TITLE 10
ZONING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 1
RULES AND DEFINITIONS; APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION:
10-1-1: Title
10-1-2: Intent And Purpose
10-1-3: Rules For Construction Of Language
10-1-4: Definitions
10-1-5: Minimum Requirements
10-1-6: Conflicting Provisions
10-1-7: Separability
10-1-1: TITLE:
This title shall be known, cited and referred to as the VILLAGE OF DIVERNON ZONING ORDINANCE. (Ord. 2018-004, 6-27-2018)
10-1-2: INTENT AND PURPOSE:
   A.   This title is adopted for the purpose of:
      1.   Promoting and protecting the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, prosperity, morals and general welfare of the people.
      2.   Securing adequate light, pure air and safety from fire and other dangers.
      3.   Conserving the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the Village.
   B.   This title is designed to establish and accomplish standards and objectives by:
      1.   Organizing the Village into districts regulating and restricting therein the location, construction, reconstruction, alteration and use of any buildings, structures or land, whether for residence, office, business, manufacturing or other specific uses.
      2.   Regulating and limiting the height and bulk of buildings and other structures.
      3.   Establishing, regulating and limiting the building or setback lines along streets, alleys or property lines.
      4.   Regulating and limiting the intensity of the use of the lot area and determining the areas of open space within and surrounding such buildings.
      5.   Providing for certain conditional permitted uses.
      6.   Regulating the size, type and location of signs.
      7.   Defining and limiting the powers and duties of the administrative officers and bodies as provided herein.
      8.   Providing for the change and amendment of such regulations and boundaries of the respective districts.
      9.   Prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this title or of any amendment thereto. (Ord. 2018-004, 6-27-2018)
10-1-3: RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE:
The language set forth in the text of this title shall be interpreted in accordance with the following rules for construction:
   A.   The singular number includes the plural and the plural, the singular.
   B.   The present tense includes the past and future tenses and the past and future, the present.
   C.   The word "shall" is mandatory, while the word "may" is permissive.
   D.   The masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter.
   E.   All measured distances shall be to the nearest integral foot. If a fraction is one-half (1/2) or less, the integral foot next below shall be taken.
   F.   Whenever a word, a phrase or a term defined hereinafter appears in the text of this title, its meaning shall be construed as set forth in the definition thereof. The word "lot" shall include the words "piece" and "parcel"; the word "building" shall include all other structures of every kind regardless of similarity to buildings, and the phrase "used for" shall include the phrases "arranged for", "intended for", "maintained for", "designed for" and "occupied for". Synonyms in common usage of certain words, phrases or terms are shown parenthetically. (Ord. 2018-004, 6-27-2018)
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