It is the intent and purpose of the zoning code to assist in the achievement of balanced development within the county. The county requires an approach to the use, administration and enforcement of development regulations that protects existing property owners in equity and social experience; that recognizes developer's problems yet maintain high development standards; and that produces development resulting in balanced growth through the implementation of the comprehensive plan. This zoning code, in regulating and guiding the use of land is designed:
(A) To promote and protect the public health, safety, morals, comfort, and general welfare of the people;
(B) To serve as an implementing tool of comprehensive planning;
(C) To fix reasonable standards to which building of structures shall conform;
(D) To encourage the development and arrangement of land uses and structures that will yield the greatest social and economic benefits for county citizens;
(E) To provide adequate light, air, privacy and safe, convenient access to property;
(F) To lesson or avoid congestion in the public streets and highways;
(G) To prohibit uses, buildings or structures incompatible with the character off such districts respectively;
(H) To guide the provision of water, sewer, storm, water and other utility and county services;
(I) To establish minimum requirements and standards for development and redevelopment within the area of the county's jurisdiction; to achieve reasonable initial costs; and, to reduce future maintenance costs of public and private improvements and services;
(J) To conserve the values of property throughout the county and to protect the character and stability of agricultural, residential, business and manufacturing areas, and to promote the orderly and beneficial development of these areas;
(K) To divide the county, outside the limits of cities, villages and incorporated towns, which have in effect municipal zoning codes, into zoning districts restricting and regulating the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration and use of buildings, structures and land for residential, business, manufacturing and other specified land uses;
(L) To provide for the elimination of incompatible and nonconforming uses of land, buildings and structures, which are adversely affecting the character and value of desirable development in each district.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014)