11-19-17
Section 11-19-17 Manner in which territory zoned. For the purpose of providing for the division
of the territory into districts, consonant with the conditions provided in this section, the
county planning commission may make and certify to the county commission a single zoning plan
for all the territory of the area which lies within the jurisdiction of the county planning
commission or may make and certify separate and successive zoning plans for parts of the flood-prone
area for which technical information is available or which for other reasons it deems to have
appropriate territorial unity for a zoning plan, and correspondingly any zoning ordinance
or resolution enacted by the county commission may cover and include the whole territory lying
within its jurisdiction or such territory as the county commission deems to be an appropriate
territorial unit for a zoning plan; provided, that no resolution governing more or less than
the entire area shall be enacted or put into effect until...
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45-44-260.09
Section 45-44-260.09 Zoning; grant of power. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety,
morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare of the county, the planning commission,
with the approval of the county commission, is hereby empowered to divide the portion of the
county within its zoning jurisdiction into districts. The districts shall be of such number,
shape, and area as may be found best suited to carry out the purposes of this article. The
planning commission, with the approval of the county commission, shall provide for standards
within districts relating to the use of the land and the types and kinds of structures that
may be erected in the districts, and all home remodeling or modification in such districts.
Such provision shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the area involved
and shall be designed to lessen congestion in the streets and highways; to prevent the overcrowding
of land; to avoid undue mixed use of land; to facilitate the...
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11-52-30
Section 11-52-30 Territorial jurisdiction; approval of maps or plats; regulations; limits on
exercise of powers. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the territorial jurisdiction
of any municipal planning commission shall include all land located in the municipality and
all land lying within five miles of the corporate limits of the municipality and not located
in any other municipality; except that, in the case of any nonmunicipal land lying within
five miles of more than one municipality having a municipal planning commission, the jurisdiction
of each municipal planning commission shall terminate at a boundary line equidistant from
the respective corporate limits of such municipalities. Any alterations of a municipal planning
commission based upon annexation or deannexation of property within the corporate limits of
a municipality shall occur once a year on the first day of January and shall take effect for
any annexations which were finalized on or before the preceding first day...
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45-41-260.09
Section 45-41-260.09 Zoning; grant of power. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety,
morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare of the county, the commission,
with the approval of the county commission, may divide the portion of the county within its
zoning jurisdiction into districts of the number, shape, and area as may be found best suited
to carry out the purposes of this article, and to provide within the districts for standards
relating to the use of the land and the types and kinds of structures that may be erected
in the districts, and all home remodeling or modification in the districts. The provision
shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the area involved and shall be designed
to lessen congestion in the streets and highways; to secure safety from fire, flood, panic,
and other dangers; to provide for health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light
and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue mixed use of...
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11-52-31
Section 11-52-31 Adoption, publication, and certification of subdivision regulations; contents
of regulations; bond. (a) Except where the county commission is responsible for the regulation
of subdivision regulations within the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal planning commission
pursuant to Section 11-52-30, the municipal planning commission shall adopt subdivision regulations
governing the subdivision of land within its jurisdiction. The regulations may provide for
the proper arrangement of streets in relation to other existing or planned streets and to
the master plan, for adequate and convenient open spaces for traffic, utilities, access of
fire-fighting apparatus, recreation, light and air and for the avoidance of congestion of
population, including minimum width and area of lots. The regulations may include provisions
as to the extent to which streets and other ways shall be graded and improved and to which
water and sewer and other utility mains, piping, or other...
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45-44-260.05
Section 45-44-260.05 Powers and duties of planning commission. It shall be the function and
duty of the planning commission to make and maintain in an up-to-date manner a master plan
of various areas of the county as deemed necessary by the planning commission and to adopt
with the approval of the county commission appropriate zoning regulations for the physical
development of Macon County; provided, however, that the adoption of a master plan shall not
be deemed a prerequisite to the administration and enforcement of the zoning regulations.
The plan and regulations with the accompanying maps, plats, charts, and descriptive material
shall show the planning commission's recommendations for the use and development of the territory
of the county. The zoning regulations shall also include a zoning plan for selected areas
for the control of the height, area, bulk, location, and use of buildings and land. As the
whole master plan and preparation of zoning regulations progresses, the planning...
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45-44-260.07
Section 45-44-260.07 Election for coverage. Except where jurisdiction has been obtained by
the planning commission pursuant to Section 45-44-260.02, the master plan and zoning regulations
provided by the planning commission shall not be applicable in any beat of Macon County until
the majority of the qualified electors of the beat voting in a special election have signified
by their vote that they desire the authority of the planning commission, its master plan,
and the zoning regulations to apply in their beat. The election must be held not less than
30 or more than 45 days after a petition seeking the election is filed in the office of the
judge of probate. The petition shall be signed by at least 25 percent of the electors who
reside within the beat and who own real estate located within the beat. Notice of the election
shall be given by three weeks' publication and posting notice in two public places within
the beat. The cost of the election shall be paid from the general fund of...
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11-52-32
Section 11-52-32 Approval or disapproval of plat generally; legal effect of approval; powers
of planning commission as to subdivision zoning; approval or disapproval of plat in certain
cities. (a) Except where the development of a subdivision within the territorial jurisdiction
of a municipal planning commission is regulated by the county commission pursuant to Section
11-52-30, the municipal planning commission shall approve or disapprove a plat within 30 days
after the submission thereof to it; otherwise, the plat shall be deemed to have been approved,
and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by the municipal planning commission on demand;
provided, however, that the applicant for the municipal planning commission's approval may
waive this requirement and consent to an extension of such period. The ground of disapproval
of any plat shall be stated upon the records of the municipal planning commission. Any plat
submitted to the municipal planning commission shall contain the...
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45-41-260.07
Section 45-41-260.07 Election for coverage. Except where jurisdiction has been obtained by
the commission pursuant to Section 45-41-260.02, the master plan and zoning regulations provided
by the commission shall not be applicable in any beat of Lee County until the majority of
the qualified electors of the beat voting in a special election have signified by their vote
that they desire the authority of the commission, its master plan, and the zoning regulations
to apply to their beat. The election must be held not less than 90 days nor more than 120
days after a petition seeking the election is filed in the office of the judge of probate.
The petition shall be signed by at least 15 percent of the electors who reside within the
beat and who own real estate located in the beat. Notice of the election shall be given by
three weeks' publication and posting notice in two public places within the beat. The cost
of the election shall be paid from the General Fund of Lee County. The ballot...
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11-19-10
Section 11-19-10 Powers and duties of planning commission generally; special surveys or studies;
right of entry upon lands for preparation of examinations and surveys. (a) It shall be the
function and duty of the county planning commission to make and maintain comprehensive surveys
and studies of existing conditions and probable future developments in the flood-prone area
of the county and to prepare comprehensive plans for physical, social, and economic growth
as will best promote the public health, safety, morals, convenience, prosperity, or the general
welfare as well as efficiency and economy in the development of the flood-prone area of the
county. The county planning commission shall have the authority to: (1) Promote public interest
and understanding of the economic and social necessity for long-term, coordinated county planning.
(2) Confer and cooperate with the federal, state, municipal, and other county and regional
authorities regarding matters pertaining to or affecting the...
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