1. I/H – Heavy Industrial Zone. The intent of the heavy industrial zone is to provide for and protect productive heavy industry. Areas zoned as heavy industrial should be located so that adjacent nonindustrial areas are buffered from the external effects common to heavy industry including noise, dust, vibration, glare, pollution, heavy traffic and unsightly uses or activities. The area is served by, or intended to have, the necessary level of public utilities and an adequate transportation system as deemed appropriate for the planned use.

2. I/L/C – Light Industrial/Commercial Zone. The intent of the light industrial/commercial zone is to provide for and protect the light industrial and commercial needs of the community. Light industrial land uses are distinct from heavy industrial uses in that they do not create the external effects typical of heavy industry. Enclosed manufacturing, wholesaling and warehousing are typical light industrial uses. Areas designated into the light industrial/commercial zone should be served by, or have access to, public utilities and roadways capable of handling the increased uses caused by business growth within the zone.

3. I/W – Waterfront Industrial Zone. The intent of the waterfront industrial zone is to provide for and protect productive, marine-related heavy industries, including wharfage, natural resource export, milling and major seafood processing. Areas zoned as waterfront industrial should be located so that adjacent nonindustrial areas are buffered from the external effects common to heavy industry including noise, dust, vibration, glare, pollution, heavy traffic and unsightly uses or activities. The area is served by, or intended to have, the necessary level of public utilities and an adequate transportation system as deemed appropriate for the planned use.

4. C – Commercial Zone. The intent of the commercial zone is to protect and enhance areas of existing commercial development and to provide areas for the continued growth of commercial enterprise. The uses in this zone are oriented toward serving the commercial needs of the residents of the borough, the surrounding area and visitors. The area is served by, or is planned to have, the necessary level of utilities and an adequate transportation system as deemed appropriate for the planned use.

5. W – Waterfront Zone. The intent of the waterfront zone is to permit residential, and waterfront-related light industrial and commercial activity compatible with the existing character of the adjacent properties.

6. SSA – Significant Structures Area Zone. The intent of the significant structures area zone is to preserve the architectural character and historic significance of Fort William H. Seward and conserve the waterfront area for public access and use while continuously enhancing opportunities for adaptive reuse, including residential and new business activity in the area. Development in the SSA zone which incorporates design elements including architectural style, open space, sidewalks, trees, landscaped setbacks, plazas, pedestrian amenities and outdoor pedestrian activity areas is encouraged.

7. SR – Single Residential Zone. The intent of the single residential zone is to provide for and protect areas for low density, individual home sites and quiet residential uses. All new development in this zone should be planned to maintain and enhance the single-unit residential character of the existing neighborhood. New development areas included in this zone should be designed and developed to provide residential areas on low volume streets sheltered from other existing or proposed uses. The area is served by, or intended to have, the necessary level of public utilities and an adequate transportation system as deemed appropriate for the planned use.

8. MR – Multiple Residential Zone. The intent of the multiple residential zone is to provide and protect areas for higher density residential development. Other compatible uses that are commonly associated with higher density residential areas, such as small-scale commercial uses designed to serve the neighborhood, may be allowed. The area is served by, or intended to have, the necessary level of public utilities and an adequate transportation system as deemed appropriate for the planned use.

9. RR – Rural Residential Zone. The intent of the rural residential zone is to provide areas for low-density, single-residential, and agricultural uses along with limited, compatible, low-impact commercial uses. The zone has a minimum lot-size of one acre. This zone is intended for areas where development trends, limited transportation and utility systems and physical features indicate the appropriateness of a low intensity use.

10. RMU – Rural Mixed Use Zone. The intent of the rural mixed use zone is to allow for a broad mixture of uses including, as uses-by-right, single and multiple dwelling residential uses and, generally, commercial and light industrial uses by conditional use permit. Where public water or sewer utilities are unavailable, the size, slope, dimension and soil type of subdivision lots must be adequate to support on-site water and wastewater systems to properly serve the planned use of the property.

11. Repealed by Ord. 19-02-522.

12. REC – Recreational Zone. The intent of the recreational zone is to serve the outdoor recreational needs of the community and to provide protection for sensitive habitat areas. Included in this zone are publicly owned lands planned for recreational use. The recreational zoning designation may be applied to conservation easements and privately owned open space as requested by the owner. Lands zoned as recreational may include areas specified for buffers and greenbelts designed for walking, hiking and biking on maintained trails, or stream-bank riparian habitat. Motorized use may be prohibited by ordinance in specific areas.

1. Intent. The intent of this district is to preserve the zoning provisions of the former land use service area No. 1 (Mud Bay) as a rural residential zone and for the people of the Mud Bay community to preserve their lifestyle, community scale, and the basic rights of health, safety and welfare in accordance with the goals and objectives developed from the Haines Borough comprehensive plan.

2. Applicability. This district shall be defined as:

Beginning at the NW corner of Section 14, T31S, R59E, CRM; thence due south to SW corner of Section 26, T31S, R59E CRM; thence southeast to SW corner of Section 21, T32S, R60E CRM; thence due east to SE corner of Section 21, T32S, R60E CRM; thence northeast to NE corner of Section 22, T32S, R60E CRM; thence north-northwest to NE corner of Section 17, T31S, R60E CRM; thence due west to the point of beginning. This describes an area of the Chilkat Peninsula from the southern edge of the Carr’s Cove Subdivision to Seduction Point, and including Kochu Island.

3. Rural Residential Zone (MBRR).

4. Cannery Zone (CA).

1. Intent. The intent of this district is to protect and maintain the water quality, waterfront and watershed of Lutak Inlet and the Chilkoot River system while encouraging a rural lifestyle that includes cottage industry. In addition, there is a desire to maintain the natural environment and its associated fisheries and wildlife by ensuring orderly growth and sensible land use.

2. District Defined. This district is defined as follows:

Beginning at the N.W. Corner of Section 16, Township 30 South, Range 59 East, C.R.M.; thence northwesterly to the summit of Tukagahgo Mt.; thence northwesterly to the summit of Mt. Kashagnak; thence northwesterly to the summit of Klutshah Mt.; thence due east on a straight line to the highest point on the ridge line between the Chilkoot River drainage and the area drained by the Ferebee River; thence in a southeasterly direction from high point to high point along said ridge line to Sanka Point on the west side of Taiyasanka Harbor; thence southwesterly along the Townsite Service Area Limits to the intersection of the west line of Section 9, Township 30 South, Range 59 East, C.R.M. to the N.W. corner of Section 16, the true point of beginning.

3. Rural Residential Zone.

4. Riparian Zone (RI).

1. Intent. Recognizing the borough regions with no previous land use regulation and the need to provide a reasonable transition toward land use regulation, the general use planning/zoning district is intended to allow as broad a range of land uses as possible. This district allows any use, but requires a conditional use permit for high impact uses.

2. Uses-by-Right.¹

3. Prohibited Uses. There are no prohibited uses in this district.

4. Nonconforming Uses. There are no nonconforming uses in this district.

5. Conditional Uses. Landfills, commercial power plants, cemeteries, heliports, and hazardous materials storage facilities require a conditional use permit.

Applications for conditional use permits in the general use zoning district shall be submitted and processed in accordance with Chapter 18.50 HBC, and definitions under HBC 18.20.020 shall apply. (Ord. 23-04-641 § 4; Ord. 22-09-630 § 4; Ord. 22-04-615 § 4; Ord. 20-01-555 § 5; Ord. 19-03-527 § 6; Ord. 19-03-526 § 4; Ord. 19-02-522 § 5; Ord. 19-01-515 § 6; Ord. 18-01-484 § 7; Ord. 13-10-354 § 4; Ord. 13-09-349 §§ 5, 6; Ord. 11-04-262 § 4; Ord. 11-02-257 § 4; Ord. 07-04-153; Ord. 05-05-106; Ord. 04-06-060)