76-2-203. Criteria and guidelines for zoning regulations. (1) Zoning regulations must be:
     (a) made in accordance with the growth policy or a master plan, as provided for in 76-2-201(2); and
     (b) designed to:
     (i) lessen congestion in the streets;
     (ii) secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers;
     (iii) promote public health and general welfare;
     (iv) provide adequate light and air;
     (v) prevent the overcrowding of land;
     (vi) avoid undue concentration of population; and
     (vii) facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements.
     (2) Zoning regulations must be 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 jurisdictional area.
     (3) Zoning regulations must, as nearly as possible, be made compatible with the zoning ordinances of the municipality within the jurisdictional area.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 246, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4704; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 582, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 87, L. 2003.