Kimbrell v. City of Bessemer

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court which enjoined the appellants from operating a junk or salvage yard, after finding Kimbrell to be in violation of a zoning ordinance of the appellee, City of Bessemer. We affirm.

In October of 1975 Kimbrell, owner and operator of B T Auto Parts, Inc., petitioned the Board of Adjustment of the City of Bessemer for a variance or permit to operate an auto salvage yard. The Board, after being advised that a zoning ordinance prevented the establishment of an auto salvage yard at that location, granted Kimbrell the right to operate a business in…