Chapter 52. Planning, Zoning and Subdivisions

Article 1. General Provisions

• Ala. Code § 11-52-1 (1975) Definitions
• Ala. Code § 11-52-2 (1975) Adoption, Amendment, Execution, Etc., of Municipal Plan and Creation of Municipal Planning Commission Authorized; Designations of Planning Commissions
• Ala. Code § 11-52-3 (1975) Municipal Planning Commission - Composition; Qualifications, Appointment, Terms of Office, Compensation, and Removal of Members; Vacancies
• Ala. Code § 11-52-3.1 (1975) Municipal Planning Commission - Membership In Class 2 Municipalities
• Ala. Code § 11-52-4 (1975) Municipal Planning Commission - Chairman and Other Officers; Meetings; Adoption of Rules of Procedure; Maintenance of Record of Resolutions, Transactions, Etc
• Ala. Code § 11-52-5 (1975) Municipal Planning Commission - Appointment, Etc., of Employees; Contracts With Consultants, Etc.; Expenditure of Funds
• Ala. Code § 11-52-6 (1975) Municipal Planning Commission - Powers and Duties Generally
• Ala. Code § 11-52-7 (1975) Municipal Planning Commission - Powers As to Zoning
• Ala. Code § 11-52-8 (1975) Adoption, Etc., of Master Plan For Physical Development of Municipality By Commission - Authorization and Procedure Generally; Contents of Plan
• Ala. Code § 11-52-9 (1975) Adoption, Etc., of Master Plan For Physical Development of Municipality By Commission - Conduct of Surveys and Studies; Purpose of Plan
• Ala. Code § 11-52-10 (1975) Adoption, Etc., of Master Plan For Physical Development of Municipality By Commission - Procedure For Adoption, Etc
• Ala. Code § 11-52-11 (1975) Proposed Construction of Streets, Public Buildings, Utilities, Etc., to Be Submitted For Approval of Commission After Adoption of Master Plan; Overruling of Commission
• Ala. Code § 11-52-12 (1975) Alternate Structure For Class 3 Municipality Planning Commission Created Pursuant to Section 11-52-3
• Ala. Code § 11-52-13 (1975) Alternate Structure For Class 5 Municipality Planning Commission
• Ala. Code § 11-52-14 (1975) Alternate Structure of Planning Commission In Class 5 Municipality Having City Manager, Mayor Commission Form of Government
• Ala. Code § 11-52-15 (1975) Municipal Planning Commission
• Ala. Code § 11-52-16 (1975) Alternative Structure For Class 6 Municipality Planning Commission

Article 2. Control of Subdivisions Generally

• Ala. Code § 11-52-30 (1975) Planning Jurisdiction; Subdivision Regulations; Approval of Amps Or Plats; Limits On Exercise of Powers
• Ala. Code § 11-52-31 (1975) Adoption, Publication, and Certification of Subdivision Regulations; Contents of Regulations; Bond
• Ala. Code § 11-52-32 (1975) Approval Or Disapproval of Plat Generally; Legal Effect of Approval; Powers of Planning Commission As to Subdivision Zoning; Approval Or Disapproval of Plat In Certain Cities
• Ala. Code § 11-52-33 (1975) Remedies and Penalty For Transfer, Sale, Etc., of Lands In Subdivision Prior to Approval of Plat
• Ala. Code § 11-52-33.1 (1975) Applicability and Regulatory Authority
• Ala. Code § 11-52-34 (1975) Municipality Not to Improve, Grade, Etc., Streets In Territory For Which Major Street Plan Adopted By Planning Commission Until Street Accepted, Etc
• Ala. Code § 11-52-35 (1975) Buildings Not to Be Erected Or Building Permits Issued In Territory For Which Major Street Plan Adopted Until Street Providing Access to Proposed Building Accepted, Etc
• Ala. Code § 11-52-36 (1975) [Repealed]

Article 3. Reservation of Lands In Subdivisions For Future Acquisition For Public Streets

• Ala. Code § 11-52-50 (1975) Authorized; Adoption, Approval, Etc., of Plat Therefor; Agreements Between Planning Commission and Landowners As to Releases of Claims For Damages Or Compensation For Reservations; Abandonment of Reservations
• Ala. Code § 11-52-51 (1975) Appointment of Board of Appraisers, Etc.; Notice of and Conduct of Hearing Upon Claims For Compensation For Reservations; Establishment of Amount of Compensation By Board of Appraisers; Liability of Municipality to Property Owners For Expenses Upon Abandonment of Reservation
• Ala. Code § 11-52-52 (1975) Filing of Tentative Report of Board of Appraisers; Notice of Filing of Report and of Period For Filing Objections Thereto; Meeting of Board of Appraisers As to Objections and Transmittal of Report to Council; Approval Or Disapproval of Report By Council; Payment of Compensation to Property Owners Generally; Effect of Failure of Council to Approve Report Or Provide For Payment of Compensation Within 90 Days
• Ala. Code § 11-52-53 (1975) Appeals From Compensation Awards
• Ala. Code § 11-52-54 (1975) Reservation Not to Impair Use of Reserved Lands By Owner, Etc., Thereof; Compensation Not to Be Paid Or Recovered For Taking of Or Injury to Buildings, Etc., Erected On Lands During Reservation Period

Article 4. Zoning

• Ala. Code § 11-52-70 (1975) Establishment, Etc., of Business, Industrial and Residential Districts and Provision As to Type, Use, Etc., of Structures and Improvements to Be Erected Therein, Etc., Authorized Generally
• Ala. Code § 11-52-71 (1975) Number, Shape, and Area of Districts; Uniformity of Regulations
• Ala. Code § 11-52-72 (1975) Purposes of Zoning Regulations Generally; Considerations In Establishment Thereof Generally
• Ala. Code § 11-52-73 (1975) Regulation and Restriction of Height, Etc., of Buildings, Etc., Sizes of Lots, Density of Population, Etc., Authorized
• Ala. Code § 11-52-75 (1975) Regulation As to Housing of Different Classes of Inhabitants In Residential Districts
• Ala. Code § 11-52-75.1 (1975) Regulation As to Housing of Mentally Retarded Or Mentally Ill Persons In Multi-Family Zone
• Ala. Code § 11-52-76 (1975) Municipal Legislative Body to Provide For Manner of Establishment, Enforcement, Amendment, Etc., of Regulations, Restrictions and District Boundaries Generally; Adoption of Ordinances For Implementation of Article Generally
• Ala. Code § 11-52-77 (1975) Procedure For Adoption of Ordinances Authorized By Article
• Ala. Code § 11-52-78 (1975) Amendment, Repeal, Etc., of Regulations, Restrictions, District Boundaries and Ordinances
• Ala. Code § 11-52-79 (1975) Zoning Commission
• Ala. Code § 11-52-80 (1975) Board of Adjustment - Creation; Composition; Qualifications, Appointment, Terms of Office and Removal of Members; Vacancies; Adoption of Rules of Procedure; Meetings; Record of Proceedings; Procedure For Appeals to Board From Decisions of Administrative Officials; Powers of Board As to Appeals
• Ala. Code § 11-52-80.1 (1975) Board of Adjustment - Definitions; Membership; Reversing, Affirming Or Modifying Decisions, Etc.; Terms of Planning Commission Members Terminated; Duties, Powers, Etc
• Ala. Code § 11-52-81 (1975) Board of Adjustment - Appeals to Circuit Court From Final Decision of Board of Adjustment
• Ala. Code § 11-52-82 (1975) Regulations, Ordinances, Etc., Imposing Higher Standards As to Height, Etc., of Buildings, Sizes of Lots, Etc., to Govern Where Conflict Between Regulations Authorized By Article and Other Statutes, Ordinances, Or Regulations
• Ala. Code § 11-52-83 (1975) Remedies For Construction, Repair, Use, Etc., of Buildings, Lands, Etc., In Violation of Article Or Ordinance, Regulation, Etc., Adopted Under Authority of Article
• Ala. Code § 11-52-84 (1975) Article Not to Repeal, Modify, Etc., Existing Regulations, Restrictions, District Boundaries, Or Ordinances
• Ala. Code § 11-52-85 (1975) Pre-Zoning of Territory Proposed For Annexation By Municipality