§ 19-4. Purpose and authority

(a) The zoning regulations and districts as herein set forth have been made in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, and the general welfare of the community. They are designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers to provide adequate light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population, to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, and other public requirements. They have been made with reasonable consideration, among other things, as to the character of each district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the community.

(b) The provisions of this chapter are adopted under authority granted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, particularly G.S. chapter 160A, article 19, part 3.

(Ord. of 8-19-03)