SB80 Summary

• Adds Chapter 106 to Title 11 of the Code of Alabama (Military Land Use Planning Act) to require local governments within two miles of military installations to notify the installations of proposed zoning, comprehensive master plans, or land development regulation changes.

• Grants military installations 30 calendar days to review and submit comments on proposed land use changes ("local impact issues") before final action or public hearings, including potential comments on airfield safety, noise standards, environmental programs, joint land use studies, and mission impacts.

• Clarifies that local governments must review military installation comments when considering approval of land use changes, but are not required to follow military recommendations or amend existing zoning rules to comply.

• Applies only to military installations exceeding 500 acres under Department of Defense jurisdiction, excluding civil works, river, or flood control projects; preserves any existing joint land use study agreements between local governments and military installations.

• Amends Section 11-52-8 to require municipal planning commissions to reference military installations in master plans, using the same definition established in the Military Land Use Planning Act.