This ordinance shall be known as the Jasper Zoning Ordinance.

The City Council hereby enacts this ordinance according to the authority granted to the City of Jasper by the Legislature of the State of Alabama in Title 11, Chapter 52, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended.

(a)

The City Council hereby divides the territory within its corporate limits into business, industrial and residential zones or districts and may provide the kind, character and use of structures and improvements that may be erected or made within the several zones or districts established and may, from time to time, rearrange or alter the boundaries of such zones or districts and may also adopt such ordinances as necessary to carry into effect and make effective the provisions of this ordinance.

(b)

The City Council may divide the City into districts of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this ordinance, and within such districts, it may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of buildings, structures, or land. All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings throughout each district, but the regulations in any one district may differ from those in other districts.

(c)

For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or general welfare, this ordinance may regulate and restrict the height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.

(d)

The City Council shall provide for the manner in which these 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 as may be necessary to carry into effect and make effective the provisions of this ordinance.

State Law reference— Establishment, etc. of districts, Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-52-70. Number, etc. of districts; uniformity, Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-52-71;

Regulation of height, etc., of buildings, etc., Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-52-73. Manner of establishment, etc., Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-52-76.

For the promotion of public peace, order, safety or general welfare, the city may, within residential districts established by this ordinance, regulate as to the housing or residence therein of the different classes of inhabitants, but such regulations shall not discriminate in favor of or against any class of inhabitants.

State Law reference— Regulation as to housing, etc., Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-52-75.

(a)

This ordinance shall be prepared in accordance with a comprehensive plan and be designed to:

(1)

Lessen congestion in the streets;

(2)

Secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers;

(3)

Promote health and the general welfare;

(4)

Provide adequate light and air;

(5)

Prevent overcrowding of land;

(6)

Avoid undue concentration of population; and

(7)

Facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public improvements.

(b)

This ordinance shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the City of Jasper.

State Law reference— Purposes and considerations of zoning, Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-52-72.

(a)

Wherever this ordinance requires a greater width or size of yards or courts or other open spaces or requires a lower height of buildings or a lesser number of stories or requires a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied or imposes other higher standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this ordinance shall govern.

(b)

Wherever the provisions of any other statute or local ordinance or regulation require a greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces or require a lower height of buildings or a lesser number of stories or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied or impose other higher standards than this ordinance, the provisions of such statute or local ordinance or regulation shall govern.

State Law reference— Conflict between regulations, Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-52-82.

The provisions of this ordinance are severable and should any provision be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, this ordinance in its entirety and remaining parts thereof, other than the part so held to be invalid, shall still be valid.

These regulations shall not be construed as abating any action now pending under, or by virtue of, prior existing, or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or about to accrue, or as affecting the liability of any person, firm, or corporation, or as waiving any right of the City under any section or provision existing at the time of adoption of these regulations, or as vacating or annulling any rights obtained by any person, firm, or corporation, by lawful action of the City except as shall be expressly provided for in these regulations.

On the effective date of this ordinance, all local ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance, or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent necessary to give this ordinance full force and effect.

All land and developments located within the Tom Bevill Industrial Park shall be exempt from the application of these regulations (the Jasper Zoning Ordinance) with the exception of those regulations contained in Article III District Use Regulations.

(Ord. No. 1999-651, 6-1-99)