Permits & licensing in Alabama local government
What Alabama city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about permits & licensing — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
437 Alabama meetings since 2024 covered permits & licensing. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Alabama with the most permits & licensing activity
- Pelham, AL (42)
- Gadsden, AL (40)
- Gulf Shores, AL (35)
- Decatur, AL (24)
- Orange Beach, AL (22)
- Enterprise, AL (21)
- Lee County, AL (17)
- Vestavia Hills, AL (16)
- Clanton, AL (15)
- Russellville, AL (14)
- Madison, AL (14)
- Fairhope, AL (14)
Latest matching meetings
Council to authorize three FAA grants for airport terminal projects
The Gulf Shores City Council is holding a rescheduled work session to discuss and potentially authorize several items, including three FAA grants for airport terminal projects, approval of 2027 municipal court dates, an amended animal services agreement, and various permits and agreements for community events. The…
Pelham Council to review FY2027 budget, sewer rehab bid, and several contracts
The Pelham City Council is holding its regular meeting with a consent agenda covering routine items like surplus property disposal, a job reclassification, and a police job description. The council will also hear the FY2027 budget presentation and consider several resolutions, including a sewer rehabilitation…
Pelham City Council to discuss liquor store regulations and sidewalk repairs
The Pelham City Council will hold a work session on September 8, 2026, to discuss package and liquor store regulations. The council will also review upcoming resolutions regarding sidewalk repairs, street resurfacing, a senior center bus purchase, and flooring for the Pelham Civic Complex. Additionally, the agenda…
Council to vote on Sunset Sips use of Broad Street Bridge
The Gadsden City Council is meeting to handle routine business, including approving minutes and ratifying payments for the week of August 14-20, 2026. A key item is a resolution authorizing the use of the Memorial Bridge (also known as Broad Street Bridge) for the Sunset Sips event on October 20, 2026, hosted by…
Council to consider airport fuel farm bids, park improvements, and nuisance abatement
The Hartselle City Council will vote on several resolutions and agreements, including abating a dilapidated structure at 601 Brewer Street SE, accepting or rejecting bids for the Airport Fuel Farm, and agreements for Sparkman Park improvements, Fire Station #1 alerting, and a POS system for Parks & Recreation. They…
Council to vote on ALDI liquor license, hazard plan, ACE program
The Clanton City Council will hold its regular meeting on August 24, 2026, with three resolutions up for consideration. The council will vote on an ABC license for ALDI, authorize participation in the Alabama Community of Excellence Program, and adopt a regional hazard mitigation plan. No public hearings or citizen…
Council to decide church rezoning, annexation, liquor license appeal
The Athens City Council will hold public hearings and vote on rezoning 8.12 acres for Friendship Church AL, annexing 4.66 acres for Heath Baugher, and deciding an appeal of a denied alcoholic beverage license for Jay Gayatri, Inc. The consent calendar includes multiple equipment purchases and surplus declarations.
Council to award airport apron construction bid to Blackstone Construction
The Russellville City Council will consider awarding a construction bid for the Russellville Municipal Airport apron to Blackstone Construction, LLC, along with several appropriations from the Parks & Rec One Cent Sales Tax Fund for park improvements. The agenda also includes multiple rezoning ordinances, private club…
Council holds public hearing to approve alcohol license for Clover on Court, LLC
The Gadsden City Council will conduct a public hearing to approve the issuance of an alcoholic beverage license (R-533-26) to Clover on Court, LLC at 124 Court Street. The agenda also includes standard procedural items such as the approval of minutes and the ratification of accounts for the week of August 7-13, 2026…
Council to revoke business license at 3040 Capps Way
The Opelika City Council will hold a public hearing and vote on revoking a business license at 3040 Capps Way. They will also consider several resolutions, including purchases, contract renewals, and appointments, plus two ordinances on a street rename and school zone speed limits.
Council to hear Bear Point drainage plan, vote on bike rules, liquor license, shrimp festival
The Orange Beach City Council is holding a regular meeting with several action items. They will hear a final presentation on the Bear Point Drainage Basin Study and Stormwater Master Plan, consider an ordinance to regulate bicycles and micromobility devices, and vote on a special events liquor license for the Gulf…
Council to vote on water main replacement, lighting, and hemp license
The Pelham City Council is meeting to vote on several routine items, including accepting a bid for a water main replacement project, authorizing a lighting agreement, and approving a hemp product retailer license. The agenda also includes agreements for school resource officer funding and sports park testing services…
Council to consider hemp license, fleet report, surplus disposal
The Pelham City Council is holding a work session to discuss and potentially approve several items, including a hemp retail license, a fleet report, and consent agenda items for the September 8 meeting. The agenda includes surplus property disposal, a job reclassification, a new job description, a sewer project bid, a…
Council to vote on downtown building moratorium and solid waste code changes
The Walnut Grove City Council will vote on a temporary moratorium on rezoning and building permits in the Downtown Overlay District, and on amendments to Chapter 38 of the Code of Ordinances regarding solid waste. The council will also discuss a salary survey for elected official compensation and a proposed sewer…
Council to vote on zoning changes, paving, tax abatement
The Hartselle City Council is meeting to consider several items, including a final vote on an ordinance to amend permitted uses in R-2 and R-3 zoning districts, a resolution for FY2027 paving under the Rebuild Alabama Act, and a tax abatement for Sonoco Products Company. They will also discuss an amendment to the…
Council to consider ABC license, nuisance declarations, and business license fee changes
The Clay City Council will hold public hearings and consider resolutions on an ABC license for a business at 2143 Sweeney Hollow Rd, Suite 101, and an order of abatement for certain parcels. They will also vote on amending the business license fee schedule (O2022-05, Sch "Y") and declaring certain properties as public…
Hueytown Council to vote on nuisance properties, purchases, and fee changes
The Hueytown City Council will hold its regular meeting on August 10, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. at City Hall. The agenda includes routine items such as approval of minutes, committee and officer reports, and bills for approval. The council will consider several resolutions, including declaring multiple properties as public…
Council to consider ADEM coastal management agreement and ABC license
The Gulf Shores City Council is holding its regular meeting with several action items, including approving minutes and expense vouchers, recognizing police and fire personnel, and issuing large group activity permits. The council will hold a public hearing on an ABC license application for The Salty Whisker and…
Council to vote on $42.4M bond, alcohol licenses, and equipment purchases
The Athens City Council will hold public hearings on weed liens and alcohol license approvals for Olive Garden and Food City, then vote on resolutions including a $42.4 million general obligation bond issuance, a $121,000 excavator purchase, and several other contracts and reimbursements.
Council to consider rezoning 23.4 acres on Slaughter Road
The Madison City Council will hold its regular meeting on August 10, 2026, with several items for decision and discussion. Key actions include setting public hearings for two rezoning requests, approving contracts for property appraisals and a retention pond dredging, and accepting a $150,000 police donation. The…
City Council to vote on alcohol license for M3 Bar and Grill and property conveyance
The Gadsden City Council will hold a public hearing on issuing an alcoholic beverage license to M3 Bar and Grill at 706 E. Broad Street. They will also vote on authorizing the conveyance of property at 924 Avenue A. Additional items include appointments, transportation funding, and agreements related to building…
Council to hold public hearing on revoking business licenses at 3040 Capps Way
The Opelika City Council will hold a future public hearing to consider revoking certain business licenses for a property located at 3040 Capps Way. This is the only substantive item listed for the worksession meeting, with no ordinances, resolutions, or major updates scheduled.
Council to vote on $180K sports complex change orders, liquor license
The Wetumpka City Council will consider approving change orders for the Sports Complex project (up to $180,000) and a parking lot/bathrooms project ($8,406.27), as well as a resolution for a one-time lump sum payment to certain retirees ($11,731). A public hearing and vote on a restaurant retail liquor license for…
Council considers water main replacement and hemp retail licenses
The City Council will discuss a funding request for the “2030 Shelby Works!” initiative and the 2027 Spring Fair. The body is reviewing several contracts and license applications for recommendation at a future meeting.
Council to consider Dutch Bros Coffee Shop drive-thru agreement and alcohol license
The Gadsden City Council will hold a public hearing on an alcoholic beverage license for Cielo Bar, LLC at 416 Broad Street, and consider several resolutions, including property acquisition for drainage improvements at Tabor Circle/Tabor Road, renewal of an agreement with the Etowah County Board of Education, a…
Fairhope City Council to vote on multiple zoning ordinance amendments
The City Council will consider several final adoption ordinances to amend the zoning code, including updates to definitions, mixed-use buildings, and townhouses. The body will also review two specific rezoning requests and various public works contracts.
Council to consider raising lodging tax to 10% and stormwater ordinance
The Madison City Council will hold first readings on ordinances to increase the lodging tax rate to 10% and adopt a post-construction stormwater ordinance. They will vote on a $491,125 software purchase for the Revenue Department, a $31,750 change order for additional parking at Toyota Field, and a liquor license for…
Pelham City Council to consider zoning changes and property annexation
The City Council will hold a public hearing and vote on multiple zoning amendments and a property annexation. The body will also consider liquor and tobacco licenses for a business on Pelham Parkway and new regulations for police property storage.
Council to vote on a one‑year moratorium for new rental‑related permits and licenses
The Chelsea City Council meeting will consider several resolutions, including appointing Denny Hodges to the Planning Commission, enacting a one‑year moratorium on new business licenses and building permits for residential rental developments, authorizing a cooperative agreement for the Shelby Urban County program…
City Council to consider tax abatements and a special use permit for Verizon Wireless
The Opelika City Council will review several consent agenda items, including business licenses and tax exemptions. The body will also consider a special appropriation for a local alliance and a street closure request.
Council reviews rezoning and annexation requests
The City Council is holding a work session to discuss police property storage and ABC license proximity restrictions. Members are reviewing several items for a future vote, including a zoning change for King Valley Drive and an annexation of 18 acres.
City Council sets public hearings for zoning and unsafe conditions
The Decatur City Council will hear proposals to rezone properties, amend zoning text, and abate unsafe conditions at several addresses. The body also plans to award a contract for sportsplex construction and approve liquor licenses for two local businesses.
Decatur City Council to consider liquor licenses and property annexations
The City Council will hold public hearings for retail liquor licenses and set future hearings for zoning changes and unsafe condition abatements. The body is also deciding on property sales, annexations, and professional services for intersection improvements.
Hartselle City Council discusses zoning changes and various city resolutions
The City Council will consider several new ordinances regarding zoning and shipping containers. The meeting also includes discussions on traffic calming, funding requests, and potential contracts for dispatch and maintenance services.
Council to consider zoning amendments and Thomas Hospital rezoning
The Fairhope City Council will hold public hearings on nine zoning ordinance amendments covering definitions, mixed-use buildings, multi-family, PUD, site plan review, tables, townhouses, and village districts. Additionally, a public hearing will consider rezoning 0.35 acres at 751 and 757 Northrop Avenue from R-4 to…
Pelham City Council to consider zoning changes and annexations
The City Council will hold public hearings on rezoning for QuikTrip and annexing 18 acres on County Road 11. The body is also deciding on several infrastructure contracts and liquor license applications.
Council to vote on Development Agreement with M&S Construction and M&S Development
The Enterprise City Council will consider a resolution (07-07-26) for a development agreement with M&S Construction LLC and M&S Development LLC. Public hearings will also be held for Enterprise Metals and Recycling and for an ABC license request by Eagle Liquor. The meeting includes standard agenda items such as…
Council to vote on extending moratoriums for certain businesses, accessory structures
The Eufaula City Council will consider several resolutions, including extending moratoriums on certain businesses and accessory structures (Resolution 42-2026). Also up for action are resolutions authorizing the mayor to execute documents for the 2026 CDBG Grant and committing local match funds. A resolution regarding…
Rezoning hearings for multiple Forrest Avenue parcels and alcohol license vote
The City Council will hold public hearings on two major items: rezoning several parcels along Forrest Avenue and other streets from Traditional Residential to Neighborhood Center districts, and approving an alcoholic beverage license for M3 Bar and Grill. Routine business includes approving minutes and ratifying…
Pelham City Council reviews rezoning and infrastructure projects
The City Council is holding a work session to discuss rezoning applications and review items for a future meeting. The body is considering several infrastructure bids and liquor license applications.