitigation may be accomplished through use of dunnage or other means.
C. 
Any damage to the public place is the full responsibility of the violator, and shall be repaired within seven days to Municipality of Anchorage Standard Specifications (MASS).
D. 
Failure to make repairs to MASS standards or failure to make repairs within seven days shall result in the Municipality making the repairs and charging all costs to the violator.
E. 
Fines for damage may be assessed in accordance with section 14.60.030. ($1,000.00 plus all administrative and repair costs).
(AO No. 2007-70, § 2, 5-15-2007)
Other than sweeping of normal buildup of winter sand, dust or dirt from sidewalks, it is unlawful to sweep or otherwise deposit any matter in any street or gutter.
(CAC 10.48.180; AO No. 87-50)
It is prohibited to discharge water from a sump pump or similar device into a public place, or on private property in a manner allowing the discharge to drain from property into a public place, except to an approved drainage system or suitable outfall approved by the right-of-way division or municipal engineer. Non-directed runoff from rain or snow melt is exempt from this provision unless it is from an on-property snow storage area.
(AO No. 2007-70, § 2, 5-15-2007)
No person having the care, either as owner or occupant, of any premises bordered by an alley shall fail to maintain such alley as far as the centerline thereof in a clean and sanitary condition. Failure to maintain the alley as provided in this section shall make the owner or occupant, or both, subject to the provisions of chapter 24.95.
(CAC 10.48.190)
A. 
No person may obstruct or otherwise impede public access to a park, easement, or right-of-way unless such public property is leased, loaned, permitted, or a possessory interest in the public land has otherwise been legally conveyed to the property owner, and that owner has paid any applicable property taxes on the assessed property interest pursuant to section 12.15.030. The unauthorized placement of physical obstacles, as well as the posting of signage purporting to forbid access, parking, or otherwise deterring public use, shall be construed as a violation of this section.
B. 
An owner of real property containing, abutting, or otherwise contiguous to a public park, easement, right-of-way, or other public interest in property who fails to comply with an order to remove any obstruction or to discontinue use or occupancy of any public place issued by the director of development services, a law enforcement officer, or other personnel charged with enforcing this title shall be found to have violated this section.
(AO No. 2025-127(S), § 1, 12-2-2025)
A. 
An occupant of land upon which is located an accessible parking space or which is adjacent to a public sidewalk shall be responsible for the removal of any accumulation of snow and the removal or treatment of any ice that may accumulate, form or be deposited thereon.
B. 
Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., it shall be unlawful for any occupant of land subject to the requirements of this section to fail to remove any accumulation of snow or to fail to remove or treat any accumulation of ice from all accessible parking spaces or adjacent public sidewalks.
C. 
For purposes of this section, any accumulation of snow of two inches or more, or any accumulation of ice of one inch or more, or any combination thereof to a depth of two inches or more, or any accumulation of untreated ice at any point on a public sidewalk or accessible parking space, shall create a rebuttable presumption that the occupant has violated this section.
D. 
No person shall place, leave or deposit upon any street, avenue, alley, sidewalk or other public place any accumulation of snow or ice which has been removed from a private driveway or parking area.
E. 
This section may be enforced by any officer or employee of the municipality who has been appointed as a peace officer pursuant to section 1.45.030 or by any police officer.
F. 
Notwithstanding the prohibitions stated in section 24.80.070, it shall be lawful to deposit snow at the edge of a street only if:
1. 
Such snow has been removed solely from a public sidewalk adjacent to that street;
2. 
The street into which the snow was deposited is located within the central business traffic district, as defined in section 9.04.010; and
3. 
The snow is deposited in that street before the most recent snowfall which fell directly into that street has been removed therefrom. The accumulation of ice, snow or a combination thereof in a street of four or more inches creates a rebuttable presumption that the most recent snowfall on such street has not yet been removed.
(CAC 10.48.200; AO No. 80-185; AO No. 87-138(S); AO No. 2001-4, § 1, 2-6-2001)
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in sections 24.80.090 through 24.80.110, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
"Accessible parking space"
means a space required by this Code to provide parking for persons with disabilities.
"Occupant"
means the person presently entitled to possession or control of land adjacent to a public sidewalk, including but not limited to an owner, tenant, lessee, sublessee or subtenant. For purposes of this subsection, the owner of real property shall be presumed to be the owner of record as shown on the municipal assessor's records. A person entitled to possession or control of land shall be deemed an occupant for purposes of this subsection regardless of whether any business or residence of such person is physically located on the land.
"Person"
includes but is not limited to a natural person, corporation, partnership, association or governmental agency.
"Public sidewalk"
means any improved walkway intended for use by the public on or adjacent to a parcel of real property located in an R-O, B-1, B-2A, B-2B, B-2C, B-3, B-4, I-1, I-2, I-3 or PLI zoning district.
"Remove"
means the elimination by any means of all or substantially all snow or ice from all surfaces of a public sidewalk. Any accumulation of two inches of snow, or one inch of ice, or any combination thereof to a depth of two inches or more, remaining at any point on a public sidewalk shall create a rebuttable presumption that the snow or ice has not been removed for purposes of section 24.80.090.
"Treat"
means the placement of salt, sand, sawdust, cinders or similar material designed to reduce or eliminate hazards to pedestrian traffic from accumulations of ice on public sidewalks. Treatment of ice shall be deemed accomplished only if such treatment is sufficient to allow a reasonably prudent pedestrian to walk safely over the ice. Any accumulation of untreated ice on a public sidewalk shall create a rebuttable presumption that the ice has not been treated for purposes of section 24.80.090.
(AO No. 80-185; AO No. 2001-4, § 1, 2-6-2001)
A. 
Any person who violates the provisions of section 24.80.090 or otherwise fails to comply with the duties set forth therein shall be subject to a fine of not less than $50.00 and not more than $300.00 for each offense. Each act of violation and every day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
In addition to any other remedy or penalty provided by this section, any person who violates any provision of section 24.80.090 shall be subject to a civil penalty as set forth in section 14.60.030, or, if no penalty is provided section 14.60.030, a civil penalty of not less than $50.00 and not more than $1,000.00 for each offense, or injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation or threat of violation, or both injunctive relief and a civil penalty. Upon application for injunctive relief and a finding that a person is violating or threatening to violate any provision of section 24.80.090, the superior court shall grant injunctive relief to restrain the violation.
(AO No. 80-185; AO No. 82-22; AO No. 93-167(S-1), § 20, 4-13-1994; AO No. 2001-4, § 1, 2-6-2001)