(a) When the improvement consists of a sanitary or storm water sewer or sewers or a sanitary or storm water sewer system, including sewage treatment or sewage disposal plants, the cost of any part thereof may be assessed in fair proportion against the frontage of the property drained by said sewer system or against all the lots or parcels of land lying within the district drained, served, or benefited, but the assessment shall not exceed the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from the improvement.
(b) When the improvement consists of the draining of swamps or the elevating, filling, reclamation, or draining of submerged, inundated, or overflowed land, then the council shall have the power and authority, after the completion and acceptance of such improvement, to assess the cost thereof or any part thereof upon or against the property so drained, elevated, or reclaimed and specially benefited thereby to the extent of the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived by such property from such improvement.
(c) When such improvement consists of the construction of seawalls, dikes, levees, embankments, or other protection against seas, waves, storms, floods, waters, or rivers, then the council shall have power and authority, after the completion and acceptance thereof, to assess the cost of constructing said improvement or any part thereof upon or against the property abutting on such improvement and all other property protected or specially benefited thereby to the extent of the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived by such property from such improvement.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 48 - Public Improvements and Assessments Generally.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 11-48-1 - Short Title.
Section 11-48-2 - Definitions.
Section 11-48-3 - Applicability of Provisions of Article.
Section 11-48-4 - General Powers of Municipalities as to Public Improvements.
Section 11-48-9 - Costs of Proposed Improvements Specified; Payment of Portion Thereof by Council.
Section 11-48-10 - When Council to Establish Grade of Street, Alley, Sidewalk, etc., to Be Improved.
Section 11-48-11 - Notice, Advertisement and Letting of Contract for Improvements.
Section 11-48-12 - City or Town Engineer, etc., to Supervise Work, Appointment of Engineer, Etc.
Section 11-48-13 - Council to Accept or Reject Work, etc., for Municipality.
Section 11-48-16.1 - Assessment of Charge Against Landowner Seeking to Connect to Sewer.
Section 11-48-18 - Manner of Assessment of Costs of Improvements Generally - Sidewalk Improvements.
Section 11-48-19 - Assessment of Costs of Improvements Against Railroads.
Section 11-48-20 - Preparation, etc., of List of Property Owners to Be Assessed for Improvement.
Section 11-48-21 - Entry of List in Assessment Book for Local Improvements.
Section 11-48-23 - Notice of Hearing Upon Objections, etc., to Assessments.
Section 11-48-24 - Contents of Notice as to Assessments for Improvements.
Section 11-48-25 - Effect and Correction of Defects or Errors in Notice.
Section 11-48-26 - Filing of Written Objections, etc., to Assessments by Property Owners.
Section 11-48-27 - Hearing Upon Objections to Assessments - Conduct Generally.
Section 11-48-32 - Assignment and Transfer of Assessment Liens.
Section 11-48-33 - Enforcement of Assessment Liens in Circuit Court.
Section 11-48-36 - Appeals to Circuit Court From Assessments - Authorized.
Section 11-48-37 - Appeals to Circuit Court From Assessments - Bond.
Section 11-48-38 - Appeals to Circuit Court From Assessments - Entry on Trial Docket.
Section 11-48-39 - Appeals to Circuit Court From Assessments - Transcript for Appeal - Contents.
Section 11-48-40 - Appeals to Circuit Court From Assessments - Authorized - Prima Facie Evidence.
Section 11-48-43 - Appeals From Judgment of Circuit Court - by Property Owner - Authorized; Bonds.
Section 11-48-44 - Appeals From Judgment of Circuit Court - by Property Owner - Conduct Generally.
Section 11-48-48 - Payment of Assessments Generally.
Section 11-48-48.1 - Payment of Assessments in Class 2 Municipalities.
Section 11-48-54 - Redemption of Property After Sale Generally.
Section 11-48-55 - Extension of Redemption Period.
Section 11-48-58 - Redemption of Property During Extended Redemption Period.
Section 11-48-60 - Applicability of Provisions of Sections 11-48-54 Through 11-48-58.
Section 11-48-62 - Issuance of Bonds After Completion of Work.
Section 11-48-63 - Applicability of Provisions of Law as to Issuance of Municipal Bonds Generally.
Section 11-48-64 - Acquisition of Lands, Easements, etc., for Public Improvements.