1169.01 PURPOSE.

   The purpose of this chapter is to establish zoning districts in order to:

   (a)   Realize the general purpose set forth in Chapter 1161 General Provisions of this Zoning Code;

   (b)   Classify, regulate and restrict the location of residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, public, and other land uses and the location of buildings designated for specified uses;

   (c)   Regulate and limit the percentages of lot areas which may be occupied;

   (d)   Regulate the height, number of stories, and site of buildings and other structures hereafter erected or altered;

   (e)   Establish building setback lines, sizes of yards, and other open spaces within and surrounding such buildings; and

   (f)   Regulate the density of population within the City of Defiance to the fullest extent allowed by law. (Ord. 7675. Passed 11-11-14.)