(A) The general purpose of this chapter is to promote the public safety, health, morals, convenience and general welfare.
(B) To accomplish this purpose, this chapter will address the following objectives:
(1) Guide the use and development of land, buildings and natural resources according to their suitability for particular activities;
(2) Protect the community’s quality of life and enhance the social and economic stability of the city;
(3) Reduce congestion on public streets and highways and facilitate safe and convenient access to buildings and land uses;
(4) Guide efforts to provide public services, such as water supply, sewer, storm drainage, waste disposal, transportation, education, recreation and public safety;
(5) Establish standards to guide physical development of each zoning district and of the city as a whole, and provide for enforcement of these standards;
(6) Educate citizens and public officials about their shared responsibilities for wise use of community resources; and
(7) Strive to balance one property owner’s right to the peaceful use and enjoyment of his or her parcel with the rights of neighboring property owners to the peaceful use and enjoyment of theirs.
(Ord. passed 11-2-2005)