CHAPTER 1101
Purpose and Authorization

1101.01   Title.

1101.02   Purpose.

1101.03   Interpretation.

1101.04   Applicability.

1101.05   Separability.

1101.01 TITLE .

   This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the PLANNING AND ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF GALION, OHIO. This Ordinance is enacted under the authority of the Constitution of the State of Ohio. Unless otherwise provided herein or by the law or implication thereof, the same rules of construction, definition, and application shall govern the interpretation of this Ordinance as those governing the interpretation of the Ohio Revised Code.

(Ord. 2009-85. Passed 12-8-09.)

1101.02 PURPOSE .

   This Ordinance is enacted for the general purpose of promoting and protecting the public health, safety, comfort, prosperity and general welfare of the residents of Galion by regulating and limiting the subdivision and use of land areas, and the erection and/or alteration of buildings. In addition, it is the intent of these regulations to:

   (a)   Protect the property rights of all individuals by assuring the compatibility of uses and practices within districts;

   (b)   Facilitate the adequate, economic and efficient provision of public utilities and public services;

   (c)   Provide for safe and convenient traffic circulation, and lessen congestion on public streets, roads and highways;

   (d)   Protect the character of existing areas and provide for the orderly development of lands hereafter within the City;

   (e)   Provide for sufficient land for future provision of open spaces for schools, recreation and other public purposes;

   (f)   Obtain accurate surveying of land;

   (g)   Provide for the administration and enforcement of this Ordinance, including the provision of penalties for its violation and any other purpose provided in this Ordinance, the Ohio Revised Code, or under common law rulings.

      (Ord. 2009-85. Passed 12-8-09.)

1101.03 INTERPRETATION .

   The provisions of this Ordinance shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted for the promotion of public health, safety, and the general welfare. It is not intended that this Ordinance shall abrogate, annul or interfere with any easements, covenants, or other agreements between parties, unless they violate this Ordinance. When the provisions of this Ordinance conflict with any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, ordinances, or resolutions, the most restrictive, or that imposing the higher standards, shall apply.

(Ord. 2009-85. Passed 12-8-09.)