Section 3 AAC 180.110 - Determination of social unit(a) A community under AS 29.60.879 is a social unit if (1) the persons residing in that area are a discrete and identifiable unit based on evidence of (B) sources of employment;(D) permanency of dwelling units; or(E) presence of a commercial establishment; and(2) the geographic area in which the persons reside is proportionate in size to that number of persons; in determining whether this standard has been met, the department may consider the physical topography of the area, the use of the land, land ownership patterns, and other factors that could affect population density; an area with a population density of at least 14 persons per square mile is considered to have met this standard.(b) Individuals residing in one or more of the following places are not a social unit under AS 29.60.879: (1) a place where public access or the right to reside at the location is restricted;(2) a place that is contiguous to a city and is dependent upon the city to the extent that it exists only because the city exists;(3) a place provided by an employer that is populated primarily by persons who are required to reside there as a condition of their employment.Eff. 5/15/2008, Register 186; am 10/8/2008, Register 188; am 12/22/2017,Register 224, January 2018Authority:AS 29.60.865
AS 29.60.879
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