(A) Title. This chapter shall be known and referred to as “the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Oldham, South Dakota.”
(B) Jurisdiction. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all territory within the boundaries of the city, as established on the official zoning map of the city.
(C) Purpose and intent.
(1) This chapter is enacted for the purpose set forth and provided for in SDCL Chapters 11-4 and 11-6, that is, among other things to promote the health, safety, peace, comfort, convenience, prosperity, morals and general welfare of the community.
(2) This chapter has been prepared in accordance with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the city and is designed to coordinate physical development of the community with needs for public services and facilities.
(3) More specifically, this chapter is adopted in order to achieve the following objectives:
(a) To foster a harmonious, convenient, workable relationship among land uses;
(b) To promote the stability of existing land uses that conform with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and to protect them from inharmonious influences and harmful intrusions;
(c) To insure that public and private lands ultimately are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and most beneficial from the standpoint of the community as a whole;
(d) To prevent excessive population densities and overcrowding of the land with structures;
(e) To foster the provision of adequate off-street parking and off-street truck loading facilities;
(f) To facilitate the appropriate location of community facilities and institutions;
(g) To protect and enhance real estate values;
(h) To safeguard and enhance the appearance of the community, including natural amenities; and
(i) To place the power and responsibility of the use of land in the hands of the property owner contingent upon the compatibility of surrounding uses and the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
(Ord. passed 7-7-2014)