Section 10.1.2
PURPOSE:
This title is hereby declared to be encoded for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, convenience, morale and general welfare of the inhabitants of the city, and to:
1.
Encourage and facilitate the orderly growth and development of the city;
2.
Promote sanitation and the health of the habitants;
3.
Promote safety from fires and floods;
4.
Lessen congestion in the streets, to provide adequate light and air, and to prevent the overcrowding of land;
5.
Protect the tax base and secure economy in governmental expenditures;
6.
Foster the city's commercial and industrial growth; and
7.
Protect both residential and nonresidential development. (Ord. 93-3, 9-1-1993)