The intent of this Zoning Code is to promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the Municipality, in accordance with the Joint Economic Development Plan and planning process that is reflected in the contents of this Zoning Code and in the zoning map of the Municipality by:
(a) Dividing the Municipality into zones or districts within which specific regulations contained in this Zoning Code control the location, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use of buildings, structures, and land for residence, commerce, industry, or other specific uses.
(b) Regulating the intensity of land use through the control of the amount of lot area on which construction is authorized and a determination of the area of open space surrounding any man-made improvements upon the land.
(c) Facilitating the orderly, efficient, and appropriate growth and development within the Municipality.
(d) Protecting residential, business, commercial, and industrial land uses from encroachment by incompatible land uses that would not be conducive to the public health, safety, and general welfare.
(e) Regulating certain nonconforming uses of land, buildings, and structures.
(f) Promoting a pattern of rational land use relationships among residential, business, commercial, and industrial uses for the purposes of promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare.
(g) Establishing development densities by zoning district that economize the provision of water, sewer, streets and highways, fire and police protection, schools, parks, recreation facilities, and other government services.
The intent is to implement in accordance with the Joint Economic Development Plan for the Municipality of Germantown as manifested in this Zoning Code and its companion zoning map, Municipality of Germantown Design Criteria, and Construction Standards and Drawings of and in various planning studies which have been or will be approved by Council from time to time.
(Ord. 00-30. Passed 6-5-2000.)