§ 5-15. Purposes in view.  


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  • Such regulations and restrictions shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan to be enacted in accordance with the ordinance enactment procedure set forth in § 125.66, F.S. Said comprehensive plan and regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant thereto shall be designed to lessen congestion on the highways; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land and water; to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks and other requirements. Such regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land and water throughout such County.

(Ord. No. 75-5, § 3, 3-18-75)