# Ala. Code § 11-52-2: Section 11-52-2 Adoption, Amendment, Execution, Etc., of Municipal Plan and Creation of Municipal Planning Commission Authorized; Designations of Planning Commissions

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 11-52-2
- **Heading:** Section 11-52-2 Adoption, Amendment, Execution, Etc., of Municipal Plan and Creation of Municipal Planning Commission Authorized; Designations of Planning Commissions
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 11-52-2

## Text

(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.

## Nearby sections

- [Ala. Code § 11-52-1 Section 11-52-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T2_C52_S11-52-1.md)
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