Code of Alabama
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 11-52-2 - Adoption, Amendment, Execution, etc., of Municipal Plan and Creation of Municipal Planning Commission Authorized; Designations of Planning Commissions.

(a) Any municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to make, adopt, amend, extend, add to, or carry out a municipal plan as provided in this article and to create by ordinance a planning commission with the powers and duties herein set forth.
(b) The planning commission of a city shall be designated city planning commission and the planning commission of a town, town planning commission, as its council may specify.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.

Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.

Chapter 52 - Planning, Zoning and Subdivisions.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 11-52-1 - Definitions.

Section 11-52-2 - Adoption, Amendment, Execution, etc., of Municipal Plan and Creation of Municipal Planning Commission Authorized; Designations of Planning Commissions.

Section 11-52-3 - Municipal Planning Commission - Composition; Qualifications, Appointment, Terms of Office, Compensation, and Removal of Members; Vacancies.

Section 11-52-3.1 - Municipal Planning Commission - Membership in Class 2 Municipalities.

Section 11-52-4 - Municipal Planning Commission - Chairman and Other Officers; Meetings; Adoption of Rules of Procedure; Maintenance of Record of Resolutions, Transactions, Etc.

Section 11-52-5 - Municipal Planning Commission - Appointment, etc., of Employees; Contracts With Consultants, etc.; Expenditure of Funds.

Section 11-52-6 - Municipal Planning Commission - Powers and Duties Generally.

Section 11-52-7 - Municipal Planning Commission - Powers as to Zoning.

Section 11-52-8 - Adoption, etc., of Master Plan for Physical Development of Municipality by Commission - Authorization and Procedure Generally; Contents of Plan.

Section 11-52-9 - Adoption, etc., of Master Plan for Physical Development of Municipality by Commission - Conduct of Surveys and Studies; Purpose of Plan.

Section 11-52-10 - Adoption, etc., of Master Plan for Physical Development of Municipality by Commission - Procedure for Adoption, Etc.

Section 11-52-11 - Proposed Construction of Streets, Public Buildings, Utilities, etc., to Be Submitted for Approval of Commission After Adoption of Master Plan; Overruling of Commission.

Section 11-52-12 - Alternate Structure for Class 3 Municipality Planning Commission Created Pursuant to Section 11-52-3.

Section 11-52-13 - Alternate Structure for Class 5 Municipality Planning Commission.

Section 11-52-14 - Alternate Structure of Planning Commission in Class 5 Municipality Having City Manager, Mayor Commission Form of Government.

Section 11-52-15 - Municipal Planning Commission.

Section 11-52-16 - Alternative Structure for Class 6 Municipality Planning Commission.