The purposes of this title, and any rules, regulations and specifications hereafter adopted, are to promote the public health, safety and general welfare through provisions designed:
A. To preserve the natural beauty and topography of the city and to preserve the outstanding natural, cultural or historical features, to ensure appropriate development with regard to these features and to assure the proper use and management of the natural beauty and resources of the city;
B. To guide future growth, provide for the harmonious and coordinated development of the city (in conjunction with the city's general plan), and to protect and conserve the value of land throughout the city and the value of buildings and improvements upon the land;
C. To minimize the conflicts among the uses of land and buildings, and to prevent overcrowding of the land and undue congestion of population;
D. To provide for efficient layout and use of building lots, roads and public services and utilities;
E. To provide for adequate light, air, view corridors and privacy; to secure safety from fire, flood, landslides and other geologic hazards, and other dangers;
F. To prevent the pollution or degradation of air, streams, ponds and night sky; to ensure the adequacy of drainage facilities; to safeguard the water table; to minimize site disturbance and removal of native vegetation and soil erosions; and to encourage and promote the conservation, wise use and management of natural resources throughout the municipality in order to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the community and value of the land;
G. To avoid scattered and premature subdivisions which would cause insufficient public services and facilities, or necessitate an excessive expenditure of public funds for the supply of such services and facilities;
H. To inform the public of the requirements and conditions necessary to obtain approvals and permits to:
1. Change or create property boundaries (subdivide land);
2. Construct or modify buildings, signs, structures or utilities;
3. Alter the land or landscape;
4. Extract and process minerals on any property;
5. Create or modify zoning classifications for a property;
6. Modify the general plan. (Ord. 2012.04, 1-18-2012)