(A) This chapter is adopted pursuant to the planning and zoning enabling legislation in M.S. Chapter 462, as it may be amended from time to time. These zoning regulations, including any amendments of them, may be cited as the “Battle Lake Zoning Code.”
(B) The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use of structures, lands, waters, lot coverage, population density, and the size and location of all structures in accordance with the city’s comprehensive plan so as to lessen street congestion, secure safety from fire, flood, and other dangers, to promote health and general welfare, to provide adequate light and air, to prevent overcrowding of land, to facilitate adequate provision of transportation, water, sewer services, schools, parks, and other public requirements, to preserve the character of the area or neighborhood, to conserve the value of buildings, and to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the city.
(Ord. passed 6-9-2020; Ord. passed 4-13-2021; Ord. passed 7-13-2021; Ord. passed 8-16-2022; Ord. passed 10-11-2022)