SB357 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Baldwin Co., police jurisdiction and planning, zoning, and other land use jurisdiction, not to extend outside corp. limits, const. amend.

Summary

SB357 would amend the Alabama Constitution to block Baldwin County municipalities from policing or regulating land use outside their city limits.

What This Bill Does

It would prohibit any municipality located wholly or partially within Baldwin County from exercising police power or zoning, planning, subdivision, or other land-use authority beyond its corporate limits, overriding any conflicting law or agreement. The change would be adopted through a constitutional amendment that requires voter approval in an election. The amendment applies specifically to Baldwin County municipalities and would become part of the Constitution if approved following the state's election procedures.

Who It Affects

• Municipalities located wholly or partly within Baldwin County would lose any police and land-use authority beyond their city limits.
• Residents and property owners in Baldwin County outside municipality boundaries (unincorporated areas) would be affected because municipalities could no longer extend their police or land-use powers into those areas.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits any municipality located wholly or partially within Baldwin County from having or exercising police jurisdiction or any zoning, planning, subdivision, or other land-use jurisdiction beyond the municipality's corporate limits.
• Requires the proposed amendment to be approved by voters in an election under the state's constitutional processes, with specific ballot language and description, and becomes part of the Constitution if enacted.

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Subjects

Baldwin County