(a)

Laws of Fla. ch. 63-1599, and any amendments thereto, empowers the city to establish a planning and zoning board and enact a zoning ordinance.

(b)

The board of the city commissioners deems it necessary to secure the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community by enacting such an ordinance to protect against fire; to provide that churches, schools, recreation facilities and youth activities shall be protected from nuisances and undesirable influences; to regulate the subdivision of land and to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories and size and aesthetic and architectural design of buildings and other structures; to provide for the location and amount of off-street parking, the density of population, and the intensity, location and use of buildings, structures, land and water for trade, commerce, residential, recreation or other purposes; and to provide adequate light and air and minimize flooding. These shall be construed as examples of community concerns and not as a finite limit on this chapter.

(c)

To accomplish these purposes, it is necessary to regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of buildings, structures, land, water, light and air, such regulations to be in accordance with the city's comprehensive plan and this chapter.

(d)

The planning and zoning board has prepared a comprehensive plan, in accordance with F.S. ch. 163, and has held public hearings thereon as required by law, and the board of city commissioners adopted a comprehensive plan June 12, 1989, under Ordinance No. 496, as amended.

(e)

The city planning and zoning board has given due public notice of hearings relating to the establishment of zoning districts and regulations and restrictions relating thereto, and has held such public hearings. Such hearings resulted in a recommended ordinance which was forwarded to the mayor and city commission. The mayor and city commission have given due public notice of hearings related to the recommended ordinance and have held such public hearings. Such hearings have resulted in this chapter.

(f)

All requirements of Laws of Fla. ch. 63-1599, with regard to the preparation of the report of the planning and zoning board and subsequent action of the city commissioners have been met.

(g)

The provisions of F.S. § 163.3202 require that the city adopt and implement land development regulations, including the regulation of land uses, in implementation of its adopted comprehensive plan.

(h)

This chapter is made to implement the comprehensive plan with the intent and after reasonable consideration for the present and future character of the corporate area of the city and structures therein and its residents and the city's peculiar suitability for particular uses and with a view of conserving the value of structures and land in the city and encouraging full-time, permanent, private residences.

(Ord. No. 96-549, § 1(art. I), 2-16-96)

It shall be the duty of the building official to enforce this chapter. Appeal from the decision of the building official made in regard to a project prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy may be taken to the planning and zoning board as provided in article II, division 2, of this chapter. Appeal from the decision of the building official made in regard to a project after it has been issued a certificate of occupancy may be made to the code enforcement board as provided by city ordinance.

(Ord. No. 96-549, § 1(art. XIII), 2-16-96)

Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or so resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be referred to the code enforcement board for hearing. Each day any violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 96-549, § 1(art. IX), 2-16-96)