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HB566
6YNYFZ1-1
By Representative Easterbrook
RFD: Commerce and Small Business
First Read: 10-Apr-25
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First Read: 10-Apr-25
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, the construction plans for a
single family residence with a total area of less than
2,500 square feet does not need the approval of a
registered architect.
This bill would prohibit any county and certain
municipalities from requiring the approval of a
registered architect or professional engineer on plans
for the construction of a single family residence under
three stories in height.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to residential home construction; to prohibit
certain municipalities and all counties from requiring
construction plans for new single family residencies under
three floors in height to be approved by a registered
architect or licensed professional engineer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) Any provision of Section 34-2-32, Code
of Alabama 1975, to the contrary notwithstanding, no
municipality may require the approval by a registered
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municipality may require the approval by a registered
architect or professional engineer on plans for the
construction of a single family residence that is under three
stories in height.
(b) This section shall not apply to Baldwin County.
Section 2. Any provision of Section 34-2-32, Code of
Alabama 1975, to the contrary notwithstanding, no county may
require the approval by a registered architect or professional
engineer on plans for the construction of a single family
residence that is under three stories in height.
Section 3. This act shall become effective immediately.
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