A. Title: This title shall be known as the LAKEVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE except as referred to herein, where it shall be known as "this title".
B. Intent And Purpose: The intent of this title is to protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the community and its people through the establishment of minimum regulations in regard to the location, erection, construction, alteration and use of structures and land. Such regulations are established to protect such use areas; to promote orderly development and redevelopment; to provide adequate light, air and convenience of access to property; to prevent congestion in the public right of way; to prevent overcrowding of land and undue concentration of structures by regulating land, building, yards and density of population; to provide for compatibility of different land uses; to provide for administration of this title; to provide for amendments; to prescribe penalties for violation of such regulations; and to define powers and duties of the city staff, the board of adjustment and appeals, the planning commission, and the city council in relation to this title.
C. Relation To The City's Comprehensive Plan: Pursuant to Minnesota statutes 473.858, as may be amended, and city policy, the city's adopted comprehensive plan shall serve as the basis upon which land use and development shall be regulated. This title shall not conflict with and shall be based upon and implement the city's comprehensive plan.
D. Standard, Requirement: Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this title are either more or less restrictive than comparable conditions imposed by other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city, the ordinance, rule or regulation which imposes the more restrictive condition, standard, or requirement shall prevail.
E. Application: The provisions of this title shall be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare. (Ord. 674, sec. 1, 7-17-2000)