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This Ordinance establishes and enacts regulations for the use and development of land in Bryce Canyon City in order to execute the policies and objectives of the general plan. As such, it is the specific purpose of this Ordinance to guide development within the City in an orderly fashion, and thus protect the prosperity, health, safety and welfare for the City for its present and future inhabitants. To this end, the following specific goals are identified:
1. To protect, preserve, restore and enhance the natural, historical and cultural resources. 2. To guide the growth and development of the City to assure a suitable balance between
desirable economic activity and the most satisfactory residential lifestyle. 3. To secure safety from flood, geological hazard and other danger. 4. To manage land use and construction to assure availability and capacity of public utilities
and services during periods of growth and change. 5. To promote the most efficient relationship between land uses and buildings and the
circulation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic to minimize congestion, accidents and noise. 6. To encourage the preservation of the unique architectural and historic character of the City, the aesthetic quality of the built environment, and the City's identity with Bryce Canyon National Park.