For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community or for the purpose of preserving historically significant areas of the community, any city is hereby empowered to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 6452; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 414.1]
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