Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 40.15.070 (2026)
Platting authority
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Sec. 40.15.070. Platting authority.
(a) If land proposed to be subdivided or dedicated is situated within a municipality that has the power of land use regulation and that is exercising platting authority, the proposed subdivision or dedication shall be submitted to the municipal platting authority for approval. A subdivision may not be filed and recorded until it is approved by the platting authority.
(b) The Department of Natural Resources is the platting authority in the areas of the state not described in (a) of this section.
(a) If land proposed to be subdivided or dedicated is situated within a municipality that has the power of land use regulation and that is exercising platting authority, the proposed subdivision or dedication shall be submitted to the municipal platting authority for approval. A subdivision may not be filed and recorded until it is approved by the platting authority.
(b) The Department of Natural Resources is the platting authority in the areas of the state not described in (a) of this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1982–1988 · leading case: State v. Anderson, 749 P.2d 1342 (Alaska 1988).
State v. Anderson, 749 P.2d 1342 (Alaska 1988). “The recorder shall not accept a subdivision or dedication for filing unless it shows this approval. If no platting authority exists as provided in §§ 70-130 of this chapter, lands may be sold without approval.”
State v. Weidner, 684 P.2d 103 (Alaska 1984). “010 and AS 40.15.070 that all subdivisions or dedications of land be submitted to the borough planning commission for approval.”
Kenai Peninsula Borough v. Kenai Peninsula Bd. of Realtors, Inc., 652 P.2d 471 (Alaska 1982). “AS 40.15.070. . AS 40.15.010 in relevant part provides: Before the lots or tracts of any subdivision or dedication may be sold or offered for sale, the subdivision or dedication shall be submitted for approval to the authority having jurisdiction, as prescribed in this chapter.”
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