Peppered throughout Interior Alaska, certain kinds of properties make themselves known to the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the City of Fairbanks by creating problems for neighbors.
Published: Feb. 16, 2024 at 5:11 PM AKSTFAIRBANKS, Alaska - These places, sometimes referred to as nuisance properties, take many different forms and it ultimately comes down to the borough or the city to take action.Instead, certain code-violating properties are referred to as junkyards.
Complaints can involve a junkyard in residential areas, where they’re not allowed, or junk encroaching on a public right-of-way, making the road difficult to maintain. According to Spillman, the borough has programs available for property owners looking to come into compliance. Because these buildings often are not hooked up to water or a safe heating system, they can become a fire hazard. “People are trying to stay warm, and so they will use whatever means, whether it’s a camp stove or even by building a stove or a fire using wood or other materials, flammable materials, and so that’s where some of these structures have caught on fire.
A third category happens when an excessive number of vehicles are parked in the area around a property,
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