Title 45

(a)(1) Only county franchised collectors possessing valid permits shall engage in the business of providing solid waste management services to residential property within the county. Fees for such service shall be established by resolution or ordinance of the Mobile County Commis…

(a) The property owner or occupant shall store solid waste on his or her premises or property or shall require it to be stored or handled in such a manner as to prevent the propagation, or harborage of rats or arthropod vectors or the creation of a sanitary nuisance. (b) All garb…

(a) All equipment used in collection and transportation of solid waste shall be constructed, operated, and maintained in such a manner as to minimize health safety hazards to solid waste collector personnel and the public. All vehicles shall be maintained in good mechanical condi…

(a) All solid waste in Mobile County shall be disposed of in accordance with this code and this part. No solid waste shall be disposed of except in approved disposal facilities operated by the county or by persons possessing valid permits and certificates of need issued according…

In the absence of an agreement to the contrary specified in a permit or contract with the county, title to all solid waste generated or otherwise found within Mobile County shall vest in the county when it is finally disposed of according to this part and the provisions of the in…

The fact that any improved real property located within the county is designed for occupation or use, is occupied or used, or is capable of being occupied or used, shall be prima facie evidence that solid waste is being produced or accumulated upon such property. The owner of suc…

Any person who generates solid waste within the county shall also be responsible for insuring that such solid waste is managed in accordance with the terms and provisions of this part, and may be required by the director to show to the satisfaction of the director that such manag…

All persons possessing permits issued in accordance with this part shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Mobile County from any and all liability from damages of whatsoever kind or nature arising from or in any manner connected with any of its activities under this part. The…

(a) It shall be unlawful to dispose of solid waste except by sanitary landfill, incineration, recycling process, or other method approved by the director, consistent with applicable state law, operated by the county or permitted and possessing certificates of need as required her…

In order to insure compliance with this part and the laws of this state, the director or his or her agents, or the health officer and his or her agents, are authorized to inspect, at reasonable times, all phases of solid waste management within Mobile County. (Act 81-450, p. 773,…

In all instances where inspections reveal violations of this part, or the laws of this state, the enforcement agency shall issue written notice for each such violation, stating therein the violation or violations found, the date and time of such violation, and the corrective meas…

Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this part or who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with any order or notice given in pursuance and by authority of this part shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and subject to punishment as pr…

(a) There is created a solid waste management advisory board consisting of 11 members: One shall be a member of the County Commission of Mobile County, Alabama, one shall be the solid waste coordinator, two shall be appointed by the senators of the Mobile County Legislative Deleg…

(a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any person, regardless of profession, may be duly appointed to and serve on any Mobile County board, commission, or other public entity dealing with the planning, zoning, or subdivision of real estate in Mobile County, and on any munic…

This part shall only apply to land located in Mobile County Commission District 1. (Act 2009-782, p. 2456, §1.)

(a) There is created a planning and zoning commission for Mobile County which commission shall be appointed as provided and shall have responsibilities and duties as stated in this part. The commission shall be known as the North Mobile County Planning and Zoning Commission herei…

The planning commission shall be composed of a minimum of eight members who shall be qualified electors or property owners from the unincorporated areas within the jurisdiction of the commission. In the event of any vacancy on the planning commission, such vacancy shall be filled…

In availing itself of the powers conferred by this part, the Mobile County Commission shall appoint the planning commission to make and maintain in an up-to-date manner, a master plan for the physical development of the unincorporated areas within the jurisdiction of the planning…

(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 dang…

In preparation of the proposed master plan and planning and zoning ordinances and regulations, the planning commission shall make careful and comprehensive studies and surveys of the present conditions existing within unincorporated areas with due regard to existing agricultural …

The Mobile County Commission shall not exercise its planning and zoning powers established hereunder until the majority of the qualified electors in the proposed planning jurisdiction shall have voted their desire to come within the planning and zoning authority of the Mobile Cou…

The Mobile County Commission shall provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment and the regulations and ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this part shall provide that the board of adjustment, in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and saf…

Appeals to the board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer or department of Mobile County affected by any decision of any administrative officer representing the county in an official capacity in the enforcement of this part or of any ordinance or r…

(a) The board of adjustment shall have all of the following powers: (1) To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of the zoning regulations adopted purs…

Any party aggrieved by a final judgment or decision of the board of adjustment, within 15 days thereafter, may appeal therefrom to the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, by filing with the circuit court and the board of adjustment a written notice of appeal specifying the j…

The Mobile County Commission may levy permit and application fees deemed necessary to administer ordinances and zoning regulations promulgated hereunder. The fees shall cover the cost of administrative activities performed hereunder by the agencies of the county commission and th…

If any building or structure is erected, constructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained, or if any land is used in violation of this part or any ordinance or regulation promulgated under the authority conferred by this part, the county attorney, or other appropriate adm…

(a) The planning commission shall have no jurisdiction over the type of single-family housing or dwelling to be placed or constructed on private property. (b) The authority of the Mobile County Commission under this part shall not conflict with present or future regulations or po…

No zoning ordinance or regulation promulgated by the Mobile County Commission under the authority of this part shall change any use to which land is being made at the time the zoning ordinance or regulation becomes applicable to any planning jurisdiction. (Act 2009-782, p. 2456, …

The Mobile County Commission may appoint real estate agents or other persons in the real estate field to the planning commission. The appointed real estate agents or other persons in the real estate field appointed to the planning commission shall not exceed 25 percent of the com…

(a) The Mobile County Commission, through the county planning and zoning commission, shall regulate the construction setback from the centerline of any state or county public road or highway located within the jurisdiction of the commission. (b) The provisions of this section do …

This part shall not apply to any land designated as an industrial park pursuant to Chapter 23 of Title 11. (Act 2009-782, p. 2456, §18.)

(a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Monroe County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Monroe County prior local laws that were amended or affected by a local law enacted after 1978. (b) It is the purpose of this chapter to state current applicable…

(a) The Legislature of Alabama is cognizant of Opinion of the Justices No. 376, issued April 9, 2002, which states that a local bill for Cherokee County “purporting to allow by local law the creation of a traffic in alcohol that does not presently exist in smaller municipalities …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Chapter 2A of Title 28, and pursuant to authority to regulate the liquor traffic granted by Section 104 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the electors of an incorporated municipality located in Monro…

(a) Upon petition of 25 percent of the number of voters voting in the last general election of the municipality having a population of not less than 5,000 inhabitants being filed with the city or town clerk or governing body of the municipality, the governing body shall call a mu…

(a) The municipal governing body of the municipality of Excel, by ordinance, may authorize the operation of low-speed vehicles upon the roads and streets of the municipality under limited circumstances and conditions as provided in this section. (b) The municipality, by ordinance…

The sale of draft beer by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board who are responsible vendors is authorized in any area within the corporate limits of the City of Monroeville. (Act 2006-506, p. 1149, § 2.)

(a) The Coroner of Monroe County is to be paid an expense account of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month. This expense account is in lieu of all fees which he or she now receives. (b)(1) Commencing on June 1, 1994, the Coroner of Monroe County shall be entitled to an addit…

(a) In addition to any court charges, costs, or fees now or hereafter authorized in Monroe County, the Monroe County Commission may impose by resolution of the commission an additional fee in an amount not to exceed twenty dollars ($20) to be assessed and taxed as costs on each c…

(a) In addition to any court costs now authorized in the district, circuit, and juvenile courts of Monroe County, there shall be assessed and collected an additional court cost of seven dollars fifty cents ($7.50) in all civil and criminal cases, including traffic cases in the di…

(a) In addition to any court costs now authorized in the district and circuit courts of Monroe County, there shall be assessed and collected an additional court cost of ten dollars ($10) in all civil and criminal cases, including traffic cases, in the district and circuit courts …

In Monroe County, the district judge may requisition expenditures from the supervision fees for probation service for any and all expenses to be incurred in the administration of juvenile justice and juvenile probation services. The Treasurer of Monroe County shall distribute mon…

In Monroe County, each municipality located in the county may contribute money to the Treasurer of Monroe County as provided herein. The contributions shall be remitted to the account for supervision fees for probation service to be expended for any and all expenses to be incurre…

The chief clerk of the judge of probate in Monroe County shall be entitled to a salary which shall be fixed and determined by the county commission and shall be paid from the general funds of the county. (Acts 1971, No. 1830, p. 2996, § 1; Act 80-417, p. 580, § 1; Act 90-117, p. …

(a) In addition to all other fees and costs provided by law, a convenience fee of two dollars ($2) per transaction shall be charged and collected by the Monroe County Judge of Probate or its successor office when payment for the renewal of a motor vehicle license plate is made on…