The commissioner of public safety, the city council, and organized borough assembly, in considering applications and regulations, shall take into account (1) the nature and development of surrounding property; (2) the need to protect the local economy, adjacent land owners, and the motoring public from economically depressing and unsightly roadside locations; (3) the proximity of churches, schools, hospitals, public buildings, recreation areas, or other places of public gathering; (4) the sufficiency in number of other similar business establishments in the vicinity; (5) the adequacy of fences and other types of enclosures to prevent the unsightly display of a junk yard; (6) the health, safety, and general welfare of the public; (7) the suitability of the applicant to establish, maintain, or operate the business under AS 08.60.050 - 08.60.100.
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