Pursuant to the authority conferred by the home rule provisions (Article IX, Section II, Paragraph IV) of the 1983 Constitution of the State of Georgia (revised January, 1985) and for the several purposes of promoting the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and the general welfare of the present and future inhabitants of Coweta County; of improving the county's appearance; lessening congestion in the streets; furthering traffic safety; securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers; providing adequate light and air; preventing the overcrowding of land; avoiding both undue concentration of population and urban sprawl; facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public facilities; protecting property against blight and depreciation; encouraging the most appropriate use of land, buildings, and other structures throughout the county; securing economy in government expenditures; and for other purposes, all in accordance with a comprehensive land use plan for the development of the county, the Board of Commissioners of Coweta County do hereby ordain and enact into law the following articles and sections of the Zoning and Development Ordinance of Coweta County, Georgia.