(A) Title. An ordinance to provide for the establishment of zoning districts within which the proper use of land and natural resources shall be encouraged and regulated; to establish minimum standards for open space, building and population density; to regulate the occupancy and use of dwellings, buildings and structures, mobile and manufactured housing, including tents, campers and recreational vehicles (RVs), that may hereafter be erected, altered or moved; to provide for the administration hereof; to provide for a method of amending; to provide for conflicts with other acts, ordinances or regulations; to provide for the collection of fees for the furtherance of the purpose of this chapter; to provide for petitions and public hearings; to provide for appeals and for the organization and procedure of the Board of Adjustment; and to provide for penalties for the violation of this chapter.
(B) Short title. These regulations shall be known and may be cited as “The City of Hot Springs Zoning Ordinance.”
(C) Purposes. It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the safety, health, morals, convenience and general welfare; to encourage the use of land and natural resources in the city in accordance with their character, adaptability and suitability for particular purposes; to conserve social and economic stability, property values and the general character and trend of community development; to prevent excessive concentration of population; to facilitate adequate provision of streets and highways, storm water drainage, sewage treatment, water supply and distribution, educational and other public resources by establishing herein standards for community development in accordance with these objectives and by providing for the enforcement of such standards.
(Prior Code, § 27-A-01)