It is intended that the provisions of this Planning and Zoning Code shall be applied to achieve the following objectives:
(a) To protect the character and values of the parks, institutional, residential, business, industrial and public uses and to assure their orderly and beneficial development;
(b) To provide adequate open spaces for light and air; to prevent overcrowding of the land; to prevent excessive concentration of population, and conversely to prevent sparse and uncoordinated development;
(c) To improve the public safety and to lessen congestion by locating buildings and uses in relation to streets so as to cause the least interference with, and be damaged least by traffic movements;
(d) To minimize conflicts between different land uses by requiring adequate landscaping, yards, and buffers in appropriate locations;
(e) To provide for public facilities and utilities such as a water supply, a sewer system and transportation systems as well as land for recreation, schools and other public facilities; and
(f) To encourage the most appropriate uses of the land and guide the future development of the Municipality in accordance with a comprehensive plan;
(g) To preserve historic character and encourage historic preservation of historically significant buildings and structures.
(Ord. 2019-39. Passed 8-13-19.)