A. General. This title (LMC Title 21, Zoning, also called the zoning code) provides regulations concerning the use of land and structures and the location, size, and bulk of structures for the purpose of avoiding or abating public nuisances. This title also intends to promote the protection and promotion of the quality of the natural environment and the health, safety, morals, and other aspects of the general welfare of present and future inhabitants of the city of Lynnwood in accordance with the comprehensive plan and state law, judicial decisions, and Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board decisions regarding land use regulations. To these ends, it is the intent of these regulations to implement the city of Lynnwood comprehensive plan and the future land use plan map.

These general purposes include the more specific purposes set forth elsewhere in this title.

B. Sign Regulations. See LMC 21.16.050 for purpose of sign regulations. (Ord. 2441 § 4, 2003; Ord. 2310 § 30, 2000; Ord. 2045 § 10, 1995; Ord. 2020 § 3, 1994; Ord. 1575 § 1, 1987; Ord. 1453 § 1, 1985)