§ 401.030. Purpose.

A. 

This Development Code is adopted to promote the public safety, health and general welfare of residents and visitors to the City of Blue Springs. More specifically, the regulations have the following general purposes:

1. 

Implement the Comprehensive Plan and other plans and programs authorized under the guidance of the Comprehensive Plan;

2. 

Preserve and protect property values throughout the City;

3. 

Regulate the height and size of buildings, the amount of building coverage and open space, the size of setback areas and the density of population;

4. 

Divide the City into zones and districts that promote the relationships and development patterns of the Comprehensive Plan;

5. 

Regulate and restrict the development and use of buildings and land within each zoning district to create a compatible scale and range of building types within districts;

6. 

Provide for orderly growth and harmonious development of Blue Springs consistent with established policies of the City;

7. 

Secure proper arrangement and design of streets to support abutting land uses, provide access and circulation, coordinate with existing and planned streets, and strengthen investment in the public realm of the City;

8. 

Achieve lots of maximum utility and viability laid out and of a size that is in harmony with existing and proposed development of the area;

9. 

Secure adequate provisions for water, drainage, sanitary sewer facilities based upon City, State, and Federal requirements;

10. 

Provide open space, recreation areas and other public facilities and civic spaces that help organize development and contribute to a valuable public realm; and

11. 

Protect extraordinary public investment in public infrastructure, public amenities and public facilities.

R.O. 1996 § 401.030; Ord. No. 4558 § 1, 8-3-2015