The zoning regulations and districts as herein established have been made in accordance with a comprehensive plan. The fundamental purpose of this ordinance is to promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare: to encourage the use of lands and natural resources in the City of Pelham in accordance with their character and adaptability; to limit the improper use of land; to provide for the orderly development and growth of the City of Pelham; to reduce hazards to life and property; to establish the location and size of and the specific uses for which dwellings, building and structures may hereafter be erected or altered, and the minimum open spaces and sanitary, safety and protective measures that shall be required for such buildings, dwellings, and structures; to avoid congestion on the public roads and streets; to provide safety in traffic and vehicular parking; to facilitate the development of an adequate system of transportation, education, recreation, sewage disposal, safe and sufficient water supply and other public requirements; to conserve life, property and natural resources and the expenditure of funds for public improvements and services to conform with the most advantageous use of land, resources and properties, for the general good and benefit to the people of the City of Pelham.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)

The administration, enforcement, and amendment of this ordinance should be consistent with the comprehensive plan.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)

For the purposes hereinbefore stated, the City of Pelham 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 interests within each district, preserve the general rights and interests of all, and to promote improved wholesome, sightly, harmonious and economic results in civic service, activities and operations; 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 purposes, and also the location, height, bulk, occupancy and uses of buildings or other structures, including the ratio of lot occupancy and coverage, street setback lines, sizes of yards, and other open spaces.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)

An ordinance, in pursuance to the authority granted by Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-52-70 as amended and supplanted by all applicable laws, to provide for the establishment of districts within the corporate limits of the City of Pelham, Alabama; to regulate within such districts the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards and other spaces, the density of population and the use of buildings, structures, and land; to repeal all existing zoning ordinances and to provide methods of administration of this ordinance and penalties for the violation thereof.

(Ord. No. 135-182, 7-16-07)