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Assembly adopts ordinance allowing personal, noncommercial use of borough tidelands

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly · February 9, 2026
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The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly adopted Ordinance 20‑99 to permit limited personal, noncommercial use of borough tidelands without a lease while preserving borough oversight and requiring state permits for in‑water work; the motion passed unanimously.

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on Feb. 9 adopted Ordinance 20‑99, amending KGBC chapter 11.55 to allow personal, noncommercial use of borough‑owned tidelands without requiring a formal lease.

Assemblymember Eleanor Thompson moved to adopt the ordinance after staff clarified that the change would not remove borough zoning or land‑use authority…

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