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Montgomery City Code, App. C, art. II, § 2
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Sec. 2. - Building permit required. It shall be unlawful to commence the excavation for or the construction of any building or other structure, including accessory structures, or to store building materials or erect temporary field offices or to commence the moving, alteration or repair (except painting or wall papering) of any structure, including accessory structures, until the administrative official of the municipality has issued for such work a building including a statement that the plans, specifications and intended use of such structure, in all respects, conform with the provisions of this ordinance. Application for a building permit shall be made to the administrative official of the municipality on forms provided for that purpose. A building permit is not required for the grading or filling of a lot or lots where no excavation is made for construction. (Ord. No. 34-65)
Source: City of Montgomery, Alabama, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/montgomery/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXCZO_ARTIIEN_S2BUPEREFetched: 11/8/2026

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