This Zoning Ordinance is adopted for the purposes of:
(A) To protect the public health, safety, comfort and general welfare of the citizens of the Village;
(B) To protect the stability of the residential and business areas within the Village and to promote the orderly and beneficial development of such areas;
(C) To conserve the values of property throughout the Village;
(D) To provide adequate light, air, privacy and convenience of access to property;
(E) To regulate the intensity of use of lot areas, and to determine the area of open space surrounding buildings which is necessary to provide adequate light and air, and to protect the public health;
(F) To divide the Village into districts of such number, shape, area and of such different classes, according to the use of land and buildings, the height and bulk of buildings, the intensity of use, and the area of open spaces;
(G) To establish building lines and the location of buildings designed for residential and business or other uses within such areas;
(H) To prohibit locations and use of buildings or structures and uses of land that are incompatible with the type of development for specified districts of the Village;
(I) To prevent additions and alterations to or remodeling of existing buildings or structures in such a way as to avoid the restrictions and limitations lawfully imposed hereunder;
(J) To protect against fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other dangers;
(K) To limit congestion in the public streets and to protect the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare by providing for the off-street parking of motor vehicles and the loading and unloading of commercial vehicles;
(L) To fix reasonable standards to which buildings and structures shall conform;
(M) To conserve the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the Village;
(N) To lessen the hazard to persons and damage to property resulting from the accumulation or runoff of storm or flood waters;
(O) To facilitate and insure the preservation of sites, areas and structures of historical, architectural and aesthetic importance;
(P) To provide for the gradual elimination of nonconforming uses of land, buildings and structures which are adversely affecting the character and value of existing or desirable development in each district;
(Q) To define the limits, powers and duties of administrative officers and bodies as provided herein;
(R) To implement the policies and goals contained in the comprehensive plan and other officially adopted plans of the Village;
(S) To accommodate and promote sustainable building and development practices;
(T) To require provisions for safe and adequate circulation of motor vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians;
(U) To provide for the opportunity to create a variety of housing opportunities and life styles, employment, industrial, commercial enterprises, and recreational opportunities;
(V) To require provisions that promote adequate police and fire protection;
(W) To require provisions for adequate and essential facilities, services, utilities, and facilities necessary for public use. (Ord. 2021-4931, 11-15-2021; amd. Ord. 2023-5042, 12-18-2023)