The purpose of this chapter is to establish districts wherein compatible uses of land may be grouped to create, protect, and maintain a livable environment; to stabilize and protect the uses contained within the districts; to allow a maximum degree of latitude within the districts, conduct profitable business, or contribute to the economy of the Columbia Falls area. It is also the purpose of this chapter to make it possible to more efficiently and economically design and install all physical public service facilities in terms of size and capacity to adequately and permanently meet needs resulting from a defined intensity of land use, providing for the health, safety, prosperity, and well-being of the total area. (Ord. 523 § 1(part), 1989)