This title shall be known as the "zoning ordinance of Columbiana, Alabama," and the map herein referred to, identified by the title "Zoning Map of Columbiana," shall be further identified by the signature of the Mayor of Columbiana and attested by the Town Clerk. The zoning map of Columbiana and all explanatory matter thereon are hereby adopted and made a part of this title. Such map shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk and shall show thereon the date of the ordinance codified in this title.

A Board of Adjustment is hereby established. The appointment, procedure, powers, and actions of said Board of Adjustment shall be governed and controlled by Title 37, Chapter 16, Article 2, Section 781, Code of Alabama 1940, as the same may be amended.

The regulations and the number, area, and boundaries of districts established by this title may be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed by the City government, but no amendment shall become effective unless it is first submitted to the City Planning Commission for its recommendation. The City Planning Commission upon its own initiative may hold public hearings, public notice of which shall be given, for the consideration of any proposed amendment to the provisions of this title or to the zoning map, and report its recommendations to the City government. The provisions of Title 37, Chapter 16, Article 2, Sections 778 and 779, Code of Alabama 1940, as the same may be amended, shall apply to all changes and amendments.

In their interpretation and application the provisions of this title shall be considered minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare of the community. Where other ordinances or regulations which may be adopted hereafter impose greater restrictions than those specified herein, compliance with such other ordinances or regulations is mandatory. This title shall not lower the restrictions of plats, deeds, or private contracts if such are greater than the provisions of this title.