This chapter is enacted for the purposes of promoting the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community; lessening congestion in the streets, securing safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; providing adequate light and air; preventing the overcrowding of land; avoiding undue concentration of population; facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the community; and promoting the development of the community in accordance with a comprehensive plan.
(Prior Code, § 12-202) (Ord. 1020, passed 1-15-1970)