AL HB349

Proposes a constitutional amendment creating the Whorton Bend Agricultural Protection Act for a peninsula community in Etowah County along the Coosa River, establishing permanent development protections that cannot be altered by Etowah County Commission or City of Gadsden

Prohibits new commercial or industrial development within the protected area, with exemptions for preexisting commercial structures and agriculture/forestry-related commercial operations

Bans all multifamily housing (apartments, condos, duplexes, townhouses) and high-density residential developments; requires new single-family homes to be built on lots of at least one acre

Prohibits any development activity that fills, alters, or degrades wetlands, riparian buffers, natural floodways, or marshlands; preserves jurisdiction of Alabama Department of Environmental Management and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over regulated waters

Expressly permits agricultural, horticultural, and silvicultural uses, including farm-related commercial activities such as farm supply stores, produce stands, and agricultural processing operations