Alabama Statutes
§ 11-52-1 — Definitions
Alabama·Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations·Ch. 52 Planning, Zoning and Subdivisions·Art. 1 General Provisions
When used in this chapter, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)MUNICIPALITY or MUNICIPAL. Cities or towns.
(2)MAYOR. The chief executive of the municipality, whether the official designation of his office be mayor, city manager, or otherwise.
(3)COUNCIL. The chief legislative body of the municipality.
(4)COUNTY COMMISSION. The chief administrative or legislative body of the county.
(5)STREETS. Streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, viaducts, and other ways.
(6)SUBDIVISION. The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, of lease, or of building development. The
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Related
Chandler v. City of Vestavia Hills Planning & Zoning Commission
959 So. 2d 1124 (Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama, 2006)
Legislative History
(Acts 1935, No. 534, p. 1126; Code 1940, T. 37, §786; Act 2012-297, p. 637, §1.)
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