Alabama § 11-52-82 - Regulations, Ordinances, Etc., Imposing Higher Standards as to Height, Etc., of Buildings, Sizes of Lots, Etc., to Govern Where Conflict Between Regulations Authorized by Article and Other Statutes, Ordinances, or Regulations.
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§ 11-52-82. Regulations, Ordinances, Etc., Imposing Higher Standards as to Height, Etc., of Buildings, Sizes of Lots, Etc., to Govern Where Conflict Between Regulations Authorized by Article and Other Statutes, Ordinances, or Regulations.
Wherever the regulations made under authority of this article require a greater width or size of yards or courts or other open spaces or require a lower height of buildings or a lesser number of stories or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied or impose other higher standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made under authority of this article shall govern.
Wherever the provisions of any other statute or local ordinance or regulation require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces or require a lower height of buildings or a lesser number of stories or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied or impose other higher standards than are required by the regulations made under authority of this article, the provisions of such statute or local ordinance or regulation shall govern.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-52-82 ("Regulations, Ordinances, Etc., Imposing Higher Standards as to Height, Etc., of Buildings, Sizes of Lots, Etc., to Govern Where Conflict Between Regulations Authorized by Article and Other Statutes, Ordinances, or Regulations.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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