This ordinance and all subsequent amendments, attachments and supplements thereto shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Arab, Alabama" and the map herein referred to, identified by the title "Zoning Map of Arab, Alabama".

This Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map shall govern and regulate all land within the corporate limits of the City of Arab, Alabama.

The purpose of the zoning regulations and districts as set forth in this Ordinance is to protect, promote and improve the public health, safety, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare; to provide for the orderly development and growth of the City Arab; to avoid congestion on the public roads and streets; to conserve life, property and natural resources and the expenditure of funds for public improvements and services to conform with the most advantageous uses of land, resources and properties, for the general good and benefit to the people of Arab.

For the purposes hereinbefore stated, the City of Arab is divided into districts of such number, shape and area, and of such common unity of purpose, adaptability or use, which are deemed most suitable to provide for the best, general civic use, protect the common rights and interest within each district, preserve the general rights, and interests of all; and by further regulations to limit the location, uses and occupancy of buildings, structures and land to be used for trade, industry, residence or other structures, including the ratio of lots occupancy and coverage, street setback lines, sizes of yards, and other open spaces.