It is the purpose of this development code to promote and protect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, and general welfare of the people of the City of Middletown through the establishment of minimum regulations governing the development, subdivision, and use of land. Furthermore, the intent of these regulations is:
(a) To implement the City of Middletown Master Plan, City of Middletown Street Master Plan, and other plans and policies adopted by City Council;
(b) To encourage and facilitate orderly, efficient, and appropriate growth and development within the City;
(c) To preserve and enhance the character and quality of neighborhoods;
(d) To establish appropriate development density and intensity to prevent or reduce congestion and to secure the economy in the cost of providing water supply systems, electricity, sewage systems, streets, and highways, fire and police protection, schools, parks and recreation facilities, and other governmental services;
(e) To conserve the value of buildings and land;
(f) To protect residential, commercial, office, and industrial areas alike from harmful encroachment by incompatible uses and to ensure that land allocated to a class of uses shall not be usurped by other inappropriate uses;
(g) To avoid the inappropriate development of lands and provide for adequate drainage, curbing of erosion, and reduction of flood damage; and
(h) To foster a more rational pattern of relationship between agricultural, conservation, residential, commercial, office, industrial and institutional uses for the mutual benefit of all.
(Ord. O2018-02, passed 2-20-2018)