(A) In accordance with the provisions of G.S. § 160D-301, the Board of Commissioners, having designated the Planning Board as the planning agency to prepare a zoning plan showing proposed district boundaries and recommending a method of procedure by which the zoning regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of the zoning districts shall be determined, established and enforced, and from time to time amended, supplemented or changed, and having received from the Planning Board a certified plan taking into consideration the character of each district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with a view of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the town, adopts this chapter.
(B) This chapter has been prepared in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the development of Kill Devil Hills and is designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements. (Ord. 91-08, passed 11-18-91; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)