Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of New Brockton, Alabama

Town of New Brockton’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Structural alterations and permitted uses inside New Brockton town.

  • The cited provision refers to the building code adopted and in effect by the council, without identifying its edition in the published code.

  “building code adopted and in effect by the council”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land within the corporate limits of New Brockton town.

  • The ordinance applies to all areas within the corporate limits.

  “hereby ordains and enacts into law an official zoning ordinance”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  New Brockton town corporate limits.

  • The official zoning map is dated March 1, 1993 and is kept by the town clerk as a public record.

  “the Town of New Brockton, Alabama, is divided into ten districts”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Principal uses and additional dwellings inside New Brockton town.

  • Each principal use needs frontage on a public street with at least a 30-foot right-of-way.
  • An additional dwelling needs a sky-open passageway at least 15 feet wide to a public street.

  principal-use public-street right-of-way: >= 30 feet · additional-dwelling access passageway width: >= 15 feet (must be open to the sky)

  “Any additional dwelling shall have access to a public street”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning-compliance permit applications for uses or structural alterations inside New Brockton town.

  • The provision covers zoning-compliance permits, not the complete building-permit process.
  • Application requires two signed dimensional sketches or to-scale plans and enumerated site information.
  • The permit must be posted during construction or reconstruction.

  application plan copies: 2 copies (zoning-compliance permit application)

  “An application for a zoning compliance permit shall be accompanied by two copies”

Rules another office applies inside Town of New Brockton

Town of New Brockton does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Living in an RVTemporary only (with conditions)

  Travel trailers in permitted travel-trailer parks inside New Brockton town.

  • Spaces must be rented by the day or week.
  • An occupant may remain in the same trailer park no more than 30 days.
  • The site plan must have Coffee County health department approval.

  maximum same-park occupancy: <= 30 days (travel-trailer-park space)

  “shall remain in the same trailer park for a period of not more than 30 days.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Travel-trailer-park site plans inside New Brockton town.

  • The rule concerns travel-trailer parks and requires a Coffee County health department approval certificate with the site plan.

  “a certificate of approval from the Coffee County health department”

• Off-grid sanitationProhibited

  Onsite sewage disposal systems in New Brockton's Flood Hazard District.

  • The prohibition is limited to the flood hazard district.

  “On-site sewage disposal systems (septic tanks).”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  C-1 retail, C-2 heavy-commercial, and IND industrial properties inside New Brockton town.

  • Public water and sewer are required 90 days after service is available.
  • This does not establish a connection rule for new homes in other districts.

  connection deadline after service availability: 90 days (C-1, C-2, and IND district provisions)

  “Public water and sewer shall be required within 90 days after the service is available.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building construction inside New Brockton town.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential work inside New Brockton town.
• Inspections — Building construction inside New Brockton town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings and land inside New Brockton town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential dwellings in New Brockton zoning districts.

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.