This ordinance is prepared under the authority of V.T.C.A. Local Government Code, Chapter 211, to promote health, safety, morals, and for the protection and preservation of places and areas of historical and cultural importance and significance, and the general welfare of the community. These zoning regulations are made in accordance with the spirit of the city comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; to promote the general welfare of the community; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements. These regulations are made with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the city.