SB232 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: David Burkette
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Municipalities, zoning in police jurisdiction, in counties where another municipality has zoning authority in police jurisdiction, authorized
Summary: SB 232 would let certain municipalities incorporated after 1990 exercise zoning authority in their police jurisdiction even when another municipality in the county already has zoning authority there.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the bill would let these municipalities divide their police jurisdiction into zones for business, industrial, or residential use and adopt zoning rules for those zones. They would have the same zoning authority in their police jurisdiction as they have inside their city limits. When two municipalities overlap in police jurisdiction, they could set overlapping boundary lines or work out cooperation agreements. Zoning actions would follow the state's zoning laws (Chapter 52, Title 11). In case of disputes, a panel of the two mayors and the county chair would resolve them.

Who It Affects
Municipalities in Alabama that were incorporated after 1990 and are located in counties where another municipality already has zoning authority in its police jurisdiction (they would gain expanded zoning powers).
Property owners within the affected municipalities' police jurisdictions (their property uses could be governed by new zoning rules).
Other municipalities in the same counties with overlapping police jurisdictions (may need to coordinate or contest zoning decisions).
County officials and mayors involved in boundary decisions and dispute resolution (they would participate in boundary rules and panels).

Key Provisions
Section 1 sets applicability to post-1990 municipalities in counties with another municipality that has zoning authority in its police jurisdiction.
Section 2 allows these municipalities to create business, industrial, and residential zones within their police jurisdiction, set appropriate rules for structures and uses, adjust boundaries, and adopt implementing ordinances; intent is to provide full zoning authority within the police jurisdiction.
Section 3 describes how overlapping police jurisdictions may establish boundaries equidistant from each municipality's limits or use cooperative agreements for zoning.
Section 4 provides an objection process for overlapping areas and requires a dispute-resolution panel of the two mayors and the county chair to settle the issue.
Section 5 requires zoning actions to follow Chapter 52 of Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975.
Sections 6-8 cover severability, repeal of conflicting laws, and immediate effectiveness upon enactment.

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Subjects: Municipalities