Administrative overview · FIPS 02100
Haines Borough County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Haines Borough Planning and Zoning Department
For a project in or near Haines Borough, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
907-766-6410 (Planner II); 907-766-6401 (Planning and Zoning Technician); borough main line 907-766-6400
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Haines Borough Administration Building, 103 Third Avenue South, Haines, AK 99827; mailing address PO Box 1209, Haines, AK 99827.
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM.
Review expectation
N/A. The reviewed Haines Borough materials did not publish a standard review turnaround; conditional-use applications may proceed to a Planning Commission public hearing.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Haines Borough
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Haines Borough Planning and Zoning Department is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 907-766-6410 (Planner II); 907-766-6401 (Planning and Zoning Technician); borough main line 907-766-6400.
How long might review take?
N/A. The reviewed Haines Borough materials did not publish a standard review turnaround; conditional-use applications may proceed to a Planning Commission public hearing.
How are inspections scheduled?
No routine borough building-inspection scheduling process was published. Planning and Zoning directs applicants to determine the required land-use, conditional-use, site-development or construction-declaration filing and to contact the Planner or Planning Technician. Separate state, utility, septic, fire or other agency approvals may apply.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
N/A for a boroughwide building-code edition or general building-inspection program. The Borough’s published system is primarily land-use, zoning, site-development and construction-declaration regulation. Alaska’s residential baseline is the 2018 International Residential Code with Alaska amendments where the state standard applies, but the Borough materials reviewed do not establish that Haines enforces a single 2026 building-code edition across all projects. Within the townsite, construction that changes a structure’s footprint may require a land-use or conditional-use permit; applicants must check the parcel, zoning district and use chart. Outside the townsite service area, construction declarations are required for new construction exceeding $5,000 in assessed value or 500 square feet, with no exception stated on the official FAQ. Fences outside the townsite service area and low-impact uses may be treated differently under the zoning code; contact Planning before relying on an exemption.