This Zoning Code is adopted to regulate the use of land, buildings, and structures within the City to meet the needs of its residents for food, fiber, energy, and other natural resources, places of residence, recreation, industry, trade, service, and other uses of land; to ensure that uses of land, buildings, and structures will be situated in appropriate locations and relationships; to limit the inappropriate overcrowding of land and congestion of population and transportation systems and other public facilities; to facilitate adequate and efficient provision for transportation systems, sewage disposal, water, energy, education, recreation, and other necessary public services and facilities; and to otherwise promote the public health, safety, and welfare to the full extent authorized by Act 207 of the Public Acts of 1921, as amended, and other applicable laws. (Ord. 52. Passed 6-16-97.)