In accordance with State law, this Code regulates lots, structures, and uses in order to preserve, protect, and promote the public health, safety, and welfare. More specifically, this Code is intended to assist in achieving the following objectives:
(A) To encourage the development of buildings and uses on appropriate sites in order to maximize community-wide social and economic benefits while accommodating the particular needs of all residents, and to discourage development on inappropriate sites;
(B) To assist in implementing the Village Community Plan;
(C) To protect and enhance the character and stability of sound existing residential, commercial, and industrial areas, and to gradually eliminate nonconforming uses and structures;
(D) To conserve and increase the value of taxable property throughout the Village;
(E) To ensure the provision of adequate light, air, and privacy to the occupants of all buildings;
(F) To protect persons and property from damage caused by fire, flooding, and improper sewage disposal;
(G) 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;
(H) To ensure the proper design and improvement of manufactured home parks;
(I) 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; and
(J) To provide for the efficient administration and fair enforcement of all the substantive regulations in this Code. (See 65 ILCS 5/11-13-1)