JOHNSON, Justice.
Municipal power to enact and enforce a zoning regulation does not exist in the absence of statutory authorization. 58 Am.Jur., Zoning, Sec. 7. See also James v. Sutton, 229 N.C. 515, 50 S.E.2d 300; Rhodes, Inc. v. Raleigh, 217 N.C. 627, 9 S.E.2d 389, 130 A.L.R. 311; State v. Dannenberg, 150 N.C. 799, 63 S.E. 946. Therefore the validity of a zoning ordinance must be tested by the limitations of the enabling act. 122 Main Street Corporation v. City...
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