§ 5-13. Grant of power.  


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  • For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the community, the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt zoning and building regulations within Broward County and to divide said territory into districts or zones and to regulate and restrict the uses of lands, buildings and other structures for trade, industry, residence or other purposes within said districts or zones, and to regulate and restrict the construction, reconstruction, erection, alteration, repair, height, number of stories, size and location of buildings and other structures within said districts or zones, and to regulate and restrict the area, dimensions and the size of lots or tracts of land or yards, and the percentage and portion of lots that may be occupied in connection with the construction and location of buildings or other structures within said district or zones.

(Ord. No. 75-5, § 1, 3-18-75)