The City of Centerville carries out the policies of the Comprehensive Plan by classifying and regulating the uses of land and structures within the City. This Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) is adopted to protect and promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community. More specifically, the purpose of this UDO is to:
A. Provide standards and guidelines for the continuing orderly growth and development of the City;
B. Conserve and protect the City's natural, cultural and historic resources;
C. Ensure that proposed development and new land uses conserve energy and natural resources;
D. Create a comprehensive and stable pattern of land uses upon which to plan transportation, water supply, sewerage, energy, and other public facilities and utilities;
E. Ensure that proposed development is of human scale, pedestrian-oriented, and designed to create attractive streetscapes and pedestrian spaces;
F. Minimize vehicle traffic by providing for a mixture of land uses, pedestrian-oriented development, compact community form, safe and effective traffic circulation, and adequate on- and off-street parking facilities;
G. Provide neighborhoods with a variety of housing types to serve the needs of a diverse population; and
H. Ensure compatibility between different types of development and land uses.