(a) In addition to the power given under AS 18.55.480 - 18.55.960, the corporation may plan and undertake an urban renewal project. In AS 18.55.480 - 18.55.960 an urban renewal project includes undertaking and activity for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slums or blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating areas. An urban renewal project may involve any work or undertaking for this purpose that constitutes a redevelopment project or any rehabilitation or conservation work or any combination of an undertaking or work.
(b) Rehabilitation or conservation work includes
(1) carrying out plans for a program of voluntary or compulsory repair and rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements;
(2) acquisition of real property and demolition, removal, or rehabilitation of buildings and improvements from it where necessary to eliminate unhealthful, insanitary, or unsafe conditions, lessen density, reduce traffic hazards, eliminate obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare, or to otherwise remove or prevent the spread of blight or deterioration, or to provide land for needed public facilities;
(3) installation, construction, or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds, and other improvements necessary for carrying out the objectives of the urban renewal project; and
(4) the disposition, for uses in accordance with the objectives of the urban renewal project, of any property or part of property acquired in the area of the project; disposition shall be in the manner prescribed in AS 18.55.480 - 18.55.960 for the disposition of property in a redevelopment project area.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender
Chapter 55. Housing, Public Buildings, Urban Renewal, and Regional Housing Authorities
Article 3. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Act.
Sec. 18.55.480. Findings and declaration of necessity.
Sec. 18.55.490. Legislative intent.
Sec. 18.55.510. Finding of necessity by municipality.
Sec. 18.55.520. Powers of the corporation.
Sec. 18.55.525. Neighborhood development projects.
Sec. 18.55.530. Preparation and approval of redevelopment plans.
Sec. 18.55.540. Disposal of property in redevelopment project.
Sec. 18.55.550. Eminent domain.
Sec. 18.55.560. Acquisition and development of undeveloped vacant land.
Sec. 18.55.570. Issuance of bonds and notes.
Sec. 18.55.580. Power of corporation to provide additional security for bonds.
Sec. 18.55.590. Remedies of obligee.
Sec. 18.55.600. Bonds as legal investment.
Sec. 18.55.610. Conveyance to federal government on default.
Sec. 18.55.620. Property exempt from taxes and execution.
Sec. 18.55.630. Cooperation by public bodies.
Sec. 18.55.650. Title of purchaser of project property.
Sec. 18.55.660. Additional powers of governing body.
Sec. 18.55.670. Preparation of general plan by local governing body.
Sec. 18.55.680. Urban renewal projects; definition.
Sec. 18.55.690. Urban renewal plan; definition.
Sec. 18.55.700. Powers with respect to urban renewal.
Sec. 18.55.710. Public bodies authorized to assist in urban renewal projects.
Sec. 18.55.720. Corporation may delegate functions to municipalities and public bodies.
Sec. 18.55.730. Agreements for exercising powers and granting assistance.
Sec. 18.55.740. Workable program.
Sec. 18.55.750. Municipality may repair, etc., dwellings unfit for habitation.
Sec. 18.55.760. Ordinances relating to unfit dwellings.
Sec. 18.55.770. What ordinance must include.
Sec. 18.55.780. Petition or finding that dwelling is unfit and filing of complaint.
Sec. 18.55.790. Pleadings and hearing.
Sec. 18.55.800. Rules of evidence do not control in hearings before the corporation.
Sec. 18.55.810. Findings and order.
Sec. 18.55.820. Ordinance to fix percentage of cost as reasonable.
Sec. 18.55.830. Failure of owner to comply with order.
Sec. 18.55.840. Costs of repair, etc., are a lien.
Sec. 18.55.850. Disposition of material where dwelling is removed or demolished.
Sec. 18.55.870. Manner of serving parties in interest.
Sec. 18.55.880. Injunction to prevent corporation from proceeding.
Sec. 18.55.890. Remedies provided are exclusive.
Sec. 18.55.900. Ordinance may give corporation additional powers.
Sec. 18.55.910. Municipality to prepare estimate of costs of administration.
Sec. 18.55.920. AS 18.55.750 - 18.55.930 not a limitation on municipalities.
Sec. 18.55.930. Powers of a municipality to control use and occupancy of dwellings.
Sec. 18.55.932. Urban redevelopment or urban renewal in a disaster area.
Sec. 18.55.934. State aid for an urban redevelopment or urban renewal project in a disaster area.