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State of Alaska > Commerce > DCRA > Planning and Land Management > Planning Publications |
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The following is a list of community, land use, and sanitation planning publications
developed or published by the Planning and Land Managment Section. |
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| Community Planning |
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| Title: Alaska Planning Commission Handbook |
| Prepared By: Peter Freer, Planning and Land Management |
| This handbook addresses three major aspects of planning including: 1) land use regulation and platting; 2) the discipline and practice of planning, and; 3) the legal context for planning decisions. The section in the handbook explaining the practice of planning covers the purpose of planning, problem-solving tools, and other practical ‘how to’ aspects. The legal environment addresses constitutional, statutory, and ordinance provisions that limit or guide planning commission actions. |
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| Title: Planning Powers Poster |
| Prepared By: Sally Cox, Planning and Land Management |
| Alaska state law gives incorporated municipalities (cities and boroughs) the authority for planning, platting, and land use regulation. The responsibility of “planning power” may be mandatory or voluntary, depending on the class of municipality and its organizational structure. This poster provides an overview of the types of planning powers held by incorporated municipalities in Alaska with references to relevant sections of Alaska Statutes. |
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| Land Use Planning |
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| Title: Model Ordinances for the Acquisition, Management and Disposal of Municipal Lands |
| Prepared By: Peter McKay, Planning and Land Management |
This notebook provides information that is useful in the drafting of ordinances for the acquisition, management, and disposal of municipal lands. This notebook is supplemented by a separate notebook containing state attorney general opinions, appropriate information from two community legal assistance grants, and other legal information regarding the acquisition, management, and disposal of municipal lands. |
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| Prepared By: Keith Jost, Planning and Land Management |
Ownership of land is one of the most basic things to consider when planning a community project. Too often, ownership of land is overlooked or not dealt with until the construction phase of a project. Determining land ownership should be an important part of the initial planning phase to avoid delays or serious legal problems caused by the construction of facilities on private property without authorization. Site control means you have obtained an enforceable right to use a parcel of land. This guidebook defines site control, explains why it is important, and outlines how to gain site control of a parcel of land.
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| Sanitation Planning |
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| Title: Alaska Sanitation Planning Guide for Small Communities |
| Prepared By: Peter McKay, Planning and Land Management |
| Planning for water and sewer systems is called “sanitation planning.” A water and sewer system is successful if it includes community priorities, desires, and circumstances. The steps in this guidebook will help you figure out what the community wants. The community takes the lead in sanitation planning while bringing in the skills of planners, scientists, and engineers that might be from outside the community. At the end, you will have a “Sanitation Master Plan” - a small book that reflects the thinking and decisions of your community. |
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| Floodplain Management |
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| Title: Floodplain Management Quick Guide |
| Prepared By: Taunnie Boothby, Planning and Land Management |
| This quick guide will help you understand more about why and how communities manage floodplains to protect people and property. Communities regulate the floodplain to protect people and property, ensure that Federal flood insurance and disaster assistance are available, save tax dollars, and reduce future flood losses. Flood-prone communities (cities and boroughs) adopt ordinances that detail the rules and requirements for managing a floodplain. |
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| Title: Understanding and Evaluating Erosion Problems |
| Prepared By: Christy Miller, Planning and Land Management |
| This is an educational manual for small communities and private and public landowners to assist them in understanding and evaluating erosion problems and alternative solutions. The two primary components of the erosion process are an erodible material and an energy source acting on the material. These components are explained to help the users understand the source of their own erosion problem. Characteristic profiles of eroding shorelines and typical energy sources are presented thereby allowing users to identify the characteristics of their erosion problem. The fundamental principles and means of controlling erosion are presented to enable users to understand potential solutions to their erosion problem. Sources of additional guidance for evaluation, design, and implementation of alternative solutions are also presented. |
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| Title: Getting Started on ANCSA 14(c)(3): A Basic Guide for City and Village Councils |
| Prepared By: Keith Jost, Planning and Land Management |
| This handbook is a basic guide to assist city and village councils, village corporations, and their staff with Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) 14(c)(3) decisions. ANCSA established the right of village corporations to lands in and around their villages. It also required village corporations to make some of this land available to individuals and organizations occupying the land on December 18, 1971, but without ownership papers. ANCSA also required village corporations to provide land for present needs and future expansion of the community. This handbook discusses Section 14(c)(3) – the land reconveyed to a city, or the State of Alaska in trust, for community expansion or other public purposes. |
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| Title: Community Planning for ANCSA 14(c) Land Reconveyances |
| Prepared By: Keith Jost, Planning and Land Management |
| Section 14(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) requires village corporations reconvey certain lands they receive under ANCSA. Reconvey; means to pass title (ownership) on to others after they village corporation receives interim conveyance or patent from the federal government. This guidebook discusses 14(c)(3) the reconveyance of municipal city land. The purpose of the manual is to help city governments and village corporations understand 14(c)(3) and to assist them in planning for the reconveyance of community land. The manual provides a step-by-step planning process that will help corporation boards and city governments to consider all the issues and options presented by the requirement for 14(c)(3) reconveyances. |
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| Financial Planning |
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| Title: City Budget Manual, Fiscal Year 2010 |
| Prepared By: Bill Rolfzen, Planning and Land Management |
| A budget is a plan for receiving and spending money for a given period of time. The budget is approved by the city council after public hearings and is used by the mayor each day to determine how city money should be spent. In this way, the budget serves to make sure that city resources are used for the good of the city as a whole. This manual leads you, step-by-step, through the main parts of budget preparation including revenues and expenditures. Instructions are accompanied by budget worksheets that may be used for presenting the estimate of revenues and expenditures. |
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| Title: Fiscal Year 2008 Certified Financial Statement |
| Prepared By: Bill Rolfzen, Planning and Land Management |
| Every second class city is required to annually file a Certified Financial Statement or audit with the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (AS 29.20.640(a)(2)). A certified financial statement is a report of revenues and expenditures for a given period, accompanied by a resolution of the governing body verifying that the information in the statement is true and correct. This manual leads you, step-by-step, through the main parts of certified financial statement preparation including completing the revenue and expenditure forms, adopting a resolution, and submitting to the appropriate authorities. Instructions are accompanied by a sample resolution and worksheets that may be used for presenting actual revenues and expenditures. |
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| Capital Project Planning |
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| Title: Capital Project Management Handbook |
| Prepared By: Peter McKay, Planning and Land Management |
| A capital project is one that adds to the long-term value of a community, such as a community center, a health clinic, a water or sewage treatment plant, or a boardwalk system. Whatever type of capital project you are planning to build, it has the potential to improve the quality of life for everyone in your community. However, it will do this only if you design and build it so that your community can use and maintain it. The goal of this handbook is to help you build your capital project in such a way that it can be maintained and serve community needs for the long-term future. |
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| Title: Business Planning for Rural Alaska Utilities |
| Prepared By: Greg Gould, Planning and Land Management |
As a part of addressing sustainability of capital projects in rural Alaska, funding and constructing agencies require communities to complete a business plan for projects that are being built. Whether it is a water system, wastewater system, bulk fuel farm or power plant, the need for a solid business plan to achieve sustainability is apparent. The goal of this template and guidebook is to assist communities in developing their own business plans for a variety of projects. The electronic template is designed for the community to be able to easily move thorough the business planning process. The guidebook will help the community gather, sort, and organize the required information and then provide a step-by-step guide on how to complete each section in the plan. |
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