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(a) A district plan must include a description of the land and water uses and activities that are subject to the district plan. The uses and activities subject to a district plan are limited to those included in 11 AAC 112.200 - 11 AAC 112.240, 11 AAC 112.260 - 11 AAC 112.280, and (b) - (i) of this section.
(b) A district shall consider the likelihood of occurrence of natural hazards in the coastal area and may designate natural hazard areas.
(c) A district shall consider and may designate areas of recreational use. Criteria for designation of areas of recreational use are
(1) the area receives significant use by persons engaging in recreational pursuits; or
(2) the area has potential for recreational use because of physical, biological, or cultural features.
(d) A district shall consider and may designate areas of tourism use. Criteria for designation of areas of tourism use are the area receives or has the potential to receive significant use by the visitor industry using cruise ships, floatplanes, helicopters, buses, or other means of conveying groups of persons to and within the area.
(e) A district shall consider and may designate, in cooperation with the state, sites suitable for the development of major energy facilities.
(f) A district shall consider and may designate areas of the coast suitable for the location or development of facilities related to commercial fishing and seafood processing.
(g) Except in nonsubsistence areas as identified under AS 16.05.258 , a district may, after consultation with appropriate state agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, Native corporations, and other appropriate persons or groups, designate areas in which a subsistence use is an important use of coastal resources and designate such areas.
(h) A district shall consider and may designate portions of habitat areas listed in 11 AAC 112.300(a) (1) - (8) and other habitats in the coastal area as important habitat if
(1) the use of those designated portions have a direct and significant impact on coastal water; and
(2) the designated portions are shown by written scientific evidence to be biologically and significantly productive.
(i) A district shall consider and may designate areas of the coast that are important to the study, understanding, or illustration of national, state, or local history or prehistory.
(j) Areas proposed for designation by a district under (b) - (i) of this section are subject to public review and comment under 11 AAC 114.300 - 11 AAC 114.330 or 11 AAC 114.345(a) - (j) before approval by the commissioner.
History: Eff. 7/1/2004, Register 170; am 10/29/2004, Register 172; am 6/25/2005, Register 174
Authority: AS 46.39.010
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