Alaska Administrative Code › Title 15 - Revenue › Chapter 152 - AHFC Rural Housing › Article 9 - General Provisions; Appeals › 15 AAC 152.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to the terms provided at
				  15 AAC 150.900, the following
				  terms have the following meanings for purposes of this chapter:
(1) "economic life" means the estimated
				period over which any improvements on the property contribute to the value of
				the property;
(2) "family" means
				those individuals executing the mortgage note and deed of trust and their
				dependents who occupy the residence on a permanent basis;
(3) "household" means all persons, regardless
				of whether they are members of the family, who occupy the residence on a
				permanent basis as full- or part-time residents;
(4) "local governmental entity" means a
				borough or city incorporated under state law which has jurisdiction over the
				area in which the subject housing is located or is to be located; in the
				absence of a municipality incorporated under state law, "local government
				entity" also means the Native village government or corporation recognized by
				the people of the Native village in which the subject housing is located or is
				to be located;
(5) "mobile home"
				means manufactured housing with a certification label required by  24 C.F.R.
				Part 3282.362(c)(2)(C), or a certification label permitted by 24 C.F.R. Part
				3282.18, and attesting that the mobile home is in conformance with federal
				standards for Zone III construction, as set out in  24 C.F.R. Part 3280, Subpart
				F;
(6) "multi-family" means housing
				which consists of two or more living units;
(7) "nonconforming housing" means housing
				which exhibits one or more characteristics, with respect to design,
				construction practices, materials, foundation systems, utilities, and minimum
				space requirements, which are not common to the community in which the property
				is located and which would ordinarily preclude financing by private financial
				institutions;
(8) "renovation or
				improvement" means the repair, remodeling, rehabilitation, expansion,
				renovation, or improvement of the housing structure, on-site water and sewer
				installations, and other on-site utility installations acceptable to the
				Corporation;
(9) "resident of
				Alaska" means a person who maintains a primary place of residency in Alaska
				with the intention of continuing that residence indefinitely;
(10) "small community" means a community with
				a population of 6,500 or less that is not connected by road or rail to
				Anchorage or Fairbanks; or with a population of 1,600 or less that is connected
				by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks and at least fifty statute miles
				outside of Anchorage or twenty-five statute miles outside of Fairbanks; in this
				paragraph "connected by road" does not include a connection by the Alaska
				Marine Highway system or roads outside the boundary of the State of
				Alaska;
(11) "very small community"
				means a community with a population of 1400 or less, not connected to Anchorage
				or Fairbanks by road or rails; in this paragraph "connected by road" does not
				include a connection by the Alaska Marine Highway system or roads outside the
				boundary of the State of Alaska.
The substance of
					 15 AAC 152.990 is derived from
					 19 AAC 80.900 and
					 19 AAC 82.900. The history note
					 for 15 AAC 152.990 does not reflect
					 the history of the sections under
					 19 AAC 80.900 and
					 19 AAC 82.900.
Authority:
AS
					 18.55.998
AS 18.56.088
AS 18.56.109
AS 18.56.400
AS
					 18.56.430