The purpose of this Zoning Code is to promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare; to encourage the use of lands in accordance with their character and adaptability; to limit the improper use of land to avoid the over-crowding of population; to provide adequate light and air; to lessen congestion on the public roads and streets; to reduce hazards to life and property; to facilitate adequate provisions for systems of transportation, sewage disposal, safe and adequate water supply, education, recreation and other public requirements; and to conserve the expenditure of funds for public improvements and services to conform with the most advantageous uses of land, resources and properties, and with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of each district, its peculiar suitability for particular uses, the conservation of property values and natural resources, and the general and appropriate trend and character of land, building and population development, as studied and recommended within a general plan by the Planning Commission, and endorsed by Council, which shall adopt regulations therefor.
(Res. 24-95. Passed 2-13-95.)