La Mirada Municipal Code Ch. 21.04 Purpose and Scope

This zoning ordinance is adopted to promote and protect the public health, safety, peace, comfort, convenience, and general welfare in accordance with the long-range, comprehensive general plan of the city, and for the following more specific purposes:

(1) To guide, control, and regulate the future growth of the city by encouraging orderly and beneficial new development and protecting the character and economic stability of existing development;

(2) To assure the provision of adequate light, air, privacy and convenience of access to property, and to secure the safety of persons and property against fire, flood, erosion and other dangers;

(3) To regulate the location of buildings, and the uses of buildings and land, so as to prevent undue interference with existing or prospective traffic movements on public thoroughfares.

(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).

Unless otherwise provided by law, the provisions contained in this zoning ordinance shall apply to all real property contained within the corporate limits of the city.

(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).