The provisions of this division shall be construed as cumulative of the provisions of the enabling statute, shall be construed in pari materia therewith and shall not be deemed to repeal any provisions of the enabling statute or other existing law except to the extent (but only to the extent) that any such provisions of the enabling statute or other existing law clearly conflict, or are clearly inconsistent, with the provisions of this division.
Ala. Code § 22-21-356 (1975)