It is the intent that this section be adopted for the following purposes:
(A) To support the goals, objectives and policies of the Village of Elwood Comprehensive Plan;
(B) To provide that the public health, safety, comfort, morals and welfare may otherwise be promoted;
(C) To provide that adequate light, pure air and safety from fire and other dangers may be secured;
(D) To provide that the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the municipality may be conserved;
(E) To provide that congestion in the public streets may be lessened or avoided;
(F) To provide that the hazards to persons and damage to property resulting from the accumulation or runoff of storm or flood waters may be lessened or avoided;
(G) Preventing the overcrowding of land, through regulating and limiting the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected as related to land area;
(H) Establishing, regulating and limiting the building or setback lines on or along streets or other property lines;
(I) Regulating and limiting the intensity of the use of lot areas, and regulating and determining the area of open spaces within and surrounding the building;
(J) Establishing standards to which buildings or structures therein shall conform;
(K) Prohibiting uses, buildings or structures incompatible with the character of their zoning district;
(L) Preventing additions to and alterations or remodeling of existing buildings or structures in such a way as to avoid the restrictions and limitations imposed hereunder;
(M) Defining and limiting the powers and duties of the administration and bodies as provided hereinafter;
(N) Prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this chapter or any amendment thereto;
(O) To prescribe rules and regulations for obtaining permits and certificates;
(P) To provide for the elimination of nonconforming uses of land, buildings and structures, which are incompatible and adversely affecting the character and value of desirable development in each district;
(Q) To ensure adequate provision of public transportation, streets, highways, sewers, water mains, schools, recreation areas and other public facilities; and
(R) To protect against noise, vibrations, noxious fumes, explosion hazards and other undesirable industrial and commercial hazards.
(Ord. 656, passed 7-2-2001)