Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- MSB § 8.45.010(A)
- Adopted codes
- IBC, IMC, UPC, IFC, IFGC by reference
- Applies to
- Buildings constructed, improved, or modified
- Inspections
- Borough inspector, MSB § 8.45.020
- Hazard buildings
- Condemnation process, MSB § 8.45.030
Summary
The borough does not write its own building code; MSB § 8.45.010 adopts the International Building Code, International Mechanical Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, International Fire Code, and International Fuel and Gas Code by reference for any building or structure constructed, improved, or modified within the borough.
(A) The borough adopts by reference the following codes for the regulation of buildings and structures which are constructed, improved, or modified within the borough: (1) International Mechanical Code, as adopted by 13 AAC 50.023; (2) International Building Code, as adopted by 13 AAC 50.020; (3) Uniform Plumbing Code, as adopted by 8 AAC 63.010; ... (5) International Fire Code, as adopted by 13 AAC 50.025; and (6) International Fuel and Gas Code, as adopted by 13 AAC 50.024.
Full Breakdown
024. These adoptions tie the borough's construction rules directly to the state's own administrative code citations rather than a locally drafted amendment set. 020. 030, and after a hearing on 30 days' notice to the owner, order removal or demolition, with the owner given at least 30 more days to remove the building before the borough acts; if the borough removes it, costs are charged first against salvaged material and then against the land like unpaid taxes. 45.
Violations & Fines
Violations of Chapter 8.45, including work done outside the adopted IBC, IMC, UPC, IFC, and IFGC standards, are infractions under MSB § 8.45.030(B), with remedies, enforcement actions, and penalties consistent with MSB Chapter 1.45. A condemned building's owner who fails to remove or demolish it after the required 30-day notice and hearing period may have the borough remove it and charge the cost against the property.
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Sources & Official References
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