This Zoning Code is adopted for the purpose of improving and protecting the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity, and general welfare of residents of the Village. To this end, this Zoning Code seeks to:
(a) Enhance the quality of life in the Village by making it a more attractive place to live;
(b) Establish an organized procedure to guide the future development of residential, business and industrial areas;
(c) Zone all land in the Village with a view to conserving property values and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the Village;
(d) Encourage economic growth by providing business and industry areas in which to locate and expand;
(e) Protect all areas of the Village from harmful encroachment by incompatible uses;
(f) Establish adequate standards for the provision of light, air and open spaces;
(g) Prevent the overcrowding of land and undue concentration of population, thereby preventing the development of blight and deterioration;
(h) Lessen congestion in the public streets;
(i) Foster a desirable pattern of relationships among residential, commercial, industrial and other uses for the mutual benefit of all types of development;
(j) Facilitate the provision of water, sewerage, schools and other public requirements; and
(k) Isolate and manage the location of unavoidable nuisance producing uses.
(Ord. 1130. Passed 2-1-88; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)