§ 155.002 INTENT AND PURPOSE.

   It is the intent and purpose of this chapter:

   (A)   To promote and protect the public health, safety, morals, comfort and general welfare of the people;

   (B)   To serve as an implementing tool of comprehensive planning;

   (C)   To fix reasonable standards to which buildings or structures shall conform;

   (D)   To encourage the development and arrangement of land uses and structures that will yield the greatest social and economic benefits for the city;

   (E)   To provide adequate light, air, privacy and safe, convenient access to property;

   (F)   To divide the city into zoning districts restricting and regulating the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use of buildings, structures and land for residential, business, manufacturing and other specified land uses;

   (G)   To provide for the location, width, access points and design of existing and future streets;

   (H)   To establish the extent to which water, sewer, storm water and other utility and community services are to be provided;

   (I)   To establish minimum requirements and standards for development and redevelopment within the area of the city’s jurisdiction to achieve reasonable initial costs and to reduce future maintenance costs of public and private improvements and services;

   (J)   To conserve the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the municipality.

(Ord. 887, § 1.2, passed - -)