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ORDINANCE NO. 220
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE HEIGHT, BULK, NUMBER OF STORIES AND SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES, THE PERCENTAGE OF LOT THAT MAY BE OCCUPIED, THE SIZE OF YARDS, COURTS, AND OTHER OPEN SPACES, AND LAND FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, RESIDENCE AND OTHER PURPOSES: CREATING DISTRICTS FOR SAID PURPOSES AND ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF, DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS USED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION AND AMENDMENT; DEFINING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF COf-MSSIONERS OF THE CITY OF BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI:
ARTICLE I PREAMBLE AND ENACTMENT CLAUSE
In pursuance of the authority conferred by the Mississippi Code of 1942, Volume 3, Title 13, Chapter 1, Section 2890.5 as amended and Volume
3,	Title 16, Article VII, Division 9, Section 3590-3597, inclusive as amended, and for the purposes of promoting health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the municipality; lessening congestion in the streets; light and air; preventing the overcrowding of land; avoiding undue concentration of population; conserving the value of land and building; and facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage schools, parks, and other public requirements in accordance with a comprehensive plan, the MAYOR AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI, HEREBY ORDAIN AND ENACT INTO LAW THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES AND SECTIONS:
ARTICLE II SHORT TITLE
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as "The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi."