§ 70. Zoning and planning.

Be it further enacted, that the mayor and council of the City of Riverdale may, in the interest of public health, safety, order, convenience, comfort, prosperity, or general welfare, adopt zoning and planning regulations and ordinances for the purpose of regulating the location of trades, industries, apartment houses, dwellings or other uses of property; or for the purpose of regulating the location, height, kind and dimensions of buildings or other structures, including the type of material to be used in construction and regulations regarding the plumbing, heating, and electrical installations; or for the purpose of regulating the alignment of buildings or other structures near street frontages. The zoning regulations may be based upon any one or more of the purposes above described. The city may be divided into such number of zones or districts and such districts may be of such shape and area as the mayor and council of said city shall deem best to accomplish the purposes of the zoning regulations; in the determination and establishment of districts and regulations, classifications may be based on the nature or character of the trade, industry, profession, or other activity conducted or to be conducted upon the premises; the number of persons, families or other group units to reside in or use said buildings; the public, quasi-public or private nature of the use of the premises; or upon any other basis or bases relevant to the promotion of the public health, safety, order, morals, conveniences, happiness, prosperity or welfare and to enact and enforce any ordinances necessary to effectually carry out this section.

Code cross references— Planning commission, § 2-171 et seq.; zoning, app. A.