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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11-52-33
Section 11-52-33 Remedies and penalty for transfer, sale, etc., of lands in subdivision prior to approval of plat. (a) Where the regulation of a subdivision development is the responsibility of the municipal planning commission, if the owner or agent of the owner of any land located within a subdivision conveys, transfers, or sells any land by reference to or exhibition of or by other use of a plat of a subdivision before the plat has been approved by the appropriate commission, department, or agency of any municipality requiring such approval and recorded or filed in the office of the appropriate county probate office, the owner or agent shall forfeit and pay a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for each lot or parcel so transferred and the description of the lot or parcel by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring shall not exempt the transaction from the penalties or from the remedies provided in this...
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37-2A-4
Section 37-2A-4 Jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commission shall not have any jurisdiction, right, power, authority, or duty to regulate, supervise, control, oversee, or monitor, directly or indirectly, the rates, charges, classifications, provision, or any aspect of broadband service, broadband enabled services, VoIP services, or information services. (b)(1) The commission may require incumbent local exchange carriers to unbundle their networks, but the commission shall not require the carriers to unbundle in a manner that exceeds in degree or differs in kind from the unbundling requirements of the Federal Communications Commission. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: a. Affect any entity's obligations under 47 U.S.C. Sections 251 and 252 or a right granted to an entity by these sections. b. Affect any applicable wholesale tariff. c. Grant, modify, or affect the authority of the commission to...
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45-2-261.03
Section 45-2-261.03 Preparation of master plan. In availing itself of the powers conferred by this subpart, the Baldwin County Commission shall appoint the planning commission to make and maintain in an up-to-date manner, a master plan for the physical development of the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County. The master plan with the accompanying maps, plats, charts, and descriptive material shall show the planning commission's recommendations for the use and development of the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County. The planning commission shall make a preliminary report and hold a public hearing thereon. The master plan recommended thereunder shall be presented in a final report to the Baldwin County Commission. The Baldwin County Commission shall not hold a public hearing and take action until it has received the final report of the planning commission. After a public hearing by the Baldwin County Commission, the master plan may be approved or amended by the Baldwin County...
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11-19-11
Section 11-19-11 Subdivision regulations - Procedure for adoption; certification of adopted regulations to probate judge. The county commission is hereby authorized to enact an ordinance regulating the platting and recording of any subdivision of land as defined by this chapter lying within the flood-prone area of the county. The county planning commission shall have the authority to prepare and submit to the county commission for its consideration and adoption regulations governing the subdivision of land within its jurisdiction. Before the county commission may adopt subdivision regulations or any amendment thereto under the provisions of this chapter, the said county commission shall hold a public hearing on the proposed regulations. A notice of said public hearing shall be given once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, and a copy of the proposed subdivision regulations shall be made available to any interested person before said...
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11-52-8
Section 11-52-8 Adoption, etc., of master plan for physical development of municipality by commission - Authorization and procedure generally; contents of plan. (a) It shall be the function and duty of the commission to make and adopt a master plan for the physical development of the municipality, including any areas outside of its boundaries which, in the commission's judgment, bear relation to the planning of such municipality. (b) The plan, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts, and descriptive matter shall show the commission's recommendations for the development of said territory, including, among other things, the general location, character and extent of streets, viaducts, subways, bridges, waterways, waterfronts, boulevards, parkways, playgrounds, squares, parks, aviation fields and other public ways, grounds and open spaces, the general location of public buildings and other public property, the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether...
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11-24-1
Section 11-24-1 Definitions; regulation of lots, streets, drainage, utilities, etc.; developer to reimburse utility for uneconomical placement. (a) When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY. A political subdivision of the state created by statute to aid in the administration of government. (2) COUNTY COMMISSION. The chief administrative or legislative body of the county. (3) STREETS. Streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, viaducts, and other roads. (4) SUBDIVISION. The development and division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or otherwise for the purpose of establishing or creating a subdivision through the sale, lease, or building development. Development includes, but is not limited to, the design work of lot layout, the construction of drainage structures, the construction of buildings or public use areas, the planning and construction of public streets and public roads, and the...
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11-40-10
Section 11-40-10 Police jurisdiction; force and effect of ordinances; jurisdiction on islands and offshore water adjacent to Florida; annexations. (a)(1) The police jurisdiction in municipalities having 6,000 or more inhabitants shall cover all adjoining territory within three miles of the corporate limits, and in municipalities having less than 6,000 inhabitants and in towns, the police jurisdiction shall extend also to the adjoining territory within a mile and a half of the corporate limits of the municipality or town. (2) After May 12, 2016, and in addition to any other requirements of this section, any extension of the police jurisdiction of any municipality as otherwise provided in subdivision (1) shall not be effective beyond the corporate boundaries of the municipality without an affirmative vote of the municipal governing body. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this subdivision shall not affect the boundaries of the police jurisdiction of a municipality existing on May 12, 2016....
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11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary to license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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45-2-261.10
Section 45-2-261.10 Boards of adjustment. (a) The Baldwin County Commission shall appoint two members to the boards of adjustment, and the regulations and ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this subpart shall provide that the boards of adjustment, in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, may make special exceptions to the terms of the ordinances and regulations in harmony with their general purposes and interests and in accordance with general or specific rules therein contained. (b) Board of Adjustment Number One shall serve western, central, and northern Baldwin County and shall include Planning Districts 4, 10, 12, 15, 16, 28, and 31. Board of Adjustment Number Two shall serve southern Baldwin County and shall include Planning Districts 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 32, and 33. If the majority of qualified electors voting in an election in a territory that is not in a planning district on August 1, 2020, vote to come within the...
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