Ala. Code § 23-1-245
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Section 23-1-245 License - Conditions
Official statutory text
No license shall be granted for the establishment, maintenance, or operation of a junkyard within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of right-of-way of any highway on the interstate or primary system, except:
(1) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of the system or otherwise removed from sight;
(2) Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial use under authority of law;
(3) Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas shall be determined by actual land uses and defined by regulations promulgated by the director; or
(4) Those which are not visible from the main-traveled way of the system.
(1) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of the system or otherwise removed from sight;
(2) Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial use under authority of law;
(3) Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas shall be determined by actual land uses and defined by regulations promulgated by the director; or
(4) Those which are not visible from the main-traveled way of the system.
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