The purposes of this chapter is to promote the general community health, safety, welfare, convenience and:
(a) To enhance property values, to protect the property rights of all residents, to stabilize the designated areas, to increase the economic and financial benefits to the City and its inhabitants.
(b) To stimulate and protect economic activity in the commercial center by ensuring the continued economic competitiveness and attractiveness of the City's commercial core.
(c) To protect, preserve, enhance and take best advantage of the historic character afforded the commercial core with its significant number of historic structures and features.
(d) To encourage the development of vacant and incompatibly developed properties in accordance with the character of the area.
(Ord. 16-19. Passed 9-16-19.)