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Gadsden council adopts comprehensive zoning ordinance updating decades-old code

Gadsden City Council · January 2, 2026
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Summary

The Gadsden City Council adopted an ordinance repealing city code chapter 130 and replacing it with comprehensive zoning regulations tied to the city master plan after a roughly two-year review; council members said existing variance and rezoning processes remain available.

The Gadsden City Council voted to adopt an ordinance repealing city code chapter 130 and replacing it with new comprehensive zoning regulations aligned with the Groganston master plan. The measure, presented as unfinished business following a Dec. 16 public hearing, carried on a voice vote.

Council members and staff described the rewrite as the result of an approximately two‑year effort that involved a volunteer…

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