Longshore v. City of Montgomery

Appellant was convicted and fined for the violation of the terms of section 8 of the ordinance adopted by the city of Montgomery, Ala., known as the zoning ordinance. The said section 8 reads as follows:

“It shall be unlawful for any store, filling station, automobile laundry, garage, or other type of building to be used for commercial purposes within the A residential district as above described and shown by the zone map, unless such building shall conform to the established building lines, on the particular block on which it is proposed to construct such building, nor will a permit be issued…