An Official Land Use Plan for the incorporated area of the City of Yucaipa, County of San Bernardino, State of California, is hereby adopted and established as is hereafter set forth in this Code, to promote, protect and secure the public health, safety and general welfare; to provide the social and economic advantages resulting from an orderly, planned use of land resources; and to encourage, guide and provide a definite plan for the future growth and development of said City.
It is recognized that the Official Land Use Plan referred to herein must be periodically reviewed, refined, and maintained, and the City Council in conformity with the State Planning and Zoning Law as amended, and the provisions of this Code, hereby delegates to the Community Development Department of the City of Yucaipa, the responsibility for conducting necessary studies, surveys and the preparation of maps in order to develop detailed land use plans, and the responsibility for processing changes of land use districts for adoption by the City Council for the various portions of the incorporated territory of Yucaipa as it becomes desirable, practical and practicable so that the result shall be a comprehensive land use plan for the City.