Authority to zone county property outside corporate limits of municipality.

(a) The Limestone County Commission may divide any territory at its discretion within the county, but outside of the corporate limits of any municipality in the county into business, industrial, and residential zones or districts including, but not limited to, zones or districts where blasting may be carried out and the terms and conditions under which blasting may be carried out and may provide the kind, character, and use of structures and improvements that may be erected or made within the several zones or districts established and, from time to time, may rearrange or alter the boundaries of the zones or districts and may also adopt ordinances as necessary to carry into effect and make effective this section; provided, however, agricultural and forest property assessed for ad valorem tax purposes at current use value as defined in Section 40-7-25.1, shall be zoned as agricultural and forest property.

(b) Any zoning ordinance adopted pursuant to this section may be enforced by the county commission by an action for injunctive relief in the Circuit Court of Limestone County.

(Act 99-179, p. 205, § 1.)