HB216 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Municipalities, ordinances, planning, zoning, or licensing of businesses, publication or posting further provided for, Sec. 11-45-8 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, in municipalities having a population of 2,000 or more, after the passage of an ordinance of a general or permanent nature, a copy of the ordinance is required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. If a newspaper is not published in the municipality or if the municipality has a population of less than 2,000 persons, the ordinance may be posted at three places in the municipality, one of which is required to be the post office or the mayor's office or the ordinance may be published in a newspaper published in the county. An ordinance that is published in a newspaper is effective immediately and an ordinance published by posting is effective five days after posting.

This bill would provide that after an ordinance relating to planning or zoning or the licensing of businesses is adopted by any municipality having a population of 2,000 or more, either a copy of the ordinance or notice of the substance of the ordinance may be published in a newspaper published in the municipality.

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Subjects

Municipalities