The zoning regulations and districts as herein established have been made to promote
the safety, order, convenience, prosperity and general welfare of the citizens of
Manassas Park, Virginia, and to provide for efficiency and economy in the process
of development, for the appropriate and best use of land, for convenience of traffic
and circulation of people and goods, for the appropriate use and occupancy of buildings,
to encourage good civic design and arrangement to facilitate the creation of a convenient,
attractive and harmonious community, and for adequate public utilities, public services
and facilities, by regulating and limiting or determining the height and bulk of buildings
and structures, the area of yards and other open spaces, and the density of use. The
zoning regulations and districts have been made with reasonable consideration for,
among other things, the existing use and character of property, the character of the
district and its suitability for particular uses, trends of growth or change, and
with a view to conserving natural resources and the value of land and buildings and
encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the incorporated territory
of Manassas Park, Virginia.
