§8A-1-1. Legislative Findings

(a) The Legislature finds, as the object of this chapter, the following: (1) That planning land development and land use is vitally important to a community;

§8A-1-2. Definitions

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Abandonment" means the relinquishment of property or a cessation of the use of the property by the owner or lessee without any intention of transferring rights to the property to another owner or resuming […]