§ 17-5. Master plan—Scope.  


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  • In the preparation of the master plan, the commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and the probable future growth of the city and its environs. The plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the city which will, in accordance with the existing and future needs, best promote public health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity or the general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development.

(Code 1962, § 2-64)