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AL Code § 4-4-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 4 - Municipal Airports and Regulations.|Section 4-4-11 - Bonds for Airport Purposes.

Section 4-4-11Bonds for airport purposes. Each municipality in this state shall have full and continuing power and authority, within the limits of the constitution now or hereafter in effect, to issue and sell bonds for the purpose of extending, enlarging and improving its airport or airports or an airport in which it is or may be a joint owner or operator and of acquiring or improving or paying for land for airport uses, or property purchased or condemned to facilitate the operation of an airport or airports, when the issuance of such bonds has been heretofore or shall be hereafter authorized by a majority vote of the qualified electors of such municipality voting at an election called and held, and the result declared, in the manner required by law for securing authorization for the issuance by such municipality of other bonds requiring authorization through or by means of an election. (Acts 1931, No. 136, p. 197; Code 1940, T. 4, §32.)
AL Code § 4-4-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 4 - Municipal Airports and Regulations.|Section 4-4-12 - Joint Airports.

Section 4-4-12Joint airports. Two or more municipalities may jointly acquire real property by condemnation, purchase or gift, for airport purposes, and may jointly establish, construct, equip, maintain and operate an airport thereon for the joint benefit of such municipalities. The governing body of each participating municipality shall adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the president, mayor or other member of such governing body to enter into a contract with the other named participating municipality or municipalities for the acquisition, establishment, construction, improvement, equipment, maintenance, operation, regulation, government or financing of the joint airport. The form and terms of the contract authorized to be executed shall be set out in full in such resolution. Whenever there shall be, or exist, any officer, board, department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or of the State of Alabama authorized to negotiate such a contract upon behalf of its government, creator or principal, one or more municipalities may, through such authorized officer, board, department, agency or instrumentality, enter into a contract with the United States or the State of Alabama, or both, for the acquisition, establishment, construction, improvement, equipment, maintenance, operation, regulation, government or financing of a joint airport for the joint benefit of the participating governments, such contract, or contracts, to be authorized by such municipality or municipalities in the same manner as that prescribed in this section for authorization of contracts between municipalities. Each participating municipality may pay its proportion of the cost of any joint enterprise authorized by this section out of any funds which it is authorized to expend for the acquisition, establishment, construction, improvement, equipment, maintenance or operation of an airport for its own separate benefit. (Acts 1931, No. 136, p. 197; Code 1940, T. 4, §35.)
AL Code § 4-4-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 4 - Municipal Airports and Regulations.|Section 4-4-13 - Procedure for Sale of Airports; Disposition of Proceeds of Sale.

Section 4-4-13Procedure for sale of airports; disposition of proceeds of sale. (a) When any city, town or other municipal corporation in this state is or may hereafter be the owner of any airport or landing field for the use of airplanes and other aircraft and the board of aldermen or other governing body of such city, town or municipal corporation deems it to the best interest of such city, town or municipal corporation and the inhabitants thereof to sell such airport or landing field, such sale may be made by the governing body of such city, town or municipal corporation; provided, that in the event there have been any federal funds expended in the construction of said airport, it shall be necessary to secure the concurrence of the federal agency granting such funds in said sale. (b) Any and all proceeds derived from the sale of such airport or landing field shall be used for the purpose of discharging any outstanding indebtedness of the city, town or municipal corporation incurred in the acquisition, establishment, improvement, construction, enlargement or expansion of such airport or landing field. (Acts 1943, No. 371, p. 340.)
AL Code § 4-4-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 4 - Municipal Airports and Regulations.|Section 4-4-14 - Municipal Regulation of Private Airports.

Section 4-4-14Municipal regulation of private airports. The council or other governing body of each municipality of this state shall have power to enact ordinances, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, designed to safeguard the public upon or beyond the limits of private airports or landing fields within such municipality or its police jurisdiction against the perils and hazards of instrumentalities used in aerial navigation. (Acts 1931, No. 136, p. 197; Code 1940, T. 4, §31.)
AL Code § 4-4-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 4 - Municipal Airports and Regulations.|Section 4-4-15 - Police Powers as to Airports.

Section 4-4-15Police powers as to airports. Each municipality which is now, or which hereafter may be, engaged in the operation of a municipal airport, whether within or without, or partly within and partly without the geographical limits of such municipality, shall have the same police powers over such airport or landing field as it now has, or may hereafter have, over territory within its geographical limits. Such municipality shall also have the same police powers over all portions of public highways beyond the geographical limits of such municipality, but within one quarter of a mile of such airport as it is now, or may hereafter be, authorized to exercise over public highways within its geographical limits. (Acts 1931, No. 136, p. 197; Code 1940, T. 4, §34.)
AL Code § 4-4-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 4 - Municipal Airports and Regulations.|Section 4-4-16 - Provisions of Chapter Cumulative.

Section 4-4-16Provisions of chapter cumulative. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a limitation upon any power, right or authority which any municipality of this state may have over any subject mentioned in this chapter by virtue of any other law of this state, the powers, rights and authority conferred by this chapter being cumulative of all other powers, rights and authority possessed by such municipality. (Acts 1931, No. 136, p. 197; Code 1940, T. 4, §36.)
AL Code § 4-5-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 5 - County Warrants and Certificates of Indebtedness for Airport Purposes.|Section 4-5-1 - Applicability and Purpose of Chapter.

Section 4-5-1Applicability and purpose of chapter. This chapter shall apply to each county in the State of Alabama and have for its purpose the authorization of the sale and issuance of interest-bearing warrants and certificates of indebtedness for the purpose of acquiring and providing county airports. (Acts 1955, No. 363, p. 881, §1.)
AL Code § 4-5-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 5 - County Warrants and Certificates of Indebtedness for Airport Purposes.|Section 4-5-2 - Issuance and Sale; Form; Denominations; Terms; Disposition of Proceeds of Sale.

Section 4-5-2Issuance and sale; form; denominations; terms; disposition of proceeds of sale. Each county shall have the power from time to time to sell and issue interest-bearing warrants of such county or interest-bearing certificates of indebtedness of such county for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring and providing county airports, including lands, structures, runways and all other airport facilities whatsoever. Such warrants and certificates may be in such denomination or denominations, may have such maturity or maturities not exceeding 30 years from their date, may bear interest from their date at such rate or rates not exceeding six percent per annum, payable semiannually, may be payable at such place or places within or without this state, may be sold at such time or times and in such manner, may be executed in such manner and may contain such terms not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, all as the governing body of such county may provide in the proceedings wherein the warrants or certificates are authorized to be issued. All such warrants and certificates shall evidence general obligation indebtedness of the county by which they are issued, and the full faith and credit of the county shall be irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon. The proceeds derived from the sale of any such warrants and certificates shall be used solely for the purpose for which they are authorized to be issued, including the payment of any expense incurred in connection with the issuance thereof. (Acts 1955, No. 363, p. 881, §2.)
AL Code § 4-5-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 5 - County Warrants and Certificates of Indebtedness for Airport Purposes.|Section 4-5-3 - Pledge of Special Taxes.

Section 4-5-3Pledge of special taxes. The governing body of the county issuing any such warrants or certificates may, in its discretion, pledge and use, or cause to be used, for the payment of the principal of and interest on such warrants and certificates, so much as may be necessary for said payment of any privilege, license or excise tax now or hereafter levied in such county for the purpose of construction, maintenance and operation of a county airport, or, if only a portion of such tax is levied for said purpose, so much as may be necessary for said payment of that portion of any such tax that may be now or hereafter levied for the said purpose. If more than one such pledge shall be made of the said tax, then such pledges shall take precedence in the order in which they are made unless the proceedings making such pledge shall expressly provide that such pledge shall be on a parity with or subordinate to a subsequent pledge of the said tax. All warrants and certificates for which the pledge authorized in this section may be made shall constitute preferred claims against that portion of the said tax so pledged and shall have preference over claims incurred by the county against said portion of the said tax for operation and maintenance of any such airport and claims for any other purpose whatsoever. (Acts 1955, No. 363, p. 881, §3.)
AL Code § 4-5-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 5 - County Warrants and Certificates of Indebtedness for Airport Purposes.|Section 4-5-4 - Refunding Warrants and Certificates.

Section 4-5-4Refunding warrants and certificates. Each such county may in like manner from time to time issue refunding warrants and certificates, either by sale or by exchange, for the purpose of refunding a like or greater principal amount of warrants and certificates then outstanding, which were issued under the provisions of this chapter and the interest thereon, and paying any premium necessary to be paid to retire the outstanding warrants and certificates refunded thereby. The provisions of this chapter applicable to the warrants and certificates so refunded shall likewise be applicable to such refunding warrants and certificates. (Acts 1955, No. 363, p. 881, §4.)
AL Code § 4-5-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 5 - County Warrants and Certificates of Indebtedness for Airport Purposes.|Section 4-5-5 - Provisions of Chapter Control as to Warrants or Certificates Issued Hereunder.

Section 4-5-5Provisions of chapter control as to warrants or certificates issued hereunder. Insofar as the provisions of this chapter may be inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this chapter shall control, it being hereby specifically declared that the provisions of Section 11-8-10 shall not be applicable to the warrants and certificates issued under the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1955, No. 363, p. 881, §5.)
AL Code § 4-6-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 6 - Airport Zoning.|Section 4-6-1 - Short Title.

Section 4-6-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Airport Zoning Act." (Acts 1953, No. 730, p. 985, §14.)
AL Code § 4-6-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 6 - Airport Zoning.|Section 4-6-2 - Definitions.

Section 4-6-2Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AIRPORT. Any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and taking-off of aircraft and utilized or to be utilized in the interest of the public for such purposes. (2) AIRPORT HAZARD. Any structure or tree or use of land which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking-off at any airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking-off of aircraft. (3) AIRPORT HAZARD AREA. Any area of land or water upon which an airport hazard might be established if not prevented as provided in this chapter. (4) POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. Any municipality, city, town, village or county. (5) PERSON. Any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association or body politic and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative thereof. (6) STRUCTURE. Any object constructed or installed by man including, but without limitation, buildings, towers, smokestacks and overhead transmission lines. (7) TREE. Any object of natural growth. (Acts 1953, No. 730, p. 985, §1.)
AL Code § 4-6-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 6 - Airport Zoning.|Section 4-6-3 - Airport Hazards Contrary to Public Interest; Elimination, Alteration, etc., of Hazards Declared Public Purpose.

Section 4-6-3Airport hazards contrary to public interest; elimination, alteration, etc., of hazards declared public purpose. It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity and also, if of the obstruction type, in effect reduces the size of the area available for the landing, taking-off and maneuvering of aircraft, thus tending to destroy or impair the utility of the airport and the public investment therein. Accordingly, it is hereby declared:  (1) That the creation or establishment of an airport hazard is an injury to the community served by the airport in question; (2) That it is therefore necessary in the interest of the public health, public safety and general welfare that the creation or establishment of airport hazards be prevented; and (3) That this should be accomplished, to the extent legally possible, by exercise of the police power.   It is further declared that both the prevention of the creation or establishment of airport hazards and the elimination, removal, alteration, mitigation or marking and lighting of existing airport hazards are public purposes for which political subdivisions may raise and expend public funds and acquire land or property interests therein. (Acts 1953, No. 730, p. 985, §2.)
AL Code § 4-6-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 6 - Airport Zoning.|Section 4-6-4 - Authority of Counties and Municipalities to Adopt Regulations; Zoning Jurisdiction of Counties and Municipalities.

Section 4-6-4Authority of counties and municipalities to adopt regulations; zoning jurisdiction of counties and municipalities. (a) Counties. - In order to prevent the creation or establishment of airport hazards, any county having an airport hazard area within its zoning jurisdiction, as hereinafter defined, may adopt, administer and enforce, under the police power and in the manner and upon the conditions hereinafter prescribed, airport zoning regulations for such airport hazard area, which regulations may divide such area into zones, and within such zones specify the land uses permitted and regulate and restrict the height to which structures and trees may be erected or allowed to grow. The zoning jurisdiction of the county is hereby declared to be all unincorporated areas in the county, except within the police jurisdiction of any municipality and the area within two miles of an airport owned or operated by a municipality when said municipality exercises or declares its intention to exercise zoning control over these areas; provided, that when by local acts the jurisdiction of zoning regulations is limited to the corporate limits of a city, this chapter shall not confer any further territorial jurisdiction on such city or its planning board or boards. (b) Municipalities. - Any municipality having an airport hazard area within its zoning jurisdiction, as herein defined, is hereby granted the same powers contained in subsection (a) of this section. The zoning jurisdiction of any municipality, zoning under the authority of this chapter, may include, in addition to the corporate area of said municipality, the area within the police jurisdiction of such municipality and the area lying within two miles of the boundary of any airport owned or operated by said municipality; except, that where a local act limits the territorial jurisdiction of a city planning board to the corporate limits of a city, this chapter limits zoning jurisdiction to such corporate limits. The provisions of this section shall not apply to counties having a population of not less than 54,500 nor more than 56,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census. (Acts 1953, No. 730, p. 985, §3; Acts 1973, No. 965, p. 1482.)
AL Code § 4-6-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 6 - Airport Zoning.|Section 4-6-5 - Airport Zoning Commission.

Section 4-6-5Airport zoning commission. Prior to the initial zoning of any airport hazard area under this chapter, the political subdivision which is to adopt the regulations shall be authorized to appoint an airport zoning commission consisting of five members, each to be appointed for a term of three years, or may designate any existing planning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various zones to be established and the regulations to be adopted therefor. Such commission shall make a preliminary report and hold public hearings thereon before submitting its final report, and the legislative body of the political subdivision shall not hold its public hearings or take other action until it has received the final report of such commission. (Acts 1953, No. 730, p. 985, §5.)
AL Code § 4-6-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 6 - Airport Zoning.|Section 4-6-6 - Procedure for Adoption of Regulations.

Section 4-6-6Procedure for adoption of regulations. The legislative body of such political subdivision in question shall provide for the manner in which such regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of such districts shall be determined, established and enforced, and from time to time amended, supplemented or changed, and may adopt such ordinances or regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect and make effective the provisions of this chapter. No airport zoning regulations shall be adopted under the authority of this chapter unless and until the proposed ordinance has been published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in advance of its passage in a newspaper of general circulation within the political subdivision, or, if there is no newspaper, then by posting the same in four conspicuous places within the political subdivision, together with a notice stating the time and place that the ordinance is to be considered by the legislative authorities, and stating further that at such time and place all persons who desire shall have an opportunity of being heard in opposition to or in favor of such regulations. No such regulations shall become effective until after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. Such regulations, restrictions and boundaries and ordinances passed under the authority of this chapter, may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed. The preceding provisions of this section relative to public hearings and official notices shall apply equally to all changes and amendments. (Acts 1953, No. 730, p. 985, §5.)
AL Code § 4-6-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 4 - Aviation.|Chapter 6 - Airport Zoning.|Section 4-6-7 - Reasonableness of Regulations; Standards for Adoption of Regulations; Nonconforming Uses.

Section 4-6-7Reasonableness of regulations; standards for adoption of regulations; nonconforming uses. (a) Reasonableness. - All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall be reasonable, and none shall impose any requirement or restriction which is not reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. In determining what regulations it may adopt, the political subdivision shall consider, among other things, the character of the flying operations expected to be conducted at the airport, the nature of the terrain within the airport hazard area, the character of the neighborhood and the uses to which the property to be zoned is put and adaptable. (b) Nonconforming uses. - No airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall require the removal, lowering or other change or alteration of any structure or tree not conforming to the regulations when adopted or amended or otherwise interfere with the continuance of any nonconforming use, except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 4-6-8. (Acts 1953, No. 730, p. 985, §6.)