2-1.1 LEGISLATIVE INTENT

This title is intended to: A. Support the goals of the Cleveland General Plan; B. Protect and promote public safety, health, and general welfare by providing adequate lighting, clean air, water and sewage control, and fire protection; C. Protect private property rights; D. Promote coordinated development, redevelopment, effective use of land, and site planning. E. Encourage innovation in residential development and redevelopment that meets the growing demand for housing; F. Preserve the character and stability of neighborhoods and conserve property values by encouraging the most appropriate uses of land within zoning districts; G. Prevent substandard development, waste, inefficient use of land and resources, and danger and congestion in travel and transportation; H. Ensure equal opportunity in housing to the handicapped; I. Foster convenient, compatible and efficient relationships among land uses; J. Require the provision of adequate off-street parking and loading facilities, and promote a safe, effective traffic circulation system; K. Regulate and control the division of land; L. Protect life and property in areas subject to floods and other natural disasters; M. Promote prosperity, peace and good order, comfort and aesthetics of the Town and its present and future inhabitants and businesses; N. Protect and enhance the tax base and property values; O. Secure economy in governmental expenditures; and P. Protect the environment.