The purpose of the zoning order is to promote the general welfare by establishing and regulating zoning districts throughout the City of Winchester and the county for the specific purposes detailed in the Kentucky Revised Statutes. In establishing the zoning districts, this order seeks to promote the general welfare by designating sufficient space for all necessary uses of the land, by protecting the permitted uses in each district from the undesirable effects of conflicting uses, and by ensuring the stable value of all permitted development. This order further seeks to promote the general welfare by protecting the efficiency and encouraging the improvement of traffic circulation and access to the land in all districts in order that daily travel and commerce may increase in safety and may be carried forth with a minimum of delay for the benefit of all activities and persons in Winchester and the county.
(Prior Code, § 1.3)