This Code shall be known, cited, and referred to as: "The City Of Searcy Zoning Code." For the sake brevity, it may be referred to as the "Zoning Code" or within this document as the "Code."

The purpose of the Zoning Code is to implement the Comprehensive Plan for City of Searcy and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its residents.

The provisions contained in the Zoning Code are adopted with the authority given to the city by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, A.C.A. § 14-54-103, General Powers of Cities and Towns; A.C.A. § 14-54-104; and A.C.A. § 14-54-416.

This Code applies within the corporate limits of the City of Searcy.

1-5-1: Validity. This Zoning Code and all its parts shall be severable. If any part is judged unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder of the Zoning Code shall remain intact. The City Council of Searcy declares that all remaining parts of this Code would have been adopted irrespective of the validity or invalidity of any parts found to be invalid.

1-5-2: Repeal. All or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Zoning Code or inconsistent with provisions of this Code are repealed to the extent necessary to give this Zoning Code full force and effect upon its adoption by ordinance of the City Council of the City of Searcy.