(A) The City Commission, as the governing body of the city, shall have such authority as is consistent with state law, the Charter of the city and the code of ordinances, to initiate, undertake and decide all legislative matters pertaining to the regulation of the use and development of the land.
(B) This chapter shall be drawn with reasonable consideration to the character of each district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and to encourage the most appropriate use of land. The regulations in this chapter shall be uniform throughout each district for each class, or kind of buildings or structures, or uses of land, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts.
(1998 Code, App. A, § 40-3)