HB94 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim Patterson
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Planning and zoning, Military Land Use Planning Act, municipalities and counties, military installations, notification of proposal of land use changes, Sec. 11-52-8 am'd.; Secs. 11-106-1 to 11-106-5, inclusive, added
Summary: HB94 creates a Military Land Use Planning Act that requires local governments near military installations to notify installations of certain land-use changes and allows installations to comment, while also requiring master plans to reference installations.
What This Bill Does
Adds Chapter 106 to title 11 to require local governments within two miles of a military installation to notify the installation of local impact issues and provide a 30-day period for the installation to submit comments before final action or a public hearing. Allows military installations to comment on how proposed changes affect airfield safety/noise standards, environmental noise management, joint land use studies, and mission impact. Requires local governments to consider these comments, but does not grant new powers or require immediate amendments to existing plans; if a joint land use study exists, this act does not supersede it. Also amends master plan requirements to reference military installations in municipal planning documents.

Who It Affects
Local governments (counties and municipalities) within two miles of a military installation, who must notify the installation and consider its comments when approving local impact issues.
Military installations (U.S. DoD facilities meeting the defined criteria) who receive notice and may submit comments on proposed land-use changes.

Key Provisions
Chapter 106 (Military Land Use Planning Act) establishing notification and comment rights related to local impact issues near installations and defining 'local impact issue' as actions within two miles of an installation.
Notice requirement: local governments within two miles must provide written notice to the installation's commanding officers of any local impact issue.
Comment period: installations have 30 days to review and comment before final action or public hearing, addressing airfield safety/noise standards, environmental noise management, joint land use studies, and mission impact.
Local government obligation: must review and consider installation comments when approving the local impact issue; otherwise no new zoning powers or required amendments are created.
Non-supersession clause: existing joint land use studies are not overridden by this act.
Amendment to 11-52-8: master plans must include references to military installations.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Municipalities