(a) The purpose of this Zoning Ordinance and the intent of the legislative authority in its adoption is to promote and protect, to the fullest extent permissible under Ohio Laws, the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity, and the general welfare of the Village of Metamora, Ohio; by regulating the use of buildings, other structures, and land for residences, public facilities, business, services, industry, or other purposes; by regulating and restricting the bulk, height, design, percent of lot coverage and location of buildings; by regulating and limiting population density; and, for the aforesaid purposes, to divide the land within the corporation limits of the Village of Metamora into districts of such number and dimension in accordance with the objectives of the Zoning Ordinance; and to provide procedures for the administration and amendment of said for Zoning Ordinance.
(b) This Zoning Ordinance is intended to achieve, among others, the following
objectives:
(1) To protect character and values of residential, institutional, and public uses, business, commercial and manufacturing uses; and to insure their orderly and beneficial development;
(2) To provide adequate open spaces for light, air and outdoor uses;
(3) To prevent overcrowding of land;
(4) To prevent excessive concentration of population; and, on the other hand, to prevent sparse and uncoordinated development;
(5) To regulate and control the location and spacing of buildings on the lot and in relation to the surrounding property so as to maintain the public health and the Village of Metamora.
(6) To regulate the location of building and intensity of uses in relation to streets according to plans so as to cause the least interference with, and be damaged least by traffic movement to lessen street congestion and improve safety;
(7) To establish zoning patterns that insure efficient and economical extensions for sewers, water supply, waste disposal and other public utilities, as well as development of recreation, school and other public facilities;
(8) To accomplish the specific intent and goals set forth in the introduction of the respective sections.
(Ord. 517. Passed 8-17-99.)