This ordinance shall be known and referred to as the "Zoning Ordinance of Brookhaven, Mississippi."

This ordinance has been made in accordance with a comprehensive plan duly adopted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, after the adoption of which and as to which a public hearing in relation thereto was duly held after notice of the time and place thereof had been duly published in a paper of general circulation in the City of Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, at least fifteen (15) days prior thereto, and at which parties in interest and citizens had an opportunity to be heard, and which ordinance has been designed to lessen congestion in the streets; 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; to avoid undue concentration of population, and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements. These regulations have been 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 throughout the City of Brookhaven.