§ 17-1-9. Purposes in view
Zoning regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan, and designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, […]
§ 17-1-11. Official plan; local planning commission
The governing authority of each municipality and county may provide for the preparation, adoption, amendment, extension and carrying out of a comprehensive plan for the purpose of bringing about coordinated physical development in accordance with present and future needs and may create, independently or jointly, a local planning commission with authority to prepare and propose […]
§ 17-1-13. Utilization of services of planning commissions, engineering departments or advisory committee
The governing authority of each county or municipality may, in order to more effectively carry out its requisite zoning and planning activities, utilize the services of any appropriate local or regional planning commission, and it may consider, act upon or otherwise make use of the suggestions, proposals or recommendations of any such appropriate local or […]
§ 17-1-15. Procedure for establishing, amending, etc., of regulations, zone boundaries, etc.; notice and hearing
The governing authority of each municipality and county shall provide for the manner in which the comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance (including the official zoning map) subdivision regulations and capital improvements program shall be determined, established and enforced, and from time to time, amended, supplemented or changed. However, no such plan, ordinance (including zoning boundaries), regulations […]
§ 17-1-1. Definitions
The following words, whenever used in this chapter, shall, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, have the following meanings: “Municipality” means any incorporated city, town or village within the state. “Governing authority” or “governing authorities,” in the case of counties, means the board of supervisors of the county, and, in the case […]
§ 17-1-3. General powers; reasonable accommodation of amateur radio communications
Except as otherwise provided in Section 17-1-21(2) and in Article VII of the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact described in Section 57-36-1, for the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community, the governing authority of any municipality, and, with respect to the unincorporated part of any county, the governing […]