DRAFT PH Packet 2022.05.03PUBLIC HEARING
PRATTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022
6:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
1. ORDINANCE: To Amend Chapter 26 - Fire Prevention and Protection, Article II — Fire
Prevention Codes. (Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Boone}
2. ORDINANCE: To Adopt City of Prattville Code of Ordinances Chapter 67 — Property
Maintenance Code. (Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Boone)
3. ORDINANCE: To Amend Chapter 105, Buildings and Building Regulations, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Prattville. (Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Boone}
4. ORDINANCE: To Pre -Zone Property Outside the City Limits Located at 1060 Spring Street,
Prattville, AL to R-5 (Single -Family High Density Residential) (Petitioner: Michael Stroup).
{Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson}
1 FIRST INTRODUCED APRIL 5, 2022
2 ORDINANCE
4 [To Amend Chapter 26 - Fire Prevention and Protection, Article II — Fire Prevention Codes.]
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6 {Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Boone}
8 BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Prattville that Chapter 26 Fire
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10 Prevention and Protection, Article II — Fire Prevention Code, Section 26-42. Code Adopted;
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12 Penalty, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Prattville, is hereby amended to read as
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14 follows:
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16 ARTICLE 11. FIRE PREVENTION CODE
17 DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
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19 Sec. 26-41. Purposes.
20 The purposes of this chapter are to extinguish and prevent fires and to compel citizens to
21 render assistance to the fire department through training and public relations in case of need
22 and to establish, regulate the size, materials and construction of buildings, fences and other
23 structures hereafter erected, and to require the same to be done in such manner as public
24 safety and convenience may require, to remove or require to be removed, any building or
25 structure or addition thereto which by reason of dilapidation, defect of structure or other
26 cause, may have become dangerous to life or property or which may be erected contrary to
27 law, to establish and designate from time to time fire limits within which limits, wooden
28 buildings shall not be constructed, removed, added to or enlarged and to direct that any
29 future buildings within such limits shall be constructed as required in the codes and
30 regulations herein adopted by the city.
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32 Sec. 26-42. Code adopted; penalty.
33 The International Fire Code, 2021 edition as revised, consisting of chapters 1-67 and
34 Appendices A —I, and K published by the International Code Council, Inc., at least one copy
35 of which is on file in the city clerk's office, which provides rules and regulations for fire
36 prevention standards and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
37 When a provision of the International Fire Code is in conflict with a provision of the National
38 Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, and the conflict relates to life and building
39 safety performance requirements, the Fire Chief shall have the discretion to determine which
40 provision shall apply.
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42 Amendments to the International Fire Code are as follows:
43 506.2.1 All devices shall be installed and maintain at the owner/occupant's expense.
44 507.5.1.1.1 Hydrant for fire sprinkler systems. Buildings equipped with an FDC (Fire
45 Department Connection) for a fire sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section
46 903 shall have a fire hydrant within 150 feet of the FDC.
47 Exception: The distance shall be permitted to exceed 150 feet where approved by the
48 fire code official.
49 903.3.7.1 Where sprinkler systems are installed and are required by code to have an
50 (FDC) Fire Department Connection, all F.D.C.'s shall be 2% inch national Standard
51 Threads.
52 903.3.8 Fire Department Connections. Where sprinkler systems are installed and are
53 required by code to have an (FDC) Fire Department Connection, all F.D.C.'s shall be 2Y2
54 inch national Standard Threads.
55 903.4.2 Alarms. An approved audible and visual device, located on the exterior of the
56 building in an approved location, shall be connected to each automatic sprinkler system.
57 Such sprinkler water -flow alarm devices shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the
58 flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system. Where a fire
59 alarm system is installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler system shall actuate the
60 building fire alarm system.
61 904.13.5.3.1 Commercial Hoods with Fire Suppression Systems. All systems shall be
62 installed and maintained in accordance with applicable codes and standards. All new
63 installations and annual services (and when required by code or manufacturer
64 recommendations) shall install new fusible links and CO2 cartridges with devices dated
I and stamped by the manufacturer, with the same year date as the installation or service
2 is taking place.
3 2306.2.2 Above -ground tanks located inside buildings. Above -ground tanks for the
4 storage of class I, II, IIIA liquid fuels are prohibited within the entire City.
5 2306.2.3 Above -ground tanks located outside buildings. Above -ground tanks for the
6 storage of class I, II, IIIA liquid fuels outside of buildings are prohibited except in the
7 following locations. Above -ground storage tanks shall be allowed at the Prattville Airport
8 and in properties zoned M2 and such storage is used in conjunction with those facilities
9 and is necessary for manufacturing and/or processing for those facilities. In M2
10 properties, aboveground storage shall be allowed only in Protected above Ground Tanks
11 as defined in NFPA 30 and in accordance with 2306.2.3 and 2306.2.4.
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13 The applicant shall provide to the City Planning/Building Department, City Engineer, Fire
14 Chief, and Director of County Emergency Management Agency detailed plans and
15 specifications showing compliance to the most current edition of NFPA 30 and compliance
16 with the currently adopted International Fire Code as well as any other state and/or federal
17 laws that may apply. Inspections by the above stated departments shall be conducted to
18 verify code compliance before storage tanks may be filled with any product.
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20 Appendix B is amended as follows:
21 Section B105 FIRE -FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS
22 B105.1 One- and two-family dwellings, Group R-3 and R-4 buildings and townhouses.
23 The minimum fire -flow and flow duration requirements for one- and two-family dwellings,
24 Group R-3 and R-4 buildings and townhouses shall be specified in Chapter 26 - FIRE
25 PREVENTION AND PROTECTION, Sec. 26-100. - Installation requirements of the City
26 ordinance.
27 Delete Table 13105.1(1).
28 Appendix D is amended as follows:
29 Table D103.4 — REQUIREMENTS FOR DEAD-END FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS
30 ROADS and FIGURE D103.1 — DEAD-END FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD
31 TURNAROUND
32 Table D103.4 and Figure D103.1 — The minimum diameter of a cul-de-sac shall be not
33 less than 80 feet.
34 Section D107 ONE- OR TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
35 D107.2 Remoteness. Where two fire apparatus access roads are required, they shall be
36 placed a distance apart equal to not less than one-half of the length of the maximum
37 overall diagonal dimension of the property or area to be served, measured in a straight
38 line between accesses.
39 Exception: Where a condition exists that the remoteness requirements in D107.2 cannot
40 be met, approval will be at the discretion of the Planning Commission.
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42 Sec. 26-43. Modifications.
43 The Fire Chief shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the fire prevention
44 code adopted by this article upon application in writing by the owner or lessee, or duly
45 authorized agent of the owner or lessee, when there are practical difficulties in the way of
46 carrying out the strict letter of the code; provided that the spirit of the code shall be observed,
47 public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification,
48 when granted or allowed, and the decision of the Fire Chief thereon shall be entered upon the
49 records of the fire department and a signed copy shall be furnished to the applicant.
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51 Sec. 26-44. Appeals.
52 Whenever the Fire Chief shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a license or
53 permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the fire prevention code
54 adopted by this article do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been
55 misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal the decision of the Fire Chief
56 to the City Council within 30 days from the date of the decision.
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58 Sec. 26-45. Investigation of fires.
59 The Fire Marshal's office of the fire department shall investigate the cause, origin, and
60 circumstance of every fire occurring in the City which is of suspicious nature or which
61 involves loss of life or injury to persons or by which property has been destroyed or
62 substantially damaged. Such investigation shall begin immediately upon the occurrence of
63 such fire and the Fire Chief shall be immediately notified of the facts. The Fire Chief shall
take charge immediately of the physical evidence and shall notify the proper law enforcement
officials and the State Fire Marshal, if needed.
4 Sec. 26-46. Building permits and plan checking.
5 Prior to the issuance of any building permit for building construction, building
6 modification, building alteration, etc., a member of the fire department and/or the Fire
7 Marshal, as delegated by the Fire Chief, shall review all plans submitted to evaluate the same
8 for fire safety features, such as vertical separation, exits, exit corridors and stairs,
9 combustibility of materials to be used, fire extinguishing apparatus and exit lights, and exit
10 ways and entranceways to and from such property. Single-family residences shall be exempt
11 from this requirement, unless the owner or builder requests a fire department evaluation.
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13 Secs. 26-47-26-75. Reserved
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15 DIVISION 2. FIRE SCENE
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17 Sec. 26-76. Delay by citizens in reporting fires.
18 It shall be unlawful for any person to delay reporting immediately any fire or emergency
19 discovered to the fire department (911) or the police department so that emergency vehicles
20 may be dispatched.
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22 Sec. 26-77. Report of fire injury or death.
23 It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to notify or delay the notification to the Fire Chief
24 of a fire injury or death.
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26 Sec. 26-78. Certain acts prohibited at or near fires or emergencies.
27 It shall be unlawful to commit any of the following acts at the burning of a building or at
28 any other incident, time and place where any employee of the fire department is discharging
29 or attempting to discharge an official duty:
30 (1) To possess any flammable, explosive or combustible material or substance, or any
31 device in an arrangement or preparation with intent to willfully and maliciously use
32 such material to set fire to or bum any building or property.
33 (2) To possess, manufacture or dispose of a fire bomb containing a flammable liquid
34 with a flashpoint of 150 degrees Fahrenheit or less having a wick or similar device
35 capable of being ignited, excluding commercial manufactured devices primarily for
36 the purpose of illumination.
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38 Secs. 26-79-26-99. Reserved
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40 DIVISION 3. FIRE HYDRANTS
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42 Sec. 26-100. Installation requirements.
43 (a) All residential subdivisions, commercial developments, shopping centers and apartment
44 developments shall have fire hydrants installed by the developer in accordance with the
45 following requirements:
46 (1) Fire hydrant spacing shall be installed according to the fire flow demand as outlined
47 in accordance with the insurance service office grading schedule for municipal fire
48 protection.
49 (2) Fire hydrants shall be of the type recommended by the American Water Works
50 Association (AWWA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Standard 24 and
51 approved by the public water system supplying such hydrants and the City Fire
52 Department.
53 (3) Fire hydrants shall be equipped with not less than one 4%2-inch outlet and two 2'/2-
54 inch outlets with national standard threads. All outlets shall be male, with the
55 direction of the discharge parallel to the street served by the hydrant.
56 (4) All fire hydrants shall be connected to and supplied by water mains of not less than
57 six inches in size. The water mains shall meet the specifications established by the
58 American Water Works Association and approved by the public water system
59 supplying the hydrants.
60 (5) For all apartment and residential developments, the fire hydrants shall be placed at
61 each street intersection and spaced intermittently not more than 800 feet apart with
62 additional fore hydrants located as necessary to permit all portions of the buildings to
63 be accessed by hose lays of not more than 400 feet.
1 (6) In shopping centers and other commercial developments, fire hydrants shall be
2 spaced not more than 500 feet apart with additional fire hydrants located as
3 necessary so as to permit all portions of the building located therein to be accessed
4 by hose lays of not more than 300 feet.
5 (7) In industrial parks or manufacturing developments that are developed with streets,
6 fire hydrants shall be placed at each intersection with intermittent hydrants between
7 intersections spaced not more than 300 feet apart with additional hydrants located
8 as necessary so as to permit all portions of the buildings located therein to be
9 accessed by hose lays of not more than 300 feet.
10 (8) No fire hydrant shall be installed and deemed serviceable that has a fire flow of less
11 than 500 gallons per minute and 20 pounds of residual pressure.
12 (9) The developer shall file with the planning and development department and with the
13 fire department a map indicating the size of the mains, location of hydrants prior to
14 the installation of the mains or the hydrants and prior to the construction of any
15 buildings in any development, which map shall be approved by the Fire Chief or the
16 chiefs designated representative. Additionally, upon completion, the developer shall
17 file with the appropriate City department three sets of as -built plans of fire hydrants
18 and mains.
19 (b) No building permit shall be issued in any area affected by this section for any
20 development that has failed to comply with the terms and conditions of this section. All
21 water mains and fire hydrants shall be installed under pressure, and ready for firefighting
22 use, before any sheathing may be installed on walls and on roofs of any buildings in a
23 development.
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25 Sec. 26-101. Breaking, defacing, etc.
26 It shall be unlawful for any person to break, deface or carry away without lawful authority
27 any part of any fireplug or hydrant.
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29 Sec. 26-102. Unauthorized tapping.
30 It shall be unlawful for any person, except in case of a fire under the direction of the fire
31 department or by direction of some officer or person legally authorized to so direct, to open
32 any fireplug or hydrant and allow the water to escape.
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34 Secs. 26-103-26-132. Reserved.
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36 DIVISION 4. FIRE LANES
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38 Sec. 26-133. Creation and maintenance.
39 It shall be the duty of the fire department or its authorized representative to create or
40 establish and maintain, at the property owner's expense, such fire lanes as may be required
41 for the protection of commercial properties within the City limits. It shall be unlawful to block
42 or obstruct any designated fire lane when such lane is located on public property or private
43 property dedicated to public use.
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45 Secs. 26-134-26-164. Reserved.
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47 DIVISION 5. FIRE PRECAUTIONS
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49 Sec. 26-165. Sale, purchase, possession and explosion of fireworks and pyrotechnics.
50 (a) Definition. When used in this division, the term "fireworks" or "pyrotechnics" means and
51 includes one or more of the following:
52 (1) Sparklers;
53 (2) Squibs;
54 (3) Rockets;
55 (4) Firecrackers;
56 (5) Roman candles;
57 (6) Fire balloons;
58 (7) Signal lights;
59 (8) Torpedoes;
60 (9) Torpedo caps;
61 (10) Railroad and track torpedoes;
62 (11) Flashlight compositions;
63 (12) Firecrackers of all kinds; or
1 (13) Other devices or compositions which are used to obtain visible or audible
2 pyrotechnic displays.
3 (b) Possession. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in possession, keep, store, use,
4 manufacture, sell, offer for sale, give away or handle any pyrotechnics within the
5 corporate limits of the City; provided, however, nothing in this section shall be held to
6 apply to articles manufactured for use as signaling devices and used as such in the
7 operation of railroads, boats, airplanes or other required emergency purposes; and
8 provided further, nothing in this section shall be held to apply to a normal supply of
9 flashlight compositions in the hands of photographers or dealers in photographic
10 supplies. Exceptions: This section shall be forever waived for the purpose of the annual
11 Independence Day celebration sponsored by the City.
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13 Sec. 26-166. Barbeque grills and outdoor cooking.
14 Barbeque grills and similar cooking equipment shall not be used or stored on balconies,
15 terraces, or porches of multistory buildings. They shall be used only outside and at a safe
16 distance, not less than ten feet, from the nearest building.
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18 Sec. 26-167. Discharge of sparks, cinders, etc.
19 It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or to cause, permit or allow the
20 discharge, emission or escape into the open air in or upon any public place, public street or
21 public avenue, or in or upon the premises or dwelling of another, of any live, hot or burning
22 sparks, cinders or embers or other hot or burning material.
23 Open burning and recreational fires as defined by the adopted fire code and ADEM shall
24 be regulated or permitted by the Fire Marshal.
25 Allowable fuels excluded from recreational fires, approved fire pits or outdoor fireplaces
26 include leaves, grass clippings, construction or packing materials.
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28 Sec. 26-168. Threatening to burn, damage or destroy property.
29 It shall be unlawful for any person, knowing the contents thereof to send, deliver or cause
30 to be received by another, or post on the premises of another, any letter or writing or any
31 verbal message threatening to burn, damage or destroy, conditionally or unconditionally, any
32 house, store, shop, barn or other building, or any vehicle.
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34 Sec. 26-169. Storage of explosives and blasting agents, class I liquids and
35 liquefied petroleum gas restricted.
36 The limits referred to in the fire prevention code in which storage of explosives and
37 blasting agents is prohibited, in which storage of class I liquids in outside aboveground tanks
38 is prohibited, and in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, shall be the
39 City limits and the police jurisdiction thereof.
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41 Sec. 26-170. Reserved
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43 Sec. 26-171. Routes for transportation of explosives and blasting agents.
44 The routes established for vehicles transporting explosives and blasting agents are
45 hereby established as follows:
46 (1) U.S. Highway 31;
47 (2) U.S. Highway 82;
48 (3) U.S. Highway 82 bypass;
49 (4) Jensen Road;
50 (5) County Road No. 4 from Jensen Road to U.S. Highway 31 south; and
51 (6) Doster Road from U.S. Highway 31 south to the Doster Road cutoff.
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53 Sec. 26-172. Routes for transportation of hazardous chemicals, etc.
54 The routes established for vehicles transporting hazardous chemicals and other
55 dangerous articles are hereby established as follows:
56 (1) U.S. Highway 31;
57 (2) U.S. Highway 82;
58 (3) U.S. Highway 82 bypass;
59 (4) Jensen Road;
60 (5) County Road No. 4 from Jensen Road to U.S. Highway 31 south; and
61 (6) Doster Road from U.S. Highway 31 south to the Doster Road cutoff.
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amended shall remain in full force and effect.
THIS ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and execution as provided by
law.
ADOPTED THIS 3RD DAY OF MAY, 2022.
By: Gerald "Jerry" Starnes, President
Prattville City Council
AUTHENTICATED THIS 3RD DAY OF MAY, 2022.
By: Paula G. Barlow
City Clerk
APPROVED:
By: Bill Gillespie, Jr.
Mayor
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FIRST INTRODUCED APRIL 5, 2022
ORDINANCE
[To Adopt City of Prattville Code of Ordinances Chapter 67 — Property Maintenance Code.]
{Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Boone}
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Prattville that the City of Prattville
Code of Ordinances Chapter 67 - Property Maintenance Code, is hereby adopted to read as
follows:
Chapter 67 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
Chapter 67- Adoption of International Property Maintenance Code
Sec. 67-1. Adoption
The International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 Edition, recommended by the
International Code Council, is hereby adopted and enacted as part of the law of the City and
the same shall be known as the International Property Maintenance Code of the City and
may be cited as such.
The International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 Edition, of which a copy is filed in
an office of the City of Prattville, Alabama, be and is hereby adopted for regulating and
governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, by providing the standards to
insure properties are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; providing for the issuance
of permits and collections of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions,
penalties, conditions and terms of said International Property Maintenance Code, to include
related portions of the City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, on file in an office of the City of
Prattville are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part of hereof as it fully set out in this
ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and exchanges prescribed in this chapter.
Sec. 67-2. Enforcement
This chapter shall be enforced by the various departments of the City of Prattville,
including but not limited to, the Building Department, Police Department, Fire Department,
Public Works Department, Engineering Department and Planning Department. Additional
enforcement officers of this Chapter may include persons authorized by the City to enforce
the provisions of this chapter.
THIS ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and execution as provided by
law.
ADOPTED THIS 3RD DAY OF MAY, 2022.
By: Gerald "Jerry" Starnes, President
Prattville City Council
AUTHENTICATED THIS 3RD DAY OF MAY, 2022.
By: Paula G. Barlow
City Clerk
APPROVED:
By: Bill Gillespie, Jr.
Mayor
ORDINANCE BOOK 2022, PAGE
1 FIRST INTRODUCED APRIL 5, 2022
2 ORDINANCE
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4 [To Amend Chapter 105, Buildings and Building Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances of
5 the City of Prattville.]
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7 {Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Boone)
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9 BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Prattville, Alabama that Chapter
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11 105, Building and Building Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Prattville, is
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13 hereby amended to read as follows:
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15 Chapter 105 BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
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17 ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
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19 Sec. 105-1. Scope and intent.
20 The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement,
21 enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance,
22 removal and demolition of every building or structure or any facilities connected or attached
23 to such buildings or structures. This chapter shall establish minimum requirements to
24 safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare through the adoption of the minimum
25 construction standards.
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27 Sec. 105-2. Building Official.
28 The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the City fire department, building
29 division and codes and standards division. The Director of the building division, as appointed
30 by the Mayor, shall be the Building Official. The Fire Marshal, as appointed by the Mayor,
31 shall be the deputy Building Official. The Building Official may delegate the responsibilities to
32 additional deputies and inspectors as may be needed to enforce the provisions of this
33 chapter.
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35 Secs. 105-3-105-22. Reserved.
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37 ARTICLE II. BUILDING CODE
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39 Sec. 105-23. Adopted.
40 In accordance with the authority granted by Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-45-8(c) and Code of
41 Ala. 1975, § 41-9-166, the International Building Code, 2021 edition, International Residential
42 Code, 2021 edition (With the Alabama Residential Building and Energy Code Amendments),
43 the International Existing Building Code, 2021 edition and the 2015 International Commercial
44 Energy Code, except such sections and portions thereof as are herein modified, is hereby
45 adopted by reference as the building code of the City. The same is hereby adopted and
46 incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and shall govern the construction,
47 alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy,
48 location, maintenance, removal and demolition of every building or structure or any facilities
49 connected or attached to such buildings or structures. The Mayor shall annually review the
50 building code and report any recommended adjustments to the City Council.
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52 Sec. 105-24. Amendments.
53 (a) The International Building Code, 2021 edition, as adopted in this article is amended as
54 follows: Section 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of
55 the City of Prattville, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
56 Section 101.2.1 Appendices. Provisions in the appendices shall not apply unless
57 specifically adopted.
58 Delete Section 105.2, Building.
59 Item 2. Fences not over 7 feet (1829mm) high.
60 Delete Section 109.3 Building permit valuations.
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62 Section 113.1 General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, or
63 determinations made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation
64 of this code, there shall be and is hereby created the Prattville Building Code Board of
1 Appeals. The board shall consist of three (3) members appointed by the City Council of
2 the City of Prattville and shall hold office at the pleasure of the council. Board members
3 shall be appointed for four years terms or until their replacements are duly appointed.
4 Board members may be reappointed at the conclusion of their term. The Building Official
5 shall provide staff support and supplies for the Board.
6 Add Appendices C, I, K and 0.
7 Delete Appendices A, D, E, F, H, J, L, M and N.
8 Delete Chapter 11 Accessibility
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10 (b) The International Residential Code, 2021 edition, is amended as follows:
11 Section R101.1 Title. These provisions shall be known as the Residential Code for
12 One- and Two-family Dwellings of the City of Prattville, and shall be cited as such and
13 will be referred herein as "this code."
14 Delete Section R108.
15 Delete Section R309.5
16 Delete Section R313.2
17 Delete Section R320
18 Delete Chapter 11 Energy Efficiency
19 Add Appendix AJ Existing Building and Structures
20 Add Appendix AM R-3 Occupancy
21 Add Appendix AQ Tiny Houses
22 Add Appendix AR Light Straw -Clay Construction
23 Add Appendix AS Strawbale Construction
24 Add Appendix AT Solar -Ready Provisions
25 Add Appendix AU COB (Monolithic Adobe)
26 Add Appendix AW 3D-Printed Building Construction
27 Delete Appendices AA -AI, AK, AL, AN -AP and AV
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29 (c) The International Existing Building Code, 2021 edition, is hereby amended as follows:
30 Section 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Existing Building Code
31 of the City of Prattville, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
32 Delete Section 108.
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34 Sec. 105-25. Removal or repair of unsafe structures
35 The provisions of Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-5313-1 et seq., are adopted and shall govern
36 the repair and removal of dilapidated and dangerous structures.
38 Sec. 105-26. Schedule of permit fees.
39 (a) Permits —Generally. On all buildings, structures, electrical, plumbing and mechanical
40 systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required
41 at the time of filing the application for permit in accordance with following schedule:
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43 (1) Building permits.
Total Valuation
Fee*
$100.00 and less
No fee unless inspection required, in which case a $25.00
fee for each inspection will be charged.
$101.00 to $2,000.00
A $5.00 permit fee plus $25.00 for each inspection
required.
$2,001.00 to $15,000.00
$10.00 permit fee for the first $2,000.00 plus $1.50 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including
$15,000.00 plus $25.00 inspection fee.
$15,001.00 to $50,000.00
$49.00 for the first $15,000.00 plus $1.25 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof to and including
$50,000.00.
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00
$93.00 for the first $50,000.00 plus $1.00 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including
$100,000.00.
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00
$143.00 for the first $100,000.00 plus $0.75 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including
$500,000.00.
$500,001.00 and up
$443.00 for the first $500,000.00 plus $0.50 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof.
44 *One -quarter of one percent (.25%) shall be added to the final permit fee.
45 (2) Valuation. All fees for building permits shall be calculated on the basis of the true
46 value of the building, structure, addition or alteration.
1 a. Single-family residential structures. For new one- and two-family residential
2 structures, valuations shall be based on the square footage of the structure and
3 calculated using the most recent building valuation data table published by the
4 International Code Council, Inc. (ICC) in effect on January 1 of each year. The
5 value per square footage shall be based on type of construction as classified by the
6 ICC table.
7 b. Valuation for all structures other than single-family residential shall be based on the
8 actual value or contract price rounded up to next thousand dollars. Permit
9 valuations shall include total value of the contract, including material and labor.
10 c. The Building Official may request all appraisal or contract information necessary to
11 determine the true value of the building, structure, addition or alteration. If, in the
12 opinion of the Building Official, the valuation is underestimated on the application,
13 the permit shall be denied, unless the applicant can show detailed estimates to
14 meet the approval of the Building Official. Final permit valuation shall be set by the
15 Building Official.
16 d. Projects with multiple general contractors shall designate one contractor or
17 construction manager for obtaining and paying for a building permit.
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19 (3) Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permit fees.
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21 a. Electrical fees.
Permit Type
Fee
For issuing all permits
$10.00
New and Existing Commercial Meter Loo s
Up to 100 amps
$6.00
200 amps
$8.00
400 amps
$10.00
600 amps
$15.00
800 amps
$20.00
1200 amps
$25.00
1600 amps
$30.00
2000 amps
$45.00
New and Existino Residential Meter Loops
Up to 100 am s
$10.00
200 amps
$15.00
400 amps
$20.00
Over 400 amps
$25.00
Each additional meter loop
$5.00
Appliances
Ranges, including cook tops and ovens
$2.50
Clothes drvers
$2.50
Water heaters
$2.50
Garbage disposals
$2.50
Similar aepliances not listed
$2.50
Motors
Motors up to six h
$2.50
Motors over six hp, each h
$0.35
Electric heat up to 15 kw
$2.50
Electric heat over 15 kw, each kw
$0.25
Electric -controlled floor furnace, unit heaters, ventilating and types of connected fans,
-including control and outlets
$2.00
Other
Swimming pools
$15.00
Temporary oles
$5.00
Mobile home hookup
$5.00
Reconnection of service
$5.00
Signs and outdoor wirin sin le circuit
$5.00
Each additional circuit
$2.50
Transformers
All types, first 15 kva
$2.50
Each additional kva
$0.20
Shop inspections
Neon, per transformer
$0.60
Plastic, per lamp
$0.30
Incandescent, first circuit
$2.00
Each additional circuit
$1.50
Commercial and residential, concealed work to outlets
One to ten outlets
$2.50
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11 and above, per outlet
$0.30
Ranges, including cook tops and ovens
$2.50
Water heaters
$2.50
Clothes dryers
$2.50
Inspection fees on concealed work do not include fixtures for which there is a separate fee
b. Plumbing fees.
For issuing each permit
1$10.00
In addition
For each plumbing fixture, floor drain or trap or set of fixtures on one trap,
including fixture water supply and drainage piping
$2.00
For each house sewer
$2.00
For each house having to be replaced or repaired
$3.00
For each electric water heater
$2.00
Dishwasher
$2.00
Garbage grinder
$2.00
Washing machine
$2.00
Rain leader and roof drain piping
$2.00
Ejectors, pumps or sums
$2.00
For repairs or alteration of draining or vent piping
$2.00
For vacuum breakers or backflow protection devices
$2.00
Each fixture not above provided
$2.00
In excess of four inspections
$5.00
4 c. Fuel gas fees.
For issuing permit
$10.00
Piping inspection at one location rough and final
$5.00
For five fixtures or less
$5.00
Per fixture over five
$2.00
Conversion burners, floor furnaces, incinerators, boilers, or central heating or air conditioning
units
$5.00
Vented wall furnaces
$2.50
Water heaters
$2.50
For additional unit
$2.00
d. Mechanical fees.
Issuance Fee
Residential
Commercial
Permit fee
$10.00
$12.00
A/C With or Without Heating
Up to and including three tons
$9.00
$10.00
Over three tons and including five tons
$12.00
$15.00
Over five tons and including ten tons
$15.00
$18.00
Over ten tons, each ton over
$2.00 each
$2.50
Refrigeration
Up to and including three h
$9.00
$10.00
Over three hp and including ten h
$12.00
$15.00
Over ten hp and including 20 h
$15.00
$18.00
Over 20 hp, each hp over
$2.00
$2.50
Chillers, each ton
$2.00
$0.50
Each cooling coil
$3.00
$1.00
Boilers
$15.00
$20.00
Each _heating_coil
$3.00
$1.00
Thru Wall Unit
Heating or cooling, each unit
$5.00
$7.00
Cooling tower water
$8.00
$10.00
Heating Only
Gas or electric, each unit
$2.00
$5.00
Reins ection fee
$2.00
$10.00
Ventilation hood, each hood
$2.00
$10.00
Incinerators
$2.00
$3.00
Vent fans, each fan
$2.00
$5.00
Dryers
$2.00
$5.00
8 (4) Miscellaneous permits and fees.
9 a. Work prior to permit. Where work for which a permit is required by this chapter
10 commences prior to obtaining said permit, the permit fee herein specified shall be
11 doubled.
1 b. Moving fee. For the relocation of any building or structure, the fee shall be $100.00
2 per section.
3 c. Demolition fee. For the demolition of any building or structure, the fee shall be
4 $25.00 per story. In addition, the application for a demolition shall be accompanied
5 by a $1,000.00 surety, which shall be refunded by the Building Official when all
6 demolition debris has been properly removed from the site. Said bond or cash
7 deposit shall indemnify the City against damage to the public streets and
8 sidewalks, and against unwarranted litter and debris allowed to remain on the
9 premises, which constitutes a public nuisance. Interior demolition shall be based on
10 the contract value provided by the permittee.
11 d. Mobile or manufactured home. For the placement of any manufactured home
12 covered by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards
13 Act of 1974 (commonly known as the HUD Code), a fee of $100.00 shall be paid
14 prior to placement of the structure. The permit fee shall cover the inspection of
15 correct installation, flood hazard determination, electrical connection and plumbing
16 connection.
17 e. Plan review fee. A plan review fee shall be paid for the review of all multi -family,
18 commercial and industrial projects that require architectural plans. Said fee shall be
19 paid at the time said plans are submitted to the City planning and development
20 department.
21 Plan review fee shall be calculated as $2.50 per $1,000.00 of building valuation,
22 with a minimum fee of $250.00 and a maximum of $10,000.00.
23 When determined by the Building Official or the Fire Marshal that it is necessary
24 for plan review to be performed by an outside party (e.g., International Code
25 Council), the full fee shall be paid by the owner or contractor to the outside
26 party.
27 f. Re -inspection fee. A fee of $100.00 shall be paid for each re -inspection of a failed
28 second inspection.
29 g. Pursuant to Alabama Act 2015-308, the City shall assess a fee on all non-
30 residential construction work permitted within the City in the amount of $1.00 for
31 every $1,000.00 of said non-residential construction work permitted.
32 The fees shall be collected by the City and shall be electronically remitted
33 monthly to the department of finance, division of construction management, by
34 the 20th day of the month following the issuance of the applicable permits as
35 required by Act 2015-308.
36 (5) Fee refunds. The Building Official shall authorize the refunding of fees as follows:
37 a. The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or collected.
38 b. Not more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done
39 under the permit issued in accordance with this chapter.
40 c. Not more than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a
41 permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or cancelled before
42 the plan review has been completed.
43 (b) The Building Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written
44 application filed with the City planning and development department by the original
45 permittee.
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47 Sec. 105-27. Penalty for violation.
48 Any person who violates a provision of this chapter or fails to comply with any
49 requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters, or repairs a building or structure in
50 violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Building Official, or of a
51 permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a
52 misdemeanor.
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54 Sec. 105-28. Business license prerequisite to building permit.
55 No person shall be issued a building permit unless he holds a valid business license
56 issued by the City. Nothing in this section requires a homeowner to obtain a business license
57 in order to do work on his own property.
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59 Sec. 105-29. Building permit required for subcontractors.
60 (a) All builders and contractors shall upon request furnish the Building Official or the license
61 inspector a full and complete list showing the names, addresses and license numbers of
62 all subcontractors to whom any work has been let or sublet to be done and will not allow
63 any work to be done by such subcontractor until the permit required by the code adopted
64 by this article has been obtained by the subcontractor. If any changes to the
1 subcontractors list are made after the issuance of a permit, the builder or contractor must
2 notify the Building Official, in writing, of such changes.
3 (b) If all subcontracts have not been closed or awarded at the time application is made for
4 such permit by the builder or contractor or by the owner, they shall not allow any work to
5 proceed by any subcontractor until such subcontractor has exhibited to such
6 subcontractor's permit for the work to be done on the job, and unless such subcontractor
7 is certified by the license division or by the Building Official as having paid for the permit.
8 (c) In the event that no contract has been let by the owner, then the owner shall be subject
9 to all of the provisions herein required of a builder or contractor.
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15 DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
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17 Sec. 105-47. Definition.
18 The term "electrical inspector," as used in this article, shall mean the primary inspector
19 designated by the Building Official to make electrical inspections.
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21 Sec. 105-48. Records and reports of electrical inspection.
22 Inspectors shall keep a full and complete daily record of all work done, permits issued,
23 examinations made, and other official work performed as required by this article, and shall
24 make a report thereof to the City Council at the first meeting of each year.
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32 Sec. 105-90. Application.
33 Application for a permit under this division shall be made in writing to the Building
34 Official by the person installing the work. Such application shall show the name of the
35 property owner, the name of the electrician or electrical contractor who is to do the work, the
36 exact location of the premises by number of block, lot and house, or other good and sufficient
37 description, a clear description of the work to be done, and the number of lights, fixtures,
38 circuits and equipment.
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40 Sec. 105-91. Filing of plans and specifications by applicant.
41 The person making application for a permit under this division shall, when required by
42 the electrical inspector, file with the inspector complete plans and specifications for the
43 installation, showing sizes of all conductors and such other details as may be necessary to
44 determine whether the installation as described will be in conformity with the requirements of
45 this article.
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47 Sec. 105-92. Not to issue to person failing to correct defects.
48 Any person who shall fail to correct any defect in such person's work, after having
49 been duly notified by the electrical inspector, shall not receive any further permit under this
50 division until such defect has been corrected.
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52 Sec. 105-93. Effect; compliance.
53 A permit issued under this division shall be for such installation as is described in the
54 application and no deviation shall be made from the installation so described, without the
55 written approval of the electrical inspector.
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57 Secs. 105-94-105-116. Reserved.
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59 DIVISION 4. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
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61 Sec. 105-117. Electrical code adopted.
62 There is hereby adopted by the City, for the purpose of establishing rules and
63 regulations, including the practice, materials and fixtures used, for the installation,
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1 construction, electrical signs, and installation of electrical fixtures, machinery, equipment and
2 appurtenances, the 2020 edition of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70. Such code shall
3 be subject to all amendments, modifications and conflicting provisions contained in this code.
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5 Sec. 105-118. Regulating the placement, etc., of wires and appliances.
6 The electrical inspector is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to regulate and
7 determine the placing of electric wires or other appliances for electric light, heat or power in
8 the city and to cause all such wires or appliances to be placed, constructed and guarded as
9 not to cause fires or accidents, endangering life or property.
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11 Sec. 105-119. Inspection and approval of wiring installations.
12 Upon the completion of any wiring installation of any building for light, heat or power, it
13 shall be the duty of the person doing the same to notify the electrical inspector, and all wiring
14 shall then be inspected and, if found properly installed and protected so as not to endanger
15 life or property, the inspector shall notify the utility furnishing electric current and power in that
16 section that it is ready to be used; thereby permitting connection to the system at the
17 pleasure of the owner. There shall not be any approval issued on any installation not in
18 accordance with this article, nor shall current be turned on to such installations until such
19 approval is issued.
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21 Sec. 105-120. Discontinuing electric service to defective systems.
22 In any case of failure to comply with this article, the electrical inspector shall have
23 authority, after due notice, to cut off, or cause to be cut off, electric current or power in the
24 locality involved, and it shall be unlawful for any person to connect or cause to be connected
25 any system cut off for this purpose, until such corrections are made as are deemed
26 necessary by the electrical inspector for the protection of life and property.
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28 Sec. 105-121. Electrical inspector's right of entry; removal of defects in wires or
29 appliances.
30 (a) The electrical inspector shall have the right, in the discharge of official duties, to enter,
31 during reasonable hours, any building, manhole, or subway, or to climb any pole, for the
32 purpose of examining and testing the electrical appliances therein or thereon contained.
33 For that purpose, such inspector shall be given prompt access to all buildings, public and
34 private, and to all manholes, subways or poles.
35 (b) Whenever an electric wire or appliance shall be defective through improper or insufficient
36 insulation, or for any other reason, the electrical inspector shall at once cause the
37 removal of such defects at the expense of the owner of such wires or appliances.
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39 Sec. 105-122. Review when installation condemned.
40 When the electrical inspector condemns all or part of any electrical installation, the owner
41 may, within five days after receiving written notice, file a petition in writing for review of such
42 action of the electrical inspector with the electrical examining board, upon receipt of which the
43 board shall determine whether the electrical installation complies with the law, and render its
44 decision accordingly.
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46 Secs. 105-123-105-142. Reserved.
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50 Sec. 105-143. Adopted.
51 The International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition, as revised, published by the
52 International Code Council, Inc., pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-45-8, which provides
53 rules and regulations for gas standards, is hereby adopted as the gas code of the City.
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55 Secs. 105-144-105-171. Reserved.
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57 ARTICLE V. MECHANICAL CODE
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59 Sec. 105-172. Adopted.
60 The International Mechanical Code, 2021 edition, as revised, published by the
61 International Code Council, Inc., pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-45-8, which provides
62 rules and regulations for mechanical standards, is hereby adopted as the mechanical code of
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Sec. 105-201. Adopted.
The International Plumbing Code, 2021 edition as revised, published by the
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which provides rules and regulations for plumbing standards, is hereby adopted as the
plumbing code of the City.
ALL other provisions of these Chapters of the Code of Ordinances not herein
amended shall remain in full force and effect. This ordinance shall become effective upon its
passage and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED THIS 3RD DAY OF MAY, 2022.
By:
Gerald "Jerry" Starnes, President
Prattville City Council
AUTHENTICATED THIS 3RD DAY OF MAY, 2022.
By: Paula G. Barlow
City Clerk
APPROVED:
By: Bill Gillespie, Jr.
Mayor
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FIRST INTRODUCED APRIL 5, 2022
ORDINANCE
[To Pre -Zone Property Outside the City Limits Located at 1060 Spring Street, Prattville, AL to
R-5 (Single -Family High Density Residential) (Petitioner: Michael Stroup).]
{Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson}
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Prattville, Alabama, as follows:
THAT the zoning ordinance and map are hereby amended to pre -zone the property
described in Attachment "A" to R-5 (Single -Family High Density Residential); and
THAT this proposed ordinance and a synopsis was advertised for two (2) weeks in the
Montgomery Advertiser, a newspaper of general circulation within the City Limits of the City of
Prattville, and that the City Council of the City of Prattville, at its public hearing on May 3, 2022,
at 6:00 p.m., considered said proposed ordinance and that, at such time and place, all persons
who desired had an opportunity to be heard in favor of or in opposition to such ordinance.
THAT this ordinance is adopted under the authority of §11-52-85 of the Code of
Alabama, 1975, as amended, and is contingent on the petitioner completing the process to
annex property described in Attachment "A" into the City of Prattville no later than 180 days
following adoption of the ordinance.
ALL other items and provisions of the zoning ordinance of the City of Prattville not herein
specifically amended shall remain in full force and effect.
THE amendments herein contained were considered and recommended by the City of
Prattville Planning Commission on March 17, 2022.
THIS ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and execution as provided by
law.
ADOPTED THIS 3RD DAY OF MAY, 2022.
By: Gerald "Jerry" Starnes, President
Prattville City Council
AUTHENTICATED THIS 3RD DAY OF MAY, 2022.
By: Paula G. Barlow
City Clerk
APPROVED:
By: Bill Gillespie, Jr.
Mayor
ORDINANCE BOOK 2022, PAGE