Alabama § 11-106-5 - Review by Military Installation, Submission of Comments; Effects on Local Government.

§ 11-106-5. Review by Military Installation, Submission of Comments; Effects on Local Government.

(a) Upon submission of the information required by Section 11-106-4 about a local impact issue, the military installation shall have 30 calendar days before any final action is taken or any public hearing is held about the issue. During that time the military installation may review the information and submit comments to the local government on the impact of the issue upon the mission of the military installation. The comments may include any of the following:

(1) If the military installation has an airfield, whether the local impact issue will be compatible with the safety and noise standards contained in the air installation compatible use zone recommended by the United States Department of Defense for that airfield.

(2) Whether the local impact issue is compatible with the installation environmental noise management program of the military installation.

(3) Whether the local impact issue is compatible with any joint land use study for the area within which the changes are to take place, if such study has been completed.

(4) Whether the military installation’s mission will be adversely affected by the local impact issue.

(b) The local government shall review any comments received from the commanding officer or the flying mission commanding officer, or their designees, pursuant to this section when considering approval of the local impact issue.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, nothing in this section shall be construed to require a local government to amend its zoning rules, comprehensive plan, or land development regulations in effect as of February 18, 2014, in order to satisfy the requirements of this section.

(d) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to confer additional powers or expand existing powers of any local government over zoning, planning, or land use.

(e) If an existing joint land use study exists between any local governmental body and a military installation, this chapter shall not be construed to supersede the provisions of that existing agreement.