This title is enacted to preserve and promote the public health, safety and welfare of the city, and of the public generally and to facilitate growth and expansion of the municipality in a precise and orderly manner. More specifically, the zoning ordinance is adopted in order to achieve the following objectives:
A. Foster a workable relationship among land uses;
B. Promote the stability of existing land uses that conform to the district in which they occur;
C. Ensure that public and private lands ultimately are used for purposes that are appropriate and most beneficial for the city;
D. Prevent excessive population densities;
E. Avoid a concentration of structures adjoining each other or juxtaposed too closely together in close proximity to each other;
F. Promote a safe, effective traffic circulation system;
G. Require adequate off-street parking and truck loading facilities;
H. Facilitate the appropriate location of community facilities and institutions;
I. Coordinate land use policies and regulations of the city in order to facilitate the transition of land areas from county to municipal jurisdiction and to protect agricultural producers in areas planned for urban expansion;
J. Implement the goals, policies and map of the general plan. (Ord. 2017-01 (part), 2017: prior code § 7201)