{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.60.070","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.60.070","heading":"Standards for location and regulation.","body":"The commissioner of public safety, the city council, and organized borough assembly, in considering applications and regulations, shall take into account\n(1) the nature and development of surrounding property;\n(2) the need to protect the local economy, adjacent land owners, and the motoring public from economically depressing and unsightly roadside locations;\n(3) the proximity of churches, schools, hospitals, public buildings, recreation areas, or other places of public gathering;\n(4) the sufficiency in number of other similar business establishments in the vicinity;\n(5) the adequacy of fences and other types of enclosures to prevent the unsightly display of a junk yard;\n(6) the health, safety, and general welfare of the public;\n(7) the suitability of the applicant to establish, maintain, or operate the business under AS 08.60.050 — 08.60.100.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.60.070","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"1c8bd809456a3d04700c4379fad2def094bf4bbfcc25bda5f807353296c26e4a","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.60.060","next":"us-ak/as-08.60.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
