In a 4-2 vote, the Haines Borough Assembly adopted an ordinance on Tuesday that defines yurts and container homes and restricts their use in some zones of the townsite.
The final ordinance included an amendment to allow yurts and container homes in more places than would have been allowed by the original draft ordinance, which would have prohibited the structures as permanent dwellings in the townsite except in the rural mixed-use and rural residential zones.