CHAPTER 1.05: BOROUGH NAME AND LOCATION

Section

1.05.010    Name

1.05.020    Seat

1.05.030    Incorporation date

1.05.040    Borough seal

1.05.050    Borough boundaries

1.05.010 NAME.

The name of the borough shall be the “Matanuska-Susitna Borough.”

(Ord. 84-34, §§ 2 (part), 1984)

1.05.020 SEAT.

The borough seat shall be at Palmer, Alaska. (This borough seat is subject to referendum at any time.)

(Ord. 84-34, § 2 (part), 1984)

1.05.030 INCORPORATION DATE.

The borough was incorporated on January 1, 1964 as a second-class borough, as determined by an election held October 1, 1963, and as evidenced by the certificate of the secretary of state, state of Alaska, dated December 13, 1963, declaring:

I, HUGH J. WADE, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT, an official state canvass of the December 3rd borough incorporation election for the Palmer-Wasilla-Talkeetna Election District No. 7 was held in the office of the secretary of state at Juneau, Alaska on December 12, 1963.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed hereto the seal of the state of Alaska, at Juneau, the capital, this thirteenth day of December, A.D. 1963.

(Ord. 84-34, § 2 (part), 1984)§

1.05.040 BOROUGH SEAL.

The borough shall have a seal having two concentric circles. The outer circle shall be formed to depict a ribbon and bear the words “MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH SEAL” and the date 1964. Also included within the outer circle shall be the images of a moose, mountain sheep, salmon and a bear. The center of the seal shall consist of a mural using the “horn of plenty” as the foreground theme. Included in the central part of the seal shall be a cow, representing the dairy business; logs and trees to represent timber products; a coal miner with his pick and ore car, representing mining; and a skier running down a slope with a background of mountain peaks topped by a brilliant sun.

(Ord. 84-34, § 2 (part), 1984)

1.05.050 BOROUGH BOUNDARIES.

The boundaries of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are described as set forth in Table 1.05.050.

TABLE 1.05.050: MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH BOUNDARIES

Township

Range

Section

Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska

 

 

Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska

 

 

T17S

R1W, R2W, R1E through R6E

All

T18S

R1W, R2W, R1E through R6E

All

T18S

R3W through R9W

25 through 36 of each range

T18S

R10W

25 through 36 excepting those portions of Sections 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 lying north and west of the southeasterly boundary of the Denali National Park

T18S

R11W

All excepting those portions lying north and west of the southeasterly boundary of the Denali National Park

T19S

R11W, R12W, R13W

All excepting those portions lying north and west of the southeasterly boundary of the Denali National Park

T19S

R1W through R10W R1E through R6E

All

T20S

R13W, R14W, R15W

All excepting those portions lying north and west of the southeasterly boundary of the Denali National Park

T20S

R1W through R12W R1E through R6E

All

T21S

R15W, R16W, R17W

All excepting those portions lying north and west of the southeasterly boundary of the Denali National Park

T21S

R1W through R14W R1E through R6E

All

T22S

R17W, R18W, R19W

All excepting those portions lying north and west of the southeasterly boundary of the Denali National Park

T22S

R1W through R16W R1E through R6E

All

Copper River Meridian, Alaska

 

 

T1N

R10W, R11W

All

T2N

R10W, R11W

All

T3N

R10W, R11W

All

T4N

R10W, R11W

All

T5N

R10W, R11W

All

T6N

R7W through R10W

All

T7N

R7W through R10W

All

T8N

R7W through R10W

All

T9N

R7W through R10W

All

T10N

R7W through R10W

All

T11N

R7W through R10W

All

T12N

R7W through R10W

All

T13N

R7W through R10W

All

T14N

R7W through R10W

All

T1S

R10W, R11W

All

T2S

R10W, R11W

All

T3S

R10W, R11W

All

T4S

R10W, R11W

All

Seward Meridian, Alaska

 

 

T12N

R7W, R8W, R9W

All excepting those portions lying south and west of a line connecting the protracted southeast corner of T13N, R10W, located at Longitude 150°58′18″W, Latitude 61°10′00″N, and the protracted southeast corner of T12N, R9W located at Longitude 150°46′37″W, Latitude 61°04′49″N; and those portions lying south and east of a line connecting the protracted southeast corner of T12N, R9W located at Longitude 150°46′37″W, Latitude 61°04′49″N, and the protracted northeast corner of T12, R7W located at 150°26′01″W, Latitude 61°10′01″N.

T13N

R4W, R5W, R6W

All excepting those portions located south and east of a line connecting the protracted northeast corner of T12N, R7W, located at Longitude 156°26′01″W, Latitude 61°10′01″N, and the protracted northeast corner of Section 16, T13N, R4W, located at Longitude 149°59′07″W, Latitude 61°13′29″N, and those portions lying south and east of a line connecting the protracted northeast corner of Section 16, T13N, R4W, located at Longitude 149°59′07″W, Latitude 61°13′29″N, and the protracted northeast corner of Section 36, T14N, R4W, located at Longitude 149°55′31″W, Latitude 61°18′41″N.

T13N

R7W, R8W, R9W

All

T14N

R3W, R4W

All excepting those portions lying south and east of a line connecting the protracted northeast corner of Section 16, T13N, R4W, located at Longitude 149°59’07"W, Latitude 61°13’29"N, and the protracted northeast corner of Section 36, T14N, R4W, located at Longitude 149°55’31"W, Latitude 61°18’41"N, and those portions lying south and east of a line connecting the protracted northeast corner of Section 36, T14N, R4W, located at Longitude 149°55’31"W, Latitude 61°18’41"N, and the protracted northwest corner of Section 13, T15N, R3W, located at Longitude 149°44’46"W, Latitude 61°23’52"N.

T14N

R5W through R11W

All

T15N

R2W, R3W

All excepting those portions lying south and east of a line connecting the protracted northeast corner of Section 36, T14N, R4W, located at Longitude 149°55’31"W, Latitude 61°18’41"N, and the protracted northwest corner of Section 13, T15N, R3W, located at Longitude 149°44’46"W, Latitude 61°23’52"N, and those portions lying south and east of a line connecting the protracted northwest corner of Section 13, T15N, R3W, located at Longitude 149°44’46"W, Latitude 61°23’52"N, and the southeast corner of Section 12, T16N, R1W.

T15N

R4W through R11W

All

T16N

R1W, R2W

All excepting those portions lying south and east of a line connecting the protracted northwest corner of Section 13, T15N, R3W, located at Longitude 149°44’46"W, Latitude 61°23’52"N, and the southeast corner of Section 12, T16N, R1W.

T16N

R3W through R20W

All

T16N

R21W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00"W.

T16N

R1E

1 through 14, 23, 24

T16N

R2E through R12E

All

T17N

R1W through R20W

All

T17N

R21W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00"W.

T17N

R1E through R12E

All

T18N

R1W through R20W

All

T18N

R21W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00"W.

T18N

R1E through R12E

All

T19N

R1W through R20W

All

T19N

R21W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00"W.

T19N

R1E through R12E

All

T20N

R1W through R20W

All

T20N

R21W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00"W.

T20N

R1E through R12E

All

T21N

R1W through R19W

All

T21N

R20W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00"W.

T21N

R1E through R12E

All

T22N

R1W through R19W

All

T22N

R20W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00”W.

T22N

R1E through R12E

All

T23N

R1W through R19W

All

T23N

R20W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00”W.

T23N

R1E through R12E

All

T24N

R1W through R19W

All

T24N

R20W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00”W.

T24N

R1E through R12E

All

T25N

R1W through R19W

All

T25N

R20W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00”W.

T25N

R1E through R12E

All

T26N

R1W through R19W

All

T26N

R20W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00”W.

T26N

R1E through R12E

All

T27N

R1W through R19W

All

T27N

R20W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00”W.

T27N

R1E through R12E

All

T28N

R1W through R19W

All

T28N

R20W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00”W.

T28N

R1E through R12E

All

T29N

R1W through R19W

All

T29N

R20W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00”W.

T29N

R1E through R12E

All

T30N

R1W through R19W

All

T30N

R20W

All excepting those portions lying west of the line of Longitude 153°00’00”W.

T30N

R1E through R12E

All

T31N

R1W through R13W

All

T31N

R14W

Sections 1 through 3, 10 through 15, 22 through 27 and 34 through 36, excepting those portions of Sections 1 through 3 lying north and west of the southeasterly boundary of the Denali National Park.

T31N

R1E through R12E

All

T32N

R1W through R11W

All

T32N

R12W through R14W

All excepting those portions lying north and west of the southeasterly boundary of the Denali National Park.

T32N

R1E through R12E

All

T33N

R1W through R9W

All

T33N

R10W through R12W

All excepting those portions lying north and west of the southeasterly boundary of the Denali National Park.

T33NR1E through R12EAll

 

 

All within the Palmer, Talkeetna, Mt. McKinley, Chitna, Valdez, Fairbanks, Nenana and Anchorage Recording Districts, Third and Fourth Judicial Districts, Alaska.

(Ord. 86-118, § 2, 1986)