(A) This chapter is designed to classify, regulate, and restrict the location of trade and industries and the location of buildings designed for specific uses, to establish boundaries of districts for said purposes, and to prescribe penalties for violations of these provisions, all to the end that adequate light, pure air, and safety from fire and other dangers may be secured, that the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the village may be conserved, that congestion in the public streets may be lessened or avoided, that the hazards to persons and damage to property resulting from the accumulation or runoff of storm or floodwaters may be lessened or avoided, and that the public health, safety, comfort, morals, and welfare may otherwise be promoted, and to ensure and facilitate the preservation of sites, areas, and structures of historical, architectural, and aesthetic importance.
(B) This chapter will also provide for the enforcement of and provide penalties for violation to the provisions hereof.
(Ord. passed 7-6-1976)