This chapter is a part of a long-range plan to guide and facilitate the orderly beneficial growth of the community and to promote the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity and general welfare. More specifically, the purposes of this chapter are to provide a guide for the changes that occur when land and acreage become urban in character as a result of development for residential, business or industrial purposes, to provide assurance that the purchasers of lots are buying a commodity that is suitable for development and use; and to make possible the provision of public services in a safe, adequate and efficient manner.
(1997 Code, § 58-2) (Ord. passed 2-21-1977, § 1-1)