Chapters 165 through 177 of this Code of Ordinances shall be known as the Zoning Code of the City of Windsor Heights.

   The provisions of the Zoning Code shall be applicable to all property within the corporate limits of the City as authorized by Chapter 414 of the Code of Iowa.

   The purposes of the Zoning Code are to:

   1.   Serve the public health, safety, and general welfare of the City and its jurisdiction.

   2.   Classify property in a manner that reflects its suitability for specific uses.

   3.   Provide for sound, attractive development with the City and its jurisdiction.

   4.   Encourage environmentalism of adjacent land uses.

   5.   Protect environmentally sensitive areas.

   6.   Further the objectives of the Comprehensive Development Plan of the City.

   The City intends that this Zoning Code and any amendments to it shall be consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Development Plan. It is the City’s intent to amend this Code whenever such action is deemed necessary to keep regulatory provisions in conformance with the Comprehensive Development Plan.

   The Zoning Code shall be held to provide the minimum requirements necessary for the promotion of the public health, safety, and welfare. If any provision of the Zoning Code conflicts with any other provision of the Zoning Code, any other Ordinance of the City, or any applicable State or federal law, the more restrictive provision shall apply.

   Nothing in these provisions shall relieve any property owner or user from satisfying any condition or requirement associated with a previous approval, special permit, variance, development permit, or other permit issued under any local, State, or federal ordinance or statute.

   This Code shall be published in book or pamphlet form and, together with the maps being a part hereof, shall be filed with the City Administrator.