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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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4-6-10
Section 4-6-10 Powers and duties of administrative agency; procedure and records of official
actions of agency. (a) All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall provide
for an administrative agency to have and exercise the following powers: (1) To hear and decide
any special exceptions to the terms of the airport zoning regulations upon which such agency
may be required to pass under such regulations. (2) To authorize in specific cases such variance
from the terms of the ordinance as will not be contrary to the public interest, where, owing
to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance will result
in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of the ordinance shall be observed and substantial
justice done. (b) The agency shall not be required to return the original papers acted upon
by it, but it shall be sufficient to return certified or sworn copies thereof or of such portions
thereof as may be called on by such writ. The return...
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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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45-2-180.01
Section 45-2-180.01 Regulation of billboards in unincorporated areas; enforcement; variances;
appeals. (a) This section shall apply only within the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County.
(b)(1) In the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County, the county commission may regulate and
shall have exclusive zoning authority to regulate billboards, including, but not limited to,
the size and location of any billboards. Within the planning jurisdiction of a municipality
that regulates billboards, the county commission shall regulate and shall have exclusive authority
to regulate billboards which regulation and enforcement shall be no less stringent than the
regulation of billboards by municipal ordinance within the corporate limits of the municipality.
The regulations shall be adopted by resolution or ordinance of the county commission at a
regularly scheduled meeting of the commission. Any resolution or ordinance adopted pursuant
to this section shall have standards as to distance between...
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45-2-260.01
Section 45-2-260.01 Regulation of subdivisions; application of certain setback requirements.
(a) The Baldwin County Commission is authorized to regulate the minimum size of lots located
or to be located in subdivisions of land situated outside the corporate limits of any municipality
in the county and is authorized to regulate the planning and construction of all public streets,
public roads, and drainage structures located or to be located in subdivisions of land situated
outside the corporate limits of any municipality in the county, including the power to require
the filing and posting of a reasonable surety bond with the county commission by the developers
of such subdivisions to guarantee the actual construction and installation of approved proposed
public streets, public roads, and drainage structures before the sale or offering for sale
of any lots from such subdivision to the public. The county commission may require the developers
of all proposed subdivisions of lands situated...
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11-3A-2
Section 11-3A-2 Powers for public welfare, health, and safety; authorization; scope. (a) Except
where otherwise specifically prohibited or provided for either heretofore or hereafter by
general law or the constitution of this state and subject to the procedures and limitations
set out in this chapter, the county commission of a county may provide for its property and
affairs; and for the public welfare, health, and safety of the citizens throughout the unincorporated
areas of the county by exercising certain powers for the protection of the county and public
property under its control. The powers granted herein to provide for the public welfare, health,
and safety of its citizens shall only include the following: (1) Abatement of weeds as a public
nuisance as defined in Section 11-67-60. (2) Subject to the provisions of Section 6-5-127,
control of animals and animal nuisances. (3) Control of litter as defined in subsection (b)
of Section 13A-7-29, or rubbish as defined in subdivision...
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11-43A-85
Section 11-43A-85 Qualifications of city manager; duties and powers; designation or appointment
of administrative officer to perform duties of manager during temporary absence or disability.
(a) The city manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of his executive and
administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in, or his knowledge
of, accepted practice with respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter set forth. At
the time of appointment, the city manager may but need not be a resident of the municipality
or state, but within 90 days of the beginning of employment, he shall become a resident and
shall continue to reside within the municipality during his employment. (b) The city manager
shall be the head of the administrative branch of the municipal government. He shall be responsible
to the council for the proper administration of all affairs of the municipality and, subject
to the provisions of any civil service or merit system...
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22-22A-3
Section 22-22A-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases,
unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context or by legislation governing
functions transferred by this chapter, shall have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management, established by this chapter. (2) DIRECTOR.
The director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (3) DIVISION. A subdivision
of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, which may be headed by a division chief.
Such divisions may be divided into sections where appropriate. (4) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION. The Environmental Management Commission of the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management. (5) FUNCTION(S). A duty, power or program exercised by or assigned to a commission,
board or the State Health Department, including all positions and personnel relating to the
performance of such function, unless otherwise provided by...
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28-1-7
Section 28-1-7 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board prohibited from issuing licenses for sale of
intoxicating beverages in Class IV municipalities; exceptions. REPEALED IN THE 2020 REGULAR
SESSION BY ACT 2020-152 EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
(a) All other provisions of law, rules, or regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall absolutely have no authority to issue any form
of license in a Class IV municipality organized pursuant to Section 11-44B-1, et seq., including,
but not limited to, on or off-premise consumption licenses, special event or special retail
licenses, restaurant or lounge licenses, club licenses, or other licenses for the retail sale
of any form of intoxicating beverages, including, but not limited to, beer and other forms
of malt beverages, wine, liquor, or other alcoholic beverages regulated by the board, unless
the application therefore has first been approved by the governing...
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41-29-2
Section 41-29-2 Powers, duties, and functions of Department of Commerce. (a) The Department
of Commerce shall be the principal staff agency of the executive branch to plan with the other
departments of state government and with other governmental units for the comprehensive development
of the state's human, economic and physical resources and their relevance for programs administered
by the state and the governmental structure required to put such programs into effect. It
shall provide information, assistance and staff support by all appropriate means. The Department
of Commerce shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers and authority relative
to state regional and local planning and industrial development heretofore vested in the Alabama
Development Office. All books, records, supplies, funds, equipment, and personnel of the Alabama
Development Office are also hereby transferred to the Department of Commerce. (b) All of the
powers and authority heretofore vested in the...
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