(a) Regulations to control the exterior appearance and form of buildings are hereby established in order to achieve, among other purposes, as set forth in Section 1327.04(b), the following:
(1) To promote the general welfare and prosperity of the community by increasing the benefits to be derived from the occupancy or use of real property; and
(2) To assure orderly and reasonably harmonious developments in the City and in each neighborhood thereof.
(b) Conversely, if excessively similar, dissimilar or inappropriate design of buildings is regulated, certain harmful effects may be prevented, such as:
(1) Causing deterioration of existing residential buildings in the immediate neighborhood;
(2) Discouraging the most appropriate use of undeveloped land in the vicinity; and
(3) Reducing the stability and value of both improved and unimproved real property.
(Ord. 64-49. Passed 7-6-64.)