For the several purposes of promoting the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and the general welfare of the present and future inhabitants of the City of Lovejoy; of improving the city's appearance; lessening congestion in the streets; furthering traffic safety; securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers; providing adequate light and air; preventing the overcrowding of land, avoiding both undue concentration of population and urban sprawl; facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; protecting property against blight and depreciation; encouraging the most appropriate use of land, buildings and other structures throughout the city; securing economy in government expenditures; and for other purposes, all in accordance with a comprehensive land use plan for the development of the city, the city council of the City of Lovejoy does hereby ordain and enact into law the following articles and sections of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Lovejoy, Georgia.