Unorganized Borough Plats

Unorganized Borough Platting Authority

On May 20, 1998 AS 40.15 was amended and Article 4, Platting in Areas Outside Certain Municipalities was added, which took affect on August 18, 1998. This established the Department of Natural Resources as the platting authority for the Unorganized Borough. Any subdivision, as defined in AS 40.15.900, must be platted and approved by a platting authority in order to be recorded.

Local platting authority is granted to organized boroughs and incorporated cities and municipalities. If your property lies within a incorporated city or borough, you should contact the appropriate office to determine whether or not they are exercising their platting authority. The Department of Commerce, Division of Community and Regional Affairs maintains a wide variety of data that can be access under "Mapping, Analytics, and Data Resources", including the Community Database Online where you can learn about your community.