§45-2A-140. Boundaries; exemption from certain building codes.

(a) The boundaries of the municipality of Spanish Fort, in the County of Baldwin, and the State of Alabama, are hereby altered and rearranged so as to include within the corporate limits of the municipality all of that territory lying within and included in the following boundaries:

Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Blakeley Square Shopping Center Subdivision, as per plat thereof recorded in Slide #1560B, of the records in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Baldwin County, Alabama.

(b) Any improvements and signage located within the boundaries of the property as set out in subsection (a), but which was not a part of the City of Spanish Fort prior to the passage of this section fixing the above boundaries, shall not for a period of 25 years be subject to any changes subsequently enacted by the City of Spanish Fort to the building codes, ordinances, and regulations, the electrical codes, ordinances, and regulations, mechanical codes, ordinances, and regulations, plumbing codes, ordinances, and regulations, and the signage codes, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the construction of buildings and the erection of signs within the municipality of Spanish Fort. As of May 17, 1996, the property described in subsection (a) is subject to the provisions of the 1991 version of the Standard Building Code.

(c) This section shall apply only to improvements existing on the property described in subsection (a) prior to May 17, 1996. Any new construction or substantial alteration made with respect to the above described property or improvements thereon shall be subject to all laws and ordinances of the City of Spanish Fort in existence at the time of such construction or alteration. For the purposes hereof, normal repairs and maintenance shall not be regarded as new construction or substantial alteration.

(d) This section shall not apply to any ordinances or resolutions subsequently enacted by the City of Spanish Fort which are designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens thereof, nor shall this section apply to any law, rule, or regulation adopted by the State of Alabama, the United States of America, or any agency or department thereof.

(Act 96-500, p. 633, §§1-4.)