For the several purposes of promoting the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity or the general welfare of the present and future inhabitants of the city; of improving the city'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 requirements; protecting property against blight and depreciation; encouraging the most appropriate use of land, buildings, and other structures throughout the city; securing economy in government expenditures; and for other purposes, all in accordance with a land use plan for the development of the city, the mayor and council do hereby ordain and enact into law the following articles and sections of this chapter.

(Code 1994, § 110-1; Res. of 3-12-1985, art. I; Ord. No. 02-02, § 1, 5-13-2002)

This chapter shall be known as the "Lake City Zoning Regulations."

(Code 1994, § 110-1; Res. of 3-12-1985, art. II; Ord. No. 02-02, § 1, 5-13-2002)