§ 2.00 PURPOSE.

   The various use districts which are created by this chapter and the various articles and sections of this chapter are adopted for the purpose among others of:

§ 2.01.   Carrying out the comprehensive plan for the city;

§ 2.02.   Promoting public health, safety, morals, comfort and general welfare;

§ 2.03.   Helping to achieve greater efficiency and economy of land development by promoting the grouping of those activities which have similar needs and are compatible;

§ 2.04.   Encouraging such distribution of population, classification of land use and distribution of land development that will tend to facilitate adequate and economic provision of transportation, communication, water supply, drainage, sanitation, education, recreation and other public requirements;

§ 2.05.   Lessening or avoiding congestion in the public streets and highways;

§ 2.06.   Protecting against fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazards in the interest of the public health, safety, comfort and general welfare;

§ 2.07.   Helping to ensure that all residential commercial and manufacturing structures as well as other types of structures will be accessible to firefighting and other emergency equipment;

§ 2.08.   Prohibiting the formation or expansion of nonconforming uses of land, buildings and structures which adversely affect the character and value of desirable development in each district;

§ 2.09.   Promoting the development of residential neighborhoods which are free of noise, dust, fumes and heavy traffic volumes in which each dwelling unit is assured of light, air and open spaces;

§ 2.10.   Helping to prevent land development activities which lead to roadside blight and to minimize the effects of nuisance producing activities;

§ 2.11.   Promoting and guiding the continued growth and expansion of the city while protecting the natural, economic and scenic resources of the city;

§ 2.12.   Conserving the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the city; and

§ 2.13.   Defining and limiting the powers and duties of the Zoning Enforcement Officer and bodies as provided herein.