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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22-36-2
Section 22-36-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Environmental Management Commission. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (4) OPERATOR. Any person in control of, or having responsibility for, the daily operation of an underground storage tank. (5) OWNER OF AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK: a. In the case of an underground storage tank in use on November 8, 1984 or brought into use after that date, any person who owns an underground storage tank used for the storage, use, or dispensing of regulated substances, and b. In the case of any underground storage tank in use before November 8, 1984 but no longer in use on that date, the present owner of the tank and any person who owned such tank immediately before the...
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9-8A-7
Section 9-8A-7 Eligible soil and water conservation practices. The following soil and water conservation practices shall be eligible for cost-share grants of the allocated funds: (1) REDUCED TILLAGE SYSTEMS. Reduced tillage practices, used in conjunction with row crop production to reduce sediment damage and soil depletion caused by wind or water, including planting of seasonal noncash cover crops. (2) NO-TILL SYSTEMS. A form of noninversion tillage that retains protective amounts of residue on the surface throughout the year. (3) CRITICAL AREA PLANTINGS. stablishment of vegetative planting to control sediment movement from severely eroding areas by stabilizing the soil. These plantings would include vegetation such as trees, shrubs, vines, grasses or legumes. (4) DIVERSIONS. A channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed across the slope to conduct excess runoff water to a suitable outlet. (5) FIELD WINDBREAKS. A strip or belt of trees or shrubs established within or...
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45-2-261.04
Section 45-2-261.04 Procedure for adoption and amendment of ordinances and regulations. (a) The Baldwin County Commission may adopt ordinances and regulations as necessary to effect the provisions of this subpart. The ordinances or regulations shall be made in accordance with a master plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers, to promote health and general welfare, to provide adequate light and air, to prevent 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. The ordinances and 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 the view of conserving the value of the buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the district. For the purpose of...
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45-49-261.04
Section 45-49-261.04 Procedure for adoption and amendment of ordinances and regulations. (a) The Mobile County Commission may adopt ordinances and regulations as necessary to effect this part. The ordinances or regulations shall be made in accordance with a master plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers, to promote health and general welfare, to provide adequate light and air, to prevent 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. The ordinances and regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the planning jurisdiction and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with the view of conserving the value of the buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the planning jurisdiction. For the...
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9-8-26
Section 9-8-26 Land-use regulations - Procedure for adoption; amendment, repeal, etc.; contents; publication, etc. (a) The supervisors of any district shall have authority to formulate regulations governing the use of lands within the district in the interest of conserving soil and soil resources and preventing and controlling soil erosion. The supervisors may conduct such public meetings and public hearings upon tentative regulations as may be necessary to assist them in this work. The supervisors shall not have authority to enact such land-use regulations into law until after they shall have caused due notice to be given of their intention to conduct a referendum for submission of such regulations to the owners of lands lying within the boundaries of the district for their indication of approval or disapproval of such proposed regulations and until after the supervisors have considered the result of such referendum. The proposed regulations shall be embodied in a proposed ordinance....
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11-92C-2
Section 11-92C-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. A natural person who files a written application with the governing body of any authorizing subdivision in accordance with Section 11-92C-3. (2) AUTHORITY. Any local redevelopment authority organized pursuant to this chapter. (3) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution adopted by the governing body of any authorizing subdivision in accordance with Section 11-92C-3, which authorizes the incorporation of the authority. (4) AUTHORIZING SUBDIVISION. Any county or municipality that has adopted an authorizing resolution. (5) BOARD. The board of directors of an authority. (6) BONDS. Any bonds, notes, certificates, or any other form of indebtedness representing an obligation to pay money. (7) CONTIGUOUS. Two or more tracts of land if touching for a continuous distance of not less than 200 feet. The term shall include tracts of land divided by bodies of water, streets,...
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40-9E-1
Section 40-9E-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter only, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BASE YEAR. The taxable year immediately before the taxable year in which property first becomes qualified property under this chapter. (2) BASE YEAR VALUE. The value of the property used to determine the assessment on which the property tax on property is imposed for the base year. Base year value does not include any new property that is first assessed in the base year. (3) ELIGIBLE ASSESSMENT. The difference between the base year value and the actual value as determined by the county tax assessor for the applicable taxable year. (4) ENHANCED USE LEASE AREA. Any area of a military installation which contains underutilized real or personal property, or both, that is leased by a secretary of a military department to a lessee pursuant to the authority provided in 10 U.S.C. ยง2667. (5) LOCAL GOVERNING BODY. The governing body of a county or municipality which proposes...
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9-16-94
Section 9-16-94 Penalties. (a) Any permittee or operator who violates any permit condition or who violates any other provision of this article, may be assessed a civil penalty by the regulatory authority, except that if such violation leads to the issuance of a cessation order under Section 9-16-93, the civil penalty shall be assessed. Such penalty shall not exceed $5,000.00 for each violation. Each day of continuing violation may be deemed a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments. In determining the amount of the penalty, consideration shall be given to the permittee's history of previous violations at the particular surface coal mining operations; the seriousness of the violation, including any irreparable harm to the environment and any hazard to the health or safety of the public; whether the permittee was negligent; and the demonstrated good faith of the permittee charged in attempting to achieve rapid compliance after notification of the violation. (b) A civil...
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11-54-80
Section 11-54-80 Definitions. Wherever used in this division, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms shall be given the following respective meanings: (1) INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD or BOARD. Any industrial development board organized pursuant to the provisions of this division. (2) MUNICIPALITY. Any incorporated city or town in this state with respect to which an industrial development board may be organized. (3) PROJECT. a. Any land and any building or other improvement thereon and all real and personal properties deemed necessary in connection therewith, whether or not now in existence, which shall be suitable for use by any one of the following or by any combination of two or more thereof: 1. Any industry for the manufacturing, processing or assembling of any agricultural, manufactured or mineral products. 2. Any commercial enterprise in storing, warehousing, or distributing any products of agriculture, mining, or industry, or providing...
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