Alabama § 11-52-7 Municipal Planning Commission - Powers as to Zoning

Alabama Statutes

§ 11-52-7 — Municipal Planning Commission - Powers as to Zoning

Alabama § 11-52-7

Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations

Ch. 52Planning, Zoning and Subdivisions

Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 11-52-7 (2026).

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The commission shall have all powers heretofore granted by law to the zoning commission of the municipality and, from and after the creation of a planning commission in such municipality, all powers and records of the zoning commission shall be transferred to the planning commission; provided, that, in the event that the existing zoning commission shall be nearing the completion of its zoning plan, the council may, by resolution, postpone the said transfer of the zoning commission’s powers until the completion of such zoning plan, but such postponement shall not exceed a period of six months.

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The commission shall have all powers heretofore granted by law to the zoning commission of the municipality and, from and after the creation of a planning commission in such municipality, all powers and records of the zoning commission shall be transferred to the planning commission; provided, that, in the event that the existing zoning commission shall be nearing the completion of its zoning plan, the council may, by resolution, postpone the said transfer of the zoning commission’s powers until the completion of such zoning plan, but such postponement shall not exceed a period of six months.