2006 regular legislative session HB14.

This legislation authorizes municipal property rights encroachment.

By Representative McMillan
See: Companion Senate Bill SB12
Legislative Session 2005 HB118 as introduce after amending and strengthening. 

This bill has been introduced this year 2006 without last years strengthening clause that protects property owners.

1/19/06 Bill status - SB12 has, with conservative Republican support, passed out of the Senate.  Red indicates Senate Republican on the chart.

SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a municipality may zone territory only within the corporate limits of the municipality. There is no provision for zoning territory that is proposed to be annexed into the municipality.  This bill would authorize municipalities to pre-zone territory proposed for annexation into the municipal corporate limits by following the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 52 of Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975. The zoning would be effective only if the territory is annexed into the municipality.  The bill also would specify that if property zoned pursuant to this provision is annexed into the municipality, all municipal services would be provided within 10 years.Have an opinion about this bill?

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                    SB12 for Governmental Affairs - Dated 01/11/2006

FISCAL NOTE

Senate Bill 12 as introduced could increase the obligations of municipalities choosing to pre-zone territory prior to annexation by an undetermined amount to provide all municipal services to such annexed areas within 10 years following annexation unless the municipality made public notice that such services may not be available prior to annexation.