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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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11-19-5
Section 11-19-5 Subdivision regulations generally. In addition to land-use restrictions commensurate
with the degree of the flood hazards in various parts of the area, there shall be such subdivision
regulations as may be necessary: (1) To prevent the inappropriate development of flood-prone
lands; (2) To encourage the appropriate location and elevation of streets, sewers and water
systems and the reservation of adequate and convenient open space for utilities; (3) To provide
for adequate drainage so as to minimize exposure to flood hazards and to prevent the aggravation
of flood hazards; and (4) To require such minimum elevation of all new developments as required.
(Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 119, p. 4346, §5.)...
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11-19-1
Section 11-19-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
unless otherwise clearly indicated shall have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY GOVERNING
BODY. The county commission of each county in this state. (2) FLOOD or FLOODING. The general
and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas: a. From
the overflow of streams, rivers, and other inland waters, or b. From tidal surges, abnormally
high tidal waters, tidal waves, or rising coastal waters resulting from tsunamis, hurricanes,
or other severe storms. (3) FLOOD-PRONE AREA. Any area with a frequency of inundation of once
in 100 years as defined by qualified hydrologists or engineers using methods that are generally
accepted by persons engaged in the field of hydrology and engineering. (4) LAND-USE AND CONTROL
MEASURES. Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations,
and other applications and extensions of the normal police...
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11-19-6
Section 11-19-6 Building codes and health regulations. Building codes and health regulations
shall include all applicable state and local provisions and shall cover all public and private
construction and development in flood-prone areas, including, but not limited to, private
homes, farm buildings, all buildings (except accessory buildings of under 200 square feet
of floor space), streets, avenues, roadways, alleyways, and easements, electricity, water
systems, and sewerage disposal systems. Such regulations may require that all proposed improvements
and developments in flood-prone areas will: (1) Properly elevate structures so as to assure
protection from reasonably expected flooding; (2) Design buildings so as to prevent flotation
and collapse, giving special attention to the adequacy of foundations and to prevent damage
to nonstructural elements; (3) Provide for the protection of heating systems and other critical
mechanical or electrical installations from damage by flooding; (4)...
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11-52-71
Section 11-52-71 Number, shape, and area of districts; uniformity of regulations. For any or
all of said purposes the local legislative body may divide the municipality into districts
of such number, shape, and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of
this article, and within such districts it may regulate and restrict the erection, construction,
reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, structures, or land. All such regulations
shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings throughout each district, but the regulations
in any one district may differ from those in other districts. (Acts 1935, No. 533, p. 1121;
Code 1940, T. 37, §776.)...
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11-52-72
Section 11-52-72 Purposes of zoning regulations generally; considerations in establishment
thereof generally. Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan
and designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic and other
dangers, to promote health and the general welfare, to provide adequate light and air, to
prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population, and to facilitate
the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public
requirements. Such regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things,
to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with
a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land
throughout such municipality. (Acts 1935, No. 533, p. 1121; Code 1940, T. 37, §777.)...
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11-54A-2
Section 11-54A-2 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise,
shall be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) APPLICANT. A natural person
who files a written application with the governing body of any city in accordance with Section
11-54A-4. (2) AUTHORITY. Any redevelopment authority organized pursuant to this chapter. (3)
AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution adopted by the governing body of any city in accordance
with Section 11-54A-4, that authorizes the corporation of the authority. (4) BOARD. The board
of directors of the authority. (5) BONDS. Shall include bonds, notes, and certificates representing
an obligation to pay money. (6) CITY. Any incorporated city or town in the State of Alabama
with respect to which a redevelopment authority may be organized. (7) DIRECTOR. A member of
the board of the authority. (8) DEVELOPMENT AREA....
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4-3-11
Section 4-3-11 Powers of authority generally. The authority shall have the following powers,
together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate
form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be
in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its
own name in civil suits and actions, excepting actions in tort against the authority; (3)
To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt
and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire,
receive, take and hold, whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, property of
every description, whether real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties and whether
within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, and to manage said
property, and to develop any undeveloped property owned, leased or controlled by...
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4-3-47
Section 4-3-47 Powers of authority generally. The authority shall have the following powers,
together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate
form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be
in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its
own name in civil actions, excepting actions in tort against the authority; (3) To adopt and
make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt and alter bylaws
for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, receive, take
and hold, whether by purchase, option to purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, property
of every description, whether real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties and
whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, and to manage
said property and to develop any property and to sell, exchange, lease or...
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45-41A-10.01
Section 45-41A-10.01 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this part, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof shall in the absence of clear implication herein
otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) APPLICANT. A natural
person who files a written application with the governing body of the city in accordance with
Section 45-41A-10.03. (2) AUTHORITY. The Auburn Downtown Redevelopment Authority, a public
corporation organized pursuant to this part. (3) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution adopted
by the governing body of the city in accordance with Section 45-41A-10.03, that authorizes
the incorporation of the authority. (4) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority. (5)
BONDS. Bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay money. (6) CITY. The
City of Auburn, Alabama. (7) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of the authority. (8) DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AREA. The central business district of the city as...
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