The zoning regulations and districts as herein established have been adopted for the following purposes:
(A) To promote the health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the city;
(B) To ensure the safe, orderly, and efficient development and expansion of the city in accordance with, and pursuant to its Comprehensive Plan;
(C) To lessen congestion in the streets;
(D) To secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;
(E) To provide adequate light and air;
(F) To prevent the overcrowding of land;
(G) To avoid the undue concentration of population;
(H) To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements;
(I) To conserve, protect, develop and utilize natural resources in keeping with the public interest;
(J) To protect and conserve the value of land and buildings throughout the city, and to minimize the conflicts among the uses of land and buildings; and
(K) To promote a desirable visual environment through creative development techniques.
(1998 Code, App. A, § 40-2)