The Community Development Department administers land use policies and standards adopted by the City Council, including the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code, Subdivision Regulations, Building Code, and Economic Development policies. The Department includes the Planning and Building Divisions.
The purpose of this title is to encourage the most appropriate use of land; to conserve and stabilize the value of property; to facilitate fire and police protection; to provide adequate open space for light and air; to minimize congestion of streets; to promote orderly growth of the city; to prevent undue concentrations of population; to facilitate adequate provision of community facilities; and in general to promote in other ways public health, safety, convenience and general welfare. (Ord. 1436 §2(part), 1981).