In pursuance of authority conferred by the General Statutes of South Carolina, 1976 Code of Laws, 1994 Cumulative Supplement, Volume 2, Title 6, Chapter 29, Section 710, and for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals or general welfare of the community; lessening congestion in the streets, securing safety from fire; providing adequate light and air; preventing the overcrowding of land; avoiding undue concentration of population; facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks, and other public improvements, protecting scenic areas, and protecting areas subject to periodic flooding against development, in accordance within a Comprehensive Plan, the City Council of the City of Liberty does ordain and enact into law the following articles and sections: