§8A-3-9. Filing the Comprehensive Plan
After the adoption of a comprehensive plan by a governing body, the governing body must file the adopted comprehensive plan in the office of the clerk of the county commission where the comprehensive plan applies. If an adopted comprehensive plan covers more than one county, a certified copy of the adopted comprehensive plan must be […]
§8A-3-10. Rejection or Amendment of Comprehensive Plan by Governing Body
(a) If a governing body rejects or amends the recommended comprehensive plan, then the comprehensive plan must be returned to the planning commission for its consideration, with a written statement of the reasons for the rejection or amendment. (b) The planning commission has forty-five days to consider the rejection or amendment and make recommendations to […]
§8A-3-11. Amending Comprehensive Plan After Adoption
(a) After the adoption of a comprehensive plan by the governing body, the planning commission shall follow the comprehensive plan, and review the comprehensive plan and make updates at least every ten years. (b) After the adoption of a comprehensive plan by the governing body, all amendments to the comprehensive plan shall be made by […]
§8A-3-12. Validation of Prior Comprehensive Plans
(a) The adoption of a comprehensive plan or any general development plans by a planning commission, under the authority of prior acts, is hereby validated and the plans may continue in effect for ten years after the effective date of this chapter or until the plans are revised, amended or replaced in accordance with this […]
§8A-3-13. Intergovernmental Cooperation
(a) With a view to coordinating and integrating the planning of municipalities and/or counties with each other, all governing bodies and units of government within the lands under the jurisdiction of the planning commission preparing or amending a comprehensive plan, all governing bodies and units of government affected by the comprehensive plan, and any other […]
§8A-3-14. Jurisdiction of Municipal Planning Commission
The jurisdiction of a municipal planning commission shall not extend beyond the corporate limits of the municipality.
§8A-3-8. Adoption of Comprehensive Plan by Governing Body
(a) Within the latter of ninety days or three scheduled meetings after the submission of the recommended comprehensive plan to the governing body, the governing body must act by either adopting, rejecting or amending the comprehensive plan. (b) If the comprehensive plan is adopted by the governing body, then the governing body may adopt the […]
§8A-3-4. Mandatory Components of a Comprehensive Plan
(a) The comprehensive plan is a written statement on present and future land use and development patterns consisting of descriptive materials, including text, graphics and maps, covering the objectives, principles and guidelines for the orderly and balanced present and future economic, social, physical, environmental and fiscal development of the area under the jurisdiction of the […]
§8A-3-5. Optional Components of a Comprehensive Plan
The comprehensive plan may have, but is not limited to, the following components: (1) History. — An analysis of the history of the area to better provide for the future.
§8A-3-6. Notice and Public Participation Requirement for a Comprehensive Plan
(a) Prior to recommending a new or amended comprehensive plan to a governing body for adoption, the planning commission shall give notice and hold a public hearing on the new or amended comprehensive plan. (b) At least thirty days prior to the date set for the public hearing, the planning commission shall publish a notice […]