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Zoning Map
Sec. 1.3. - Purposes.
The purposes of this Ordinance include but are not limited to the following:
(a) Implement the comprehensive plan including goals and policies not currently implemented by land use regulations of the City;
(b) Promote the health, safety, welfare, morals, convenience, order, and prosperity of the citizens in the City;
(c) Promote responsible growth, lessen congestion in the public streets, secure safety from fire and health dangers, and promote desirable living conditions;
(d) Provide adequate access to natural light and air;
(e) Regulate the height, bulk, and the size of buildings, structures and land activities;
(f) Classify land uses, set out zoning and overlay districts, establish procedures for the handling of certain land use matters, and regulate the distribution and density of uses on the land to avoid both the undue concentration of population and the inappropriate dispersion of population;
(g) Prevent the encroachment of incompatible land uses within residential areas, protect property against blight, preserve property values, and promote desirable living conditions and stable neighborhoods;
(h) Maintain the integrity and individual character of established communities and settlements, and promote desired character in new developments;
(i) Attain attractive and function business and employment areas, reserve suitable land for industry, and prevent land-inefficient and poorly functioning strip-type development;
(j) Insure a planned approach to community needs for infrastructure expansion and improvements, and provide for planned and orderly growth consistent with the provision of needed public and private facilities and services;
(k) Protect and preserve sensitive natural areas and vital natural resources and avoid environmental degradation and other undesirable consequences of irresponsible or shortsighted land management;
(l) Minimize or eliminate visual clutter and traffic hazards resulting from excess business advertising and other signs, while retain forms of protected speech;
(m) Provide for "smart" growth principles and practices;
(n) Those additional purposes and intentions as articulated in the various Articles and Sections of this zoning ordinance.