The purpose of the zoning code is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; implement and achieve the policies and goals of the city's comprehensive plan; provide adequate light and air; prevent the overcrowding of land; secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; lessen congestion in the public streets; encourage efficiency and economy in the use of and development of land; facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewage disposal, surface water drainage, schools, parks, and other public facilities; maintain a high standard of environmental quality, and allow for the development of residential, commercial and industrial areas which function in an orderly and harmonious manner, both internally and in relation to each other, and which promote the convenience and prosperity of the citizenry.

(Ord. 1127 (part), 1998).