Alaska — No Statewide Short-Term Rental Preemption (AK)
Tracked preemption from the Alaska overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2026-05-20
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:AK
Other Alaska preemptions
Alaska — No Statewide Density / ADU / IZ / Design PreemptionAlaska Coastal Management Program — Terminated 2011 (No Statewide Coastal Overlay)Alaska AS 29.40.010 — Borough-Level Zoning Enabling (No State Override)Alaska AS 29.10.200 — Home-Rule Procedural FloorAlaska AS 29.40.020 — Comprehensive Plan Consistency DoctrineAlaska AS 29.40.130 — State-Owned Airport Noise & Hazard CoordinationAlaska — Federal & ANCSA Native Lands Parcel Layer (Non-Zoned)Alaska Title 38 — State Proprietary Land Preemption (Parcel-Level)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
always true
Preempted fields
1 field on the base district schema is rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
str_regulation | override | local_only | STR regulation is entirely a local matter; populate STR fields in the city record from municipal code. Anchorage AMC 21.05.060, CBJ 49.25, and Kenai Peninsula Borough registration regimes are local-only. |
Citation
Authority source
Negative finding — confirmed via 31st–34th Alaska Legislature bill review (2019–2026); no enacted statewide STR statute
§ n/a (no statute exists)
Research notes
Recorded as a negative overlay so the absence of state STR preemption is explicit and auditable. The state collects a vehicle rental tax; bed tax is levied locally. No 34th Legislature bill changes this posture.