North Dakota Century Code Title 40. Municipal Government § 40-47-03. Regulation for zoning made for what purposes

1. Lessen congestion in the streets;

2. Provide for emergency management, including floodplain management as provided under section 40-05-27. “Emergency management” means a comprehensive integrated system at all levels of government and in the private sector which provides for the development and maintenance of an effective capability to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from known and unforeseen hazards or situations, caused by an act of nature or man, which may threaten, injure, damage, or destroy lives, property, or our environment;

3. Promote health and the general welfare;

4. Provide adequate light and air;

5. Prevent the overcrowding of land;

6. Avoid undue concentration of population; and

7. Facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks, and other public requirements.