It is recognized by this chapter that the principal use of certain open areas within the village is and ought to be the development, management, and utilization of the natural resources base possessed by this area. In order that this value may be maintained and this use encouraged, this chapter has established, based upon a well considered plan, a zoning district design to regulate the location of buildings and structures and the use of parcels and lots in order to protect the natural resources, natural habitats of wildlife, waterways and waterbodies, agricultural capabilities, public and private recreation areas, and the public health, safety, and welfare, by reducing the hardships and burdens imposed upon the people of the village by the wanton destruction of resources, the improper and wasteful use of open land, wooded areas and the periodic flooding and overflow of creeks and streams. In addition, this District will help protect human life, prevent or minimize material losses, and reduce the cost to the public of rescue and relief efforts occasioned by unwise occupancy or construction of buildings in areas subject to periodic inundation, the areas being shown as flood plain by soil types as compiled by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.
(Prior Code, § 761.01)