(A) The purpose of this title and the intent of its application is to provide the minimum requirements for the implementation of the City of San Luis General Plan; to provide for procedures that respond uniformly and consistently to development proposals; to guide, control, and regulate the future growth and development of the City consistent with the municipal capability to provide utilities and services; to enhance the character and the stability of the residential, commercial, industrial, and recreational areas of the City. This title shall further provide for the preservation of open space, adequate light and air, avoidance of overcrowding of land and excessive concentration of population by establishing land use classifications and by imposing regulations on the use of land, on the location, height and bulk of buildings and structures and by establishing standards for design and development.

(B) This zoning title establishes offices, boards, and commissions and defines the power and duties of each; provides procedures for changing zoning districts and the standards which govern those districts, variances, use permits and all other permits required by this zoning title; provides for enforcement, interpretation, and appeals; prescribes penalties for violations and infractions of these zoning regulations. (Ord. 312 § 2(1.2), passed 4-11-2012. Code 2012 § 152.003.)