7.08.010 Fire service area No. 1.
A. Establishment of Fire Service Area No. 1. Borough fire service area No. 1 is established with area and boundaries as set forth on a plat. The boundaries of fire service area No. 1 are described as that portion of the borough along and accessible from the following roads and outside the townsite service area boundaries:
Area A – All land between the Chilkat River on the west and the 2,000-foot elevation level on the east, starting at the townsite service area boundary and continuing to approximately Mile 15, Haines Highway.
Area B – All land between the townsite service area southern boundary on Mud Bay Road and the east/west line created by the southern boundary of Lot 5, Section 13, T31S, R59E.
Area C – Beginning at the N.W. corner of Section 9, Township 30 South, Range 59 East, C.R.M.; thence due south to the 2,000-foot elevation line; thence along said line in a northerly direction to its intersection with the north boundary line of Section 27, Township 29 South, Range 58 East, C.R.M.; thence due east along said section line to the N.E. corner of Section 30, Township 29 South, Range 59 East, C.R.M.; thence due south along the eastern boundary of said section to its intersection with the mean high tide line of Lutak Inlet; thence along said line in a northerly direction gradually becoming southerly around the northern end of Lutak Inlet to the true point of beginning.
Area D – All property on the Chilkat Peninsula south of the existing townsite service area and Fire District #1 boundaries, excluding all property on the east side of Flat Bay (east and south of the Nelson Sub-Division).
B. Services Provided. The services provided within fire service area No. 1 shall be fire protection, prevention, and safety, including, but not limited to, construction of facilities and purchase of real and personal property as required.
C. Repealed by Ord. 13-03-321.
D. Borough Service Area Tax Levy.
1. The assembly shall levy and collect an annual tax from each property owner within fire service area No. 1, which will be deposited in a special borough service area fund. The borough shall allocate on behalf of the Haines volunteer fire department a sum equivalent to the total taxes levied, no later than October 31st of each year. Delinquent service area taxes shall be collected by the borough in the same manner as other delinquent real property taxes within the borough, as set forth in the code and statutes.
2. Differential taxation is applicable to properties within the fire service area, with the objective of approximating the relationship between cost borne and level of service which can be provided.
3. A differential rate of taxation is applicable at a 25 percent reduction for properties within the fire service area based on a response time greater than 40 minutes as determined by the Haines Borough fire department. “Response time” is defined as the arrival of a hose from a fire truck to the property as referenced in the pre-fire plan developed by the Haines volunteer fire department. The property owner seeking an exemption shall file a written application to the borough manager prior to January 1st of the year the exemption will apply. The assembly shall review exemptions periodically.
E. State Revenue Sharing Funds. The borough shall apply for state revenue sharing funds, if available, on behalf of fire service area No. 1. (Ord. 13-03-321 § 4; Ord. 08-02-176; Ord. 07-07-160)