Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of County Line, Alabama

Town of County Line’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings and structures inside County Line town limits.

  • Adopts the 2018 International Building Code and 2018 International Residential Code, replacing the 2003 IBC in Ordinance 2010-02, paragraph 2.

  adopted edition: 2018 IBC and IRC

  “2o18 versionsofthe lntemational building code (旧c) and the lntemat‑onal resldent'al code (irc) published by the lnternatlonai code counc= (lcc) approved and adopted this the 14th day of december 2020.”

• InspectionsLimited

  Plan review by the town building inspector for construction inside County Line town limits.

  • The ordinance describes inspection of plans before a permit issues; it does not establish field inspection schedules in the legible text.

  “it sha11 be unlaw餌for the building inspector ofthe toun to approve any plans”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside County Line town limits (the town straddles Blount and Jefferson counties), under Town Ordinance 1997-02 and its zoning board.

  • Source is a 1997 scanned ordinance whose text is OCR-garbled; quotes are copied as they appear in the scan.
  • No codified current zoning code was located on the town site; later amendments, if any, are not reflected.
  • Zoning applications go to the town council under the ordinance's zoning board procedure.

  “must appty fbr the pr()perzoning of that prope)rtyprior ttl uslng lt for that”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Land inside County Line town limits: the 1997 ordinance establishes zone classes for residential, business and manufacturing uses; no district map or schedule was readable.

  • Only the class framework is legible in the scan; district boundaries and the single-family district schedule were not found.

  “zonefor arry businesslocatr:dwithin tho corporotr:lilnlitsof the'tow'n of county lime,alabama”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Individual lots inside a mobile home park in County Line town (not single-family lots).

  • Park lot standard only; the single-family residential district minimum lot size was not found.

  minimum mobile home park lot area: >= 5000 square feet

  “eachmobilehomelotshallataminimumbeat量east 5,000 square feetin size”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Mobile homes inside a mobile home park in County Line town (not single-family lots).

  • Park-internal standard; the park boundary setback and separation are in the same section.

  front yard minimum: >= 30 feet · side yard minimum: >= 30 feet · separation between homes: >= 40 feet

  “theminlmunfrontyardsizes皿bethirty (30) feet with side yards to be a mmimum ofthirty (30) feel at least forty (40) feet of separation shal] be maintained between homes”

• Living in an RVTemporary only (with conditions)

  Recreational vehicles inside a mobile home park in County Line town.

  • Only under a special permit that the town council may issue, limited to one year.
  • RV occupancy on private land outside a park is not addressed in the legible text.

  special permit term: 1 year (at the discretion of the town council)

  “recreational vehicles that may temporarily be located within a mobile home park pursuant to and as may be a血orized by a special pemit (limited to one year tem)”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes parked on a single private lot inside County Line town limits (outside a mobile home park).

  • Requires a special exception granted by the town council in writing; the council may require notice to property owners within 300 feet.
  • Skirting of the undercarriage is required under the ordinance's screening section.

  notice radius for special exception: 300 feet

  “it shall be皿iaw餌forany mobile home to beparked within the toⅷ for any purpose at a site other than a mobile home park complying wi皿e provisions ofthis ordinance”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Limited — Mobile homes placed in a mobile home park or on a private mobile home site inside County Line town.

    “it is unlawful for any person or ounerto place or attempt to place any mobile home older than ten (10) years”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  New construction on land in County Line town where sanitary sewer is available.

  • Ordinance requires proof of sewer impact fee payment to Blount or Jefferson County; a mandatory connection duty is not stated.
  • Water connection rule not found.

  “areas where sanitary sewer is avallable proof of payment ofthe sewer mpact fee to biount or jefferson courty is required”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land division inside County Line town limits, under Blount County subdivision regulations adopted by the town (Blount County portion of the town).

  • The index lists the adopting ordinance only; its PDF text was not readable (0 characters captured), so the regulation's terms are unverified.
  • Jefferson County portion's subdivision rules not identified.

  “2019-001 ordinance adopting blount county alabama subdivision regulations.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building and construction permits inside County Line town limits.

  • Fees are in the 2010-02 schedule (commercial, demolition, moving, electrical, gas, HVAC); the scan's residential rows are partly illegible.
  • The 2010 schedule may have been amended; no later fee ordinance was found in the town index.

  “schedule of fees for building and construction perm工ts”

• Permit processPartial

  Building and construction permits inside County Line town limits.

  • Process is set out only for building and construction permits; septic, well and state-code steps are handled elsewhere.

  “upon the building inspector cer鴫′mg that said plans confom to applicable toun ordinances and regulafrons a pemit shall be lssued by the town through the o節ce of血e town clerk”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of County Line or Blount County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside County Line town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside County Line town limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family dwellings inside County Line town limits.
• Lot coverage — Lot coverage inside County Line town limits.
• Building height — Building height inside County Line town limits.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.