In the preparation and enactment of this chapter, it is recognized that there are some uses which, because of their very nature, have serious operational characteristics which have a deleterious effect upon residential, office and commercial areas. Regulation of the locations of these uses is necessary to ensure that the adverse effects of such businesses will not cause or contribute to the blighting or downgrading of the city’s residential neighborhoods and commercial centers. The regulations in this chapter are for the purpose of locating these uses in areas where the adverse impact of their operations may be minimized by the separation of such uses from one another and places of public congregation.
(Ord. 162, passed 8-17-2004)