The purpose and intent of this Title is:
(a) To implement the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan;
(b) To provide procedures and standards for the subdivision, development and use of land;
(c) To promote and protect the public safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity and general welfare by regulating and limiting the use of land and building and the erection, restoration and condition of buildings and additions thereto, and the use thereof for agricultural, residential, business, industrial, institutional and public purposes;
(d) To regulate the area and dimensions of land, yards and open spaces so as to secure adequate light, pure air, and safety from fire and other dangers;
(e) To conserve and enhance the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the City of Painesville;
(f) To lessen or avoid congestion on the public streets and provide for the proper arrangement of streets in relation to existing or proposed streets;
(g) To regulate and restrict the bulk, height, design, percent of lot occupancy, appearance, and the location of buildings, structures and land activities;
(h) To protect the character and values of the agricultural, residential, business, industrial, institutional and public areas and to assure their orderly and beneficial development;
(i) To provide for the most advantageous use of public utilities, such as water, power production and transmission, sewerage collection and disposal and storm drainage; and,
(j) To provide for the orderly growth and development of lands and for the orderly and advantageous redevelopment of lands, and for said purposes, to divide the City into various districts.
(Ord. 16-19. Passed 9-16-19.)