{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-45-42-162.18","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 45-42-162.18","heading":"Planning and Land Use Controls.","body":"(a) A planning commission shall be established and shall have authority to institute, under the general laws of the state, land use controls for the metropolitan-government. The planning commission shall consist of nine members, one member appointed from each of the nine election districts.\n(b) The planning commission shall be the comprehensive planning agency and shall administer a metropolitan-wide planning program which includes zoning subdivision regulations in accord with municipal laws of the State of Alabama. Such shall have effect in each service district established.","path":["Title 45 Local Laws.","Chapter 42 Limestone County.","Article 16 Government Operations.","Part 3 Metropolitan-Government"],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=45-42-162.18","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"8e6b5f417707a2567308dde857247113266702fb03ed4f68f07bfd5da85fa7a5","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-45-42-162.17","next":"us-al/ala.-code-45-42-162.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}