The purpose of this Ordinance is to promote, protect, regulate, restrict and provide for the use of land and buildings within the City of Howell; to meet the needs of the residents for places of residence, recreation, industry, trade, service, and other uses of land; to insure that uses of the land shall be situated in appropriate locations and relationships; to limit the inappropriate overcrowding of land and congestion of population and transportation systems and other public facilities; to facilitate adequate and efficient provision for transportation systems, sewage disposal, water, energy, education, recreation, and other public service and facility needs; and to promote public health, safety, and welfare.
The City is divided into various districts that are considered best suited to carry out the intent of this section. For each of the districts, regulations are imposed designating the uses for which buildings or structures shall or shall not be erected or altered, and designating the trades, industries, and the land uses or activities that shall be permitted or excluded or subjected to special regulations.
It is also the purpose of this Ordinance to provide for the establishment of a Board of Appeals and its powers and duties; to provide for the administration and enforcement hereof and for penalties for its violation; and to provide for the repeal of any and all ordinances inconsistent herewith.