Columbia Oldsmobile, Inc. v. City of Montgomery

This case presents the question of whether a trial court must uphold a municipal zoning ordinance when there is competent, credible evidence that the ordinance allows the landowners to retain an economically viable use of their land and that the ordinance substantially advances a legitimate governmental interest in the health, safety or welfare of the community. We answer this question in the affirmative. Thus, we must reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and reinstate the decision of the trial court.

“* * * In order to invalidate a zoning regulation on constitutional grounds, the…