(A) To guide development in accordance with existing and future needs and in order to protect, promote and improve the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, appearance, prosperity and general welfare, the city does, in accordance with the authority cited in § 151.001, and in accordance with the following sections, regulate the following:
(1) The location, height, bulk, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures;
(2) The percentage of lot which may be occupied;
(3) The sizes of yards, courts and other open spaces;
(4) The density and distribution of population;
(5) The uses of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, agriculture, forestry, conservation and airports and approaches thereto; and
(6) Water supply, sanitation, protection against flood, public activities and other purposes.
(B) These regulations are made in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, and are designed to:
(1) Lessen congestion in the street;
(2) Secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers;
(3) Promote the public health and the general welfare;
(4) Provide adequate light, air and open space;
(5) Prevent the overcrowding of land;
(6) Avoid undue concentration of population;
(7) Facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community;
(8) Protect and preserve significant or natural scenic, historic or ecologically sensitive areas;
(9) Protect the unique, special or desired character of the Commercial and Light Industrial Districts, and uses;
(10) Facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, police and fire protection, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other recreational facilities, affordable housing and disaster evacuation; and
(11) Preserve and protect historic and architecturally valuable districts and neighborhoods, and other public requirements.
(C) The regulations are made with, but not limited to:
(1) The character of each area and its peculiar suitability for a particular use, with a view to promoting desirable living conditions, and the sustained stability of neighborhoods;
(2) Protecting property against blight and depreciation;
(3) Securing economy in governmental expenditures;
(4) Conserving the value of land and buildings; and
(5) Encouraging the most appropriate use of land, buildings and structures, and to further the public welfare in any other regard specified by Council.
(1985 Code, Art. I, § 109) (Ord. 99-005, passed 4-13-1999)