Ala. Code § 45-2-261.03
In availing itself of the powers conferred by this subpart, the Baldwin County Commission shall appoint the planning commission to make and maintain in an up-to-date manner, a master plan for the physical development of the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County. The master plan with the accompanying maps, plats, charts, and descriptive material shall show the planning commission's recommendations for the use and development of the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County. The planning commission shall make a preliminary report and hold a public hearing thereon. The master plan recommended thereunder shall be presented in a final report to the Baldwin County Commission. The Baldwin County Commission shall not hold a public hearing and take action until it has received the final report of the planning commission. After a public hearing by the Baldwin County Commission, the master plan may be approved or amended by the Baldwin County Commission, or remanded to the planning commission for further revision. The master plan shall not be effective until adopted by the Baldwin County Commission. The planning commission may prepare and the Baldwin County Commission may adopt the master plan as a whole or in successive parts corresponding with planning districts as provided in Section 45-2-261.05 or with functional sections of the subject matter of the master plan.
Ala. Code § 45-2-261.03 (1975)