The
Zoning Code of the City of Lakewood is intended to:
(a) Guide the future development of the City in accordance with the land use plan herein set forth and to bring about the gradual conformity of all uses to such plan.
(b) Provide adequate open space for light and air, prevent over-crowding of lots, prevent excessive concentration of population, and prevent uncoordinated development.
(c) Establish zoning patterns, which allow efficient extension of sewer, water, and other public utilities, and for development of schools, parks, and other public facilities.
(d) Locate uses in relation to vehicular and pedestrian traffic so as to promote efficient movement of and cause minimal interference with same, thereby promoting public health and safety.
(e) Protect the character and value of residential, business, industrial, institutional, and public uses and to insure the orderly and beneficial development of same.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-96.)