The purpose of this chapter is to establish a precise and detailed plan for the use of land in the borough based on the Master Plan of the Borough of Bogota and to provide rules, regulations and standards for the development of said land, in order to: promote and protect the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience and the general welfare of the people of the borough; protect the character and maintain the stability of residential, commercial and industrial areas within the borough and to promote their orderly and beneficial development; regulate the intensity of use of lots, and to determine the area of open spaces surrounding buildings necessary to provide light and air, privacy and convenience of access to property; fix reasonable standards to which buildings or structures shall conform; prohibit uses, buildings or structures which are incompatible with the character of development or the uses permitted within specified zoning districts; regulate additions to, and alterations or remodeling of existing buildings in compliance with the restrictions and regulations hereunder; limit congestion of public streets; provide protection against fire, flood, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazards; conserve the true taxable value of land and buildings; and promote a desirable visual environment through create development techniques and good civic design and arrangements.