Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 29.05.021 (2026)
Limitations on incorporation of a city
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Sec. 29.05.021. Limitations on incorporation of a city.
(a) A community in the unorganized borough may not incorporate as a city if the services to be provided by the proposed city can be provided by annexation to an existing city.
(b) A community within a borough may not incorporate as a city if the services to be provided by the proposed city can be provided on an areawide or nonareawide basis by the borough in which the proposed city is located, or by annexation to an existing city.
(a) A community in the unorganized borough may not incorporate as a city if the services to be provided by the proposed city can be provided by annexation to an existing city.
(b) A community within a borough may not incorporate as a city if the services to be provided by the proposed city can be provided on an areawide or nonareawide basis by the borough in which the proposed city is located, or by annexation to an existing city.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Keane v. Local Boundary Comm'n, 893 P.2d 1239 (Alaska 1995).
Keane v. Local Boundary Comm'n, 893 P.2d 1239 (Alaska 1995). “Keane contends that AS 29.05.021(b) prohibits the incorporation of a city when formation of a service area is theoretically possible, or at least when formation of a service area is “reasonable” or “practicable.”
Alaska Stat. § 29.05.021(b): 1 case
Keane v. Local Boundary Comm'n, 893 P.2d 1239 (Alaska 1995). “Keane contends that AS 29.05.021(b) prohibits the incorporation of a city when formation of a service area is theoretically possible, or at least when formation of a service area is “reasonable” or “practicable.”
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