The Haines Borough Assembly passed an ordinance on Tuesday that requires land use permits for site development in the townsite, Mud Bay, and Lutak zones, exempting the majority of the land in the borough, which falls in the general use zone.
The ordinance exempted the general use zone after residents petitioned the past two weeks against the permitting system for “any area outside the townsite.” Last week, petitioners gathered about 50 signatures, and ahead of…