Section 25-111. City planning commission to regulate location of trades and industries and of buildings designed for specific uses  


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  • a.  The  city  planning  commission,  subject to the provisions of sections one hundred
      ninety-seven-c, two hundred and two hundred one of  the  charter,  where
      applicable,  may  regulate  and  restrict  the  location  of  trades and
      industries and the location of buildings designed for specific uses, and
      may divide the city into districts of such number, shape and area as  it
      may deem best suited to carry out such purposes.
        b.  For each such district, regulations may be imposed designating the
      trades and industries that shall be excluded  or  subjected  to  special
      regulations  and  designating  the  uses  for which buildings may not be
      erected or altered. Such regulations shall be designed  to  promote  the
      public health, safety and general welfare.
        c.  The  commission  shall  give reasonable consideration, among other
      things, to the character of the district, its peculiar  suitability  for
      particular  uses, the conservation of property values, and the direction
      of building development in accord with a well-considered plan.