Alaska Administrative Code › Title 17 - Transportation and Public Facilities › Chapter 10 - Engineering: Encroachments, Driveways, and Road Approaches › Article 2 - Driveway and Approach Road Permits › 17 AAC 10.065 - Fees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except for an application for a permit to
				which 17 AAC 10.060(c)
				applies, an applicant for a driveway or approach road permit under
				17 AAC 10.060 shall pay a
				nonrefundable application fee of $100 when an application is
				submitted.
(b) An applicant for a
				permit, to which
				17 AAC 10.060(c)
				applies, shall pay to the department a retainer that is the lesser of $5,000 or
				25 percent of a sum to which the applicant and the department have agreed for
				the review of the permit application and any inspection of mitigation efforts
				that is necessary under
				17 AAC 10.075. When the department
				receives the retainer amount agreed upon, the department will establish a
				non-interest bearing trust account for the applicant, and credit the retainer
				to the account. As the department bills its fees for the review of the permit
				application or inspection of mitigation efforts, those fees will be charged
				against the retainer credit balance in the account, and the billing will
				reflect the remaining credit balance. After the credit balance is exhausted,
				the applicant shall pay the billings as they are presented. After a permit is
				issued under
				17 AAC 10.080 the department will
				refund the remaining balance, if any, to the applicant. Failure by an applicant
				to pay any billing, at the time all necessary mitigation efforts are completed,
				is a basis to deny issuance of a permit.
(c) A permittee for a driveway or approach
				road that is not subject to
				17 AAC 10.060(c)
				shall pay a $500 performance deposit to the department to reimburse the
				department for any actual expenses that the department incurs removing a
				driveway or approach road that was incorrectly installed, or curing any defects
				that relate to the physical features of the driveway or approach road. If a
				permittee constructs a driveway or approach road in a manner consistent with
				the permit issued and the provisions of
				17 AAC 10.040, the department will
				refund the performance deposit upon inspection by the department. Except for
				recovering the cost of restoring or repairing drainage structures, other
				appurtenances to a highway, or a roadway prism that are damaged during the
				installation of a driveway or approach road, the department will not assess
				against a permittee any expenses of removal or cure that exceed $500. If the
				actual expenses of removal or cure are less than $500, the department will
				refund to the permittee the remaining balance of the performance deposit. The
				department will place a performance deposit in a non-interest bearing trust
				account. If a permittee's activities damage drainage structures, other
				appurtenances to a highway, or a roadway prism, a permittee shall reimburse the
				department for the actual costs of restoration and repair.
(d) If a permitted driveway or approach road
				has a projected construction cost of less than $1,500, as determined by the
				department, the department will, in its discretion, waive the payment of the
				performance deposit under this section, if
(1)
				the permittee has not violated the terms of any other driveway or approach road
				permit issued under the provisions of
				17 AAC 10.020 or
				17 AAC 10.060; and
(2) deviation from accepted design practices
				will not compromise the design or safety of the highway.