Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 11-52-72 (2026)

Purposes of Zoning Regulations Generally; Considerations in Establishment Thereof Generally.

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Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers, to promote health and the general welfare, to provide adequate light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population, and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements.

Such regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout such municipality.

(Acts 1935, No. 533, p. 1121; Code 1940, T. 37, §777.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1996–2012 · leading case: Town of Gurley v. M & N Materials, Inc., 143 So. 3d 1 (Ala. 2012).

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Town of Gurley v. M & N Materials, Inc., 143 So. 3d 1 (Ala. 2012). “” § 11-52-72, Ala.Code 1975. “There must be a comprehensive plan.”

Ex Parte City of Huntsville, 684 So. 2d 123 (Ala. 1996). “"Such regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout…”

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