This Zoning Ordinance is adopted to promote, protect and preserve the public health, safety, comfort, prosperity and general welfare of the citizens of the City of New Lexington, by:
(a) Regulating and limiting the use(s) of land and the erection, restoration and alteration of buildings and use thereof for residential, business and industrial purposes,
(b) Regulating the area dimensions of land, yards and open spaces so as to secure adequate light, air and safety from fire and other dangers,
(c) Regulating and restricting the bulk, height, design, percent of lot occupancy and the location of buildings,
(d) Protecting the character and value of the existing agricultural, residential, business, industrial, and institutional areas,
(e) Providing for the orderly growth and development of land within the City, and
(f) Providing for the division of the Municipality into various districts as authorized by Chapter 713 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(Ord. 07-8. Passed 3-19-07.)