The zoning regulations and districts as herein established have been in accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to promote the health and welfare of citizens; to provide for light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to regulate signs; to avoid undue concentrations of population; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation; water, sewers, schools, parks, public buildings, and other public improvements. These regulations have also been formulated with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the districts and their peculiar suitability for particular uses and with an emphasis on conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the City.

It is the specific intent of this Ordinance to provide for a reasonable approach to zoning matters and enforcement should always be undertaken with a view as to problem resolution in the least punitive manner consistent with what is in the best interest of the City of Leeds and it citizenry.

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015)