(A) General purposes. The general purposes of this chapter are to provide for the orderly growth and renewal of the city, to protect and conserve its natural resources, its ecological systems and its economic stability by fostering appropriate land use, so as to preserve and promote the public health, safety, and general welfare.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 201.01)
(B) Specific purposes. It is hereby determined by the City Council that in order to accomplish the general purposes of this chapter as set forth in division (A) above, it is necessary and proper to establish and enforce the regulations contained in this chapter for the following specific purposes:
(1) To stage development and redevelopment to coincide with the availability of necessary public services;
(2) To divide the city into districts, providing for and regulating therein the location, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use of buildings, structures, and land for residential, business, commercial, industrial, and other specified uses;
(3) To protect the character and maintain the stability of residential, business, commercial, and industrial areas within the city, and prohibit uses, buildings, or structures which are incompatible with the character of development in such areas;
(4) To provide adequate light, air, privacy, and convenience of access to property;
(5) To limit congestion in public streets and to foster public safety and convenience in travel and transportation;
(6) To provide protection against fire, explosions, obnoxious fumes, and other hazards in the interest of public health, safety, and comfort;
(7) To prevent environmental pollution;
(8) To prevent the destruction or improvident exploitation of city resources;
(9) To preserve the value of land and buildings throughout the city;
(10) To provide for the gradual and equitable elimination of those uses of land, buildings, and structures, and of those buildings and structures which do not conform to the standards for the area in which they are located and which may adversely affect the development and the value of property in such areas;
(11) To provide for the condemnation of such nonconforming buildings or structures and of land as is necessary or appropriate for the rehabilitation of the area blighted thereby;
(12) To provide for the enforcement of this chapter and to define and limit the powers and duties of the administrative officers and bodies responsible therefor;
(13) To protect and preserve economically viable agricultural land; and
(14) To provide for the wise use and conservation of energy resources.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 202.01)