45-2-262
Section 45-2-262 Regulation of wind generated energy production facilities or equipment in
unincorporated areas. (a) This section shall apply within all unincorporated areas of Baldwin
County. (b) The county commission shall have zoning authority and the power to establish and
adopt ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, and procedures to regulate the permitting,
construction, placement, and operation of wind turbines, windmills, wind farms, and any other
wind-generated energy production facilities or equipment operated, in whole or in part, by
wind, sometimes referred to collectively as "wind-generated energy production facilities,"
also including, but not limited to, regulations regarding the size, location, and noise generated
by wind-generated energy production facilities. The regulations shall be adopted by ordinance
or resolution of the county commission at a regularly scheduled meeting of the commission.
(c) The county commission shall have zoning authority and the power...
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45-44-260.13
Section 45-44-260.13 Exceptions to zoning regulations. The planning commission, in appropriate
cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, may make special exceptions to
the terms of the zoning regulations in harmony with its general purposes and interests and
in accordance with general or specific rules adopted by the planning commission. Anyone wishing
to appeal from an existing zoning regulation may file a written petition stating the basis
for their appeal whereupon the planning commission shall fix a date for a hearing on the appeal,
giving notice as the planning commission deems appropriate. With regard to such hearings,
the planning commission shall have the following powers: (1) To hear and decide appeals where
it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by
the planning commission or official in the enforcement of this article or any regulation adopted
pursuant thereto. (2) To hear and decide requests for special...
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45-49-91.12
Section 45-49-91.12 Adoption of master plan. The board shall make and adopt a comprehensive
master plan for the physical and economic development of the district, applying the same standards
and responsibilities applicable to a municipal planning commission pursuant to Chapter 52
of Title 11. No planning and land use ordinances adopted by the board shall restrict the use
of property at the time the ordinance is adopted or until and unless the current use is altered
by the owner of the property. The master plan adopted by the board shall be submitted to the
county commission for approval. However, the county commission may not disapprove the master
plan unless it is inconsistent with a preexisting countywide or regional plan in effect at
the time of submission. (Act 2005-75, p. 111, § 13.)...
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45-49-261.16
Section 45-49-261.16 Construction setbacks. (a) The Mobile County Commission, through the county
planning and zoning commission, shall regulate the construction setback from the centerline
of any state or county public road or highway located within the jurisdiction of the commission.
(b) The provisions of this section do not apply to poles, facilities, structures, water, gas,
sewer, electric, telephone, billboards, or utility lines or other facilities of public utilities.
(c) The construction setback from any state or county public road or highway shall vary according
to the highway functional classifications submitted by the Mobile County Commission and approved
by the Federal Highway Administration for Mobile County. (d) The functional classifications
and the construction setbacks required for each classification are established as follows:
(1) Principal arterials require a 125 foot setback from the centerline of the right-of-way.
(2) Minor arterials require a 100 foot setback from...
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45-2-261.17
Section 45-2-261.17 Construction with other laws. The authority of the Baldwin County Commission
under this subpart shall not conflict with present or future regulations or policies of the
Alabama Department of Health. Except as expressly set forth in this subpart, no provision
of this subpart shall infringe upon the existing authority of the Baldwin County Commission
to regulate the development of subdivisions under Section 45-2-260.01, and any amendments
thereto, or any additional power or authority granted to the Baldwin County Commission by
local legislative act. Notwithstanding any authority otherwise conferred by this subpart or
any local act applicable to Baldwin County, after June 15, 1973, once a subdivision has been
approved in accordance with the subdivision regulations applicable to the subdivision at the
time of approval, the Baldwin County Commission and the Baldwin County Planning Commission
shall have no authority to impose, by amendment to any subdivision regulations,...
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45-2-261.01
Section 45-2-261.01 Appointment of members and personnel of the Baldwin County Planning and
Zoning Commission. The planning commission shall be composed of nine regular members, each
of whom shall be a qualified elector and an actual resident of the county. One and only one
regular member of the planning commission may be a qualified elector of the county who resides
in the corporate limits of a municipality in the county. All regular members shall be appointed
by the Baldwin County Commission for a term of four years. Upon the affirmative vote of a
majority of the qualified electors in a district election held pursuant to Section 45-2-261.07,
the membership of the planning commission shall be increased by appointment by the county
commission of a qualified elector from that district for a temporary one-time term of three
years. In the event of any vacancy on the planning commission, such vacancy shall be filled
by appointment of the Baldwin County Commission. The Baldwin County...
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45-44-260.10
Section 45-44-260.10 Proposed change in zoning regulations. Once zoning regulations have become
applicable to a beat as provided herein, those regulations shall not be changed until the
proposed change has been published for three weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within
the county together with a notice stating the time and place that the change in regulations
will be considered by the planning commission, and stating further that at such time and place
all persons who desire shall have the opportunity to be heard in favor or in opposition to
the proposed change in zoning regulations. The change must be approved by the planning commission
and the county commission. (Act 2001-562, p. 1133, § 11.)...
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45-49-260
Section 45-49-260 Qualifications and requirements for members of boards, commissions, etc.
(a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any person, regardless of profession, may be
duly appointed to and serve on any Mobile County board, commission, or other public entity
dealing with the planning, zoning, or subdivision of real estate in Mobile County, and on
any municipal board, commission, or other public entity dealing with the planning, zoning,
or subdivision of real estate within a municipality located in Mobile County. (b) No member
of any county or municipal agency, board, or commission shall vote on or participate in any
matters in which the member or immediate family of the member has any financial gain or interest
in the outcome of the vote. (c) Members engaged in the real estate or development business
shall not comprise more than one-third of the board. (d) The operation of this section shall
be retroactive to January 1, 1973.) (Act 92-461, p. 925, §§ 1-4....
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45-49-91.16
Section 45-49-91.16 Certificate of compliance for land use. Whenever the board has adopted
a master plan for the district, no street, square, park, or other public way ground or open
space, public building or structure, or public utility, whether privately or publicly owned,
shall be constructed or authorized in the district until the location, character, and extent
thereof has been submitted to and approved by the board. The board may require an application
fee be paid by any person, business, or other entity submitting plans to the board for approval.
However, any fee required may not exceed the actual costs of processing the application, including
review by the board and county commission, or both, and provided that the proceeds from any
fee be earmarked only for the administration of this part. The board shall issue a certificate
of compliance to any applicant whose proposed land use is acceptable under the master plan
and land use ordinances of the district. The board shall reject...
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11-52-6
Section 11-52-6 Municipal Planning Commission - Powers and duties generally. (a) In general,
the commission shall have such powers as may be necessary to enable it to fulfill its functions,
promote municipal planning or carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) The commission shall
have power to promote public interest in and understanding of the master plan and to that
end may publish and distribute copies of the plan or of any report and may employ such other
means of publicity and education as it may determine. (c) Members of the commission, when
duly authorized by the commission, may attend municipal planning conferences or meetings of
municipal planning institutes or hearings upon pending municipal planning legislation, and
the commission may, by resolution, spread upon its minutes, pay the reasonable traveling expenses
incident to such attendance. (d) The commission shall, from time to time, recommend to the
appropriate public officials programs for public structures and...
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