The regulations and districts set forth in this code have been made in accordance with the goals and objectives of the City of Kenner Comprehensive Plan with the purpose of addressing existing and future needs of the City of Kenner in order to guide development, protect, promote and improve community resilience, the public health, safety, convenience, order, appearance, prosperity and general welfare.

The regulations hereby enacted are designed to exercise the full range of authority available to the City of Kenner under Louisiana law to:

(a)

Promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community, while recognizing the rights of real property owners, by adopting a Unified Development Code for the City of Kenner.

(b)

Help achieve the goals, objectives, and policies of the City of Kenner "Pattern for Progress" Comprehensive Plan.

(c)

Make the City of Kenner more resilient to natural and man-made disasters by reducing vulnerability to potential disasters and improving the City's ability to adapt and recover from a disaster.

(d)

Provide the most beneficial relationship between the uses of land and buildings and the circulation of automobile traffic and pedestrians throughout the City of Kenner, and to secure safety from natural disasters, fire, and other dangers by providing for the proper location of streets, sidewalks, and buildings.

(e)

Provide for a range of open spaces through the most efficient design and layout of the land.

(f)

Carry out such other purposes in the public interest as may be specifically cited in this code.