A code, in pursuance of the authority granted by the Tennessee Code Annotated, and for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare; to provide for the establishment of districts within the corporate limits; to regulate, within such districts, the location, height, bulk, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot occupancy, the required open space, the density of population and the uses of land, buildings and other structures; to provide methods of administration of this Code and to prescribe penalties for the violation thereof.

Be it ordained by the City of Johnson City, Tennessee, as follows:

This Code shall be known as the "Zoning Code of the City of Johnson City, Tennessee." The map herein referred to which is identified by the title "Zoning Map of Johnson City, Tennessee," dated January 11, 1972 and explanatory matter thereon are hereby adopted and made a part of this Code.

For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, or general welfare of Johnson City; and to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers, to provide adequate light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population, to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements; to promote desirable living conditions and the sustained stability of neighborhoods, protecting property against blight and depreciation, securing economy in governmental expenditure, conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of lands, buildings, and other structures throughout the municipality, all in accordance with a comprehensive plan, the City Commission of Johnson City, Tennessee, does hereby ordain and enact into law the following articles and sections: