The regulations contained herein are adopted, pursuant to 765 ILCS 205, 65 ILCS 5/11-12-4 et seq., and the city’s home rule powers pursuant to Art. VII, Sec. 6 of the Illinois Constitution, for the following purposes:
(A) To protect and provide for the public health, safety and general welfare of the municipality;
(B) To guide the future growth and development of the city, in accordance with the City Comprehensive Plan;
(C) To protect the character, the social and economic stability, and to permit the orderly and beneficial development of all parts of the city;
(D) To protect and conserve the value of land throughout the city and the value of buildings and improvements upon the land;
(E) To establish reasonable improvement standards for all required public improvements to ensure that all such improvements have sufficient capacity to serve both proposed and future development and are of such high quality so as to minimize long term maintenance costs;
(F) To encourage the wise use, management and preservation of natural resources throughout the city in order to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the community and value of the land; and
(G) To establish minimum design standards intended to encourage the development of subdivisions that are compatible with the unique character, spaciousness and ambiance of existing development and the preservation of existing natural features within the community.
(Prior Code, § 38-1) (Ord. 2010-48, passed 11-1-2010; Ord. 2016-61, passed 11-7-2016)