The zoning regulations and districts set forth herein have been made in accordance with the City's community development goals designed to address:
a) HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE - Promote, protect and facilitate any or all of the following:
1) Public health, safety, morals and general welfare;
2) Coordinated and practical community development and proper density of population;
3) Emergency management preparedness and operations and national defense facilities;
4) Provision of adequate light and air to provide a healthy community;
5) Provision of adequate police protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, water, sewerage, schools, recreational facilities, public grounds and safe reliable water supply; and
6) Preservation of natural, scenic and historic resources and preservation of wetlands and floodplains.
b) OVERCROWDING - To prevent overcrowding of land, blight, danger and congestion in travel and transportation, loss of health, life or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers.
c) COMMUNITY GROWTH - To accommodate reasonable community growth including population and employment growth, and opportunities for development/redevelopment of a variety of residential dwelling types and nonresidential uses.
d) ECONOMIC STABILITY - To facilitate appropriate development and redevelopment activities while protecting the tax base and encouraging economy in public expenditures.
e) QUALITY OF LIFE - To facilitate orderly, safe and aesthetically pleasing development/redevelopment within an urban environment that enhances the quality of life for current and future residents of the City.