Title 4 — Title 4
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Ala. Code § 4-6-1 Short Title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Airport Zoning Act.” History: (Acts 1953, No. 730, p. 985, §14.)
Ala. Code § 4-6-10 Powers and Duties of Administrative Agency; Procedure and Records of
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Official Actions of Agency. (a) All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall provide for an administrative agency to have and exercise the following powers: (1) To hear and decide any special exceptions to the terms of the airport zoning regulations upon which …
Ala. Code § 4-6-11 Appeals from Action of Administrative Agency or Governing Body
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(a) Any person aggrieved by any decision of an administrative agency made in its administration of airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter or any governing body of a political subdivision which is of the opinion that a decision of such an administrative agency is an…
Ala. Code § 4-6-12 Remedies for Correction, Abatement, Etc., of Violations of Regulations,
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Etc. In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this chapter or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred hereby, the pr…
Ala. Code § 4-6-13 Acquisition of Air Rights, Easements, Etc
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In any case in which: (1) It is desired to remove, lower or otherwise terminate a nonconforming structure or use; or (2) The approach protection necessary cannot, because of constitutional limitations, be provided by airport zoning regulations under this chapter; or (3) It appear…
Ala. Code § 4-6-14 Chapter Not to Affect Existing Municipal Zoning Ordinances,
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Boundaries, Etc. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be held to repeal, modify or change in any way, any regulations, restrictions, boundaries or ordinances existing or in force on September 17, 1953, in any incorporated city or town in this state; and this chapter shall not …
Ala. Code § 4-6-15 Relation of Airport Zoning Regulations to Comprehensive Zoning
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Regulations. (a) Incorporation. - In the event that a political subdivision has adopted, or hereafter adopts, a comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating, among other things, the height of buildings, any airport zoning regulations applicable to the same area or portion thereof ma…
Ala. Code § 4-6-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AIRPORT. Any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and taking-off of aircraft and utilized or to b…
Ala. Code § 4-6-3 Airport Hazards Contrary to Public Interest; Elimination, Alteration, Etc.,
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of Hazards Declared Public Purpose. It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity and also, if of the obstruction type, in effect reduces the size of the area available for the landing, …
Ala. Code § 4-6-4 Authority of Counties and Municipalities to Adopt Regulations; Zoning
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Jurisdiction of Counties and Municipalities. (a) Counties. - In order to prevent the creation or establishment of airport hazards, any county having an airport hazard area within its zoning jurisdiction, as hereinafter defined, may adopt, administer and enforce, under the police …
Ala. Code § 4-6-5 Airport Zoning Commission
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Prior to the initial zoning of any airport hazard area under this chapter, the political subdivision which is to adopt the regulations shall be authorized to appoint an airport zoning commission consisting of five members, each to be appointed for a term of three years, or may de…
Ala. Code § 4-6-6 Procedure for Adoption of Regulations
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The legislative body of such political subdivision in question shall provide for the manner in which such regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of such districts shall be determined, established and enforced, and from time to time amended, supplemented or changed, and m…
Ala. Code § 4-6-7 Reasonableness of Regulations; Standards for Adoption of Regulations;
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Nonconforming Uses. (a) Reasonableness. - All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall be reasonable, and none shall impose any requirement or restriction which is not reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. In determining what regulati…
Ala. Code § 4-6-8 Permits; Variances; Installation, Etc., of Markers and Lights Upon
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Airport Hazards. (a) Permits. - Any airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter may require that a permit be obtained before any new structure or use may be constructed or established and before any existing use or structure may be substantially changed or substantially…
Ala. Code § 4-6-9 Administration and Enforcement of Regulations
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All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall provide for the administration and enforcement of such regulations by an administrative agency which may be an agency created by such regulations or any official or other existing agency of the political subdivision …