In accordance with state law 1 , this title regulates lots, structures and uses in order to preserve, protect and promote the public health, safety and welfare and to implement the village comprehensive plan adopted in 2008, as amended 2 . More specifically, this title is intended to assist in achieving the following objectives: (Ord. 96-21, 9-10-1996; amd. Ord. 2008-37, 11-25-2008)
A. To encourage the development of buildings and uses on appropriate sites in order to maximize communitywide social and economic benefits while accommodating the particular needs of all residents, and to discourage development on inappropriate sites;
B. To protect and enhance the character and stability of sound existing residential, commercial, and industrial areas, and to gradually eliminate nonconforming uses and structures;
C. To conserve and increase the value of taxable property throughout the village;
D. To ensure the provision of adequate light, air, and privacy for the occupants of all buildings;
E. To protect the public from property damage caused by fire, flooding, poorly controlled stormwater runoff, mine subsidence and adverse soil and topographical conditions;
F. To provide adequate and well designed parking and loading space for all buildings and uses, and to reduce vehicular congestion on the public streets and highways;
G. To ensure the proper regulation of mobile home parks to protect the health and safety of residents;
H. To promote the use of signs which are safe, aesthetically pleasing, compatible with their surroundings and legible in the circumstances in which they are seen;
I. To authorize and regulate the design of planned developments; and
J. To provide for the efficient administration and fair enforcement of all the regulations in this title. (Ord. 96-21, 9-10-1996)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 65 ILCS 5/11-13-1 et seq. |
| 2 | 2. See section 1-5-2 of this code. |