Alabama § 11-44C-98 - Board of Adjustment.
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§ 11-44C-98. Board of Adjustment.
(a) In any Class 2 municipality, any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the number of members on a board of adjustment provided for in Section 11-52-80, whose members are appointed by the governing body of the Class 2 municipality shall be the same as the number of members of the governing body of the Class 2 municipality.
(b) In exercising the powers in subsection (d) of Section 11-52-80, the board may reverse, affirm, or modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from and may enter the appropriate order, requirement, decision, or determination and, to that end, shall have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken. The concurring vote of five members of the board shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of an administrative official or to decide in favor of the applicant on a matter upon which the board is required to pass under any ordinance or to effect any variation in the ordinance.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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