This code is adopted for purposes of:
(a) Protecting the public health, safety, comfort, and general welfare;
(b) Dividing the city into zones and districts;
(c) Encouraging, regulating, and restricting therein the location, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use of structures and land;
(d) Promoting the orderly development of residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, and public areas;
(e) Providing for adequate light, air, and convenience of access to property by regulating the use of land and buildings and the bulk of structures in relationship to surrounding properties;
(f) Limiting congestion in the public rights-of-way;
(g) Providing for the compatibility of different land uses and the most appropriate use of land; and
(h) Providing for the administration of this Code.
(Ord. 7675. Passed 11-11-14.)