This chapter shall be cited as the "Development and Zoning Code" and is enacted to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the city, and to ensure a logical growth of the various physical elements of the city; to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, flood and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to improve housing standards; to conserve property values; to prevent overcrowding; to facilitate adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewage facilities, schools, parks and other public requirements; to promote commercial and industrial development; and to preserve and promote the public health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the city and the general public.

(Ord. No. 1986-01, § 2, 2-4-86)