Cale v. City of Bessemer

Plaintiffs, Robert T. Cale and Ruth C. Cale, appeal from a finding by the trial court that a Bessemer municipal zoning ordinance which zoned their property for residential use was not arbitrary and capricious as applied to their property. We affirm.

The plaintiffs are owners of a 7 1/2 acre tract of vacant land which is located in the City of Bessemer. The property is triangularly shaped and runs along the southeast side of U.S. Highway 11. It is bordered on the eastern side by residences and on the southern side by a church and undeveloped acreage. For covenience, a map of the area is…