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e e Preliminary Zoning Page 2 The zoning regulations and districts as herein established have been made in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, and the general welfare of the City of La Porte. They have been designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire and panic and other dangers, to provide adequate light and air, to prevent overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population, and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks, and public facilities. They have been made to reasonable consideration, among other things, for the character of the district, its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view of conserving the value of building and encouraging the most appr~priate use of land throughout the City (Sec. 1-200). It is the policy of the City of La Porte that the enforcement, amendment, and adrnin istrat ion of the Ordinance be accomplished with due consideration of the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan as the Policy established the City of La Porte Planning & Zoning Commission and the City Council of the City of La Porte respectively, to regulate land use and developments in accordance with the policies and purposes her'ein set forth (Sec. 1-300). In keeping with these goals and principals, the Planning & Zoning Commission, aided by the City Attorney's office and City Staff has developed a plan for integrating the newly annexed BayMUD area into the City of La Porte in a manner that will protect and enhance the character of the area, serve the best interests of the entire City, and maintain the Comprehensive Plan's status as a "living document" which will continue to serve as a "template for future planning decisions" (1984 Steering Committee report to City Council).