Anchorage, AK Swimming Pools & Spas: Fencing & Safety Requirements (2026)

All spas and hot tubs shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from all property lines, and shall not be counted in calculating lot coverage.

ii. In class A improvement areas and in the R-7 district, all detached accessory structures under this use shall cumulatively be no larger than 50 percent of the total gross floor area of the principal structure.

iii. In class B improvement areas, except for the R-7 district, all detached accessory structures under this use shall cumulatively be no larger than five percent of the lot area, up to a maximum of 5,000 square feet.

12. Home occupation.

a. Definition. An activity that results in a product or service, carried out for consideration or not, and conducted as a customary, incidental, and accessory use in a dwelling unit. This use expressly does not include bed and breakfasts, hobby farms, large domestic animal facilities, small and large assisted living facilities, or adult or child care homes.

b. Use-specific standards. A home occupation may be conducted in a dwelling unit or in a building accessory to a dwelling unit provided that:

i. A permanent resident of the dwelling unit is engaged in the home occupation on the premises;

ii. Only one nonresident may be engaged in the home occupation on the premises;

iii. The use of a dwelling unit for a home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its residential use. This standard is met by and limited to one of the following in class A areas: