This title is adopted to serve the following purposes:
A. Promote the health, safety, general welfare, morals and convenience of the community.
B. Provide and maintain a high quality living environment for the residents of Scott City and the surrounding extraterritorial area.
C. Lessen or avoid congestion on the public streets and highways of the community.
D. Secure safety from fire and flooding to persons and avoid damage to property.
E. Prevent the overcrowding of land and undue concentrations of people.
F. Facilitate adequate transportation, water and sewage, schools, and other public utilities and facilities.
G. Promote the preservation of open space and provision of parks and community recreation facilities.
H. Conserve and protect property values.
I. Conserve farmlands and other natural resources.
J. Promote the orderly growth and development of the community.
K. Regulate and limit the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of lot coverage; the size of yards, and other open spaces.
L. Establish minimum requirements for off street parking, loading, and unloading. (Ord. 1067, 6-19-2006)