This chapter, adopted pursuant to the provisions of the M.S. § 462.357, as it may be amended from time to time, is intended to serve the following purposes:
(A) To protect and promote the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, and general welfare of the city and orderly annexation area in Henrietta Township;
(B) To guide the further growth and development of the city and orderly annexation area in Henrietta Township in accordance with the comprehensive plan adopted by the Planning Commission;
(C) To protect and conserve the value of land throughout the city and orderly annexation area in Henrietta Township and the value of buildings appropriate to the various districts established by this chapter;
(D) To provide adequate light, air and privacy, to secure safety from fire, flood and other danger, and to prevent overcrowding and undue congestion of land and population;
(E) To bring about the gradual conformity of the uses of land and buildings throughout the city and orderly annexation area in Henrietta Township through the comprehensive zoning plan set forth in this chapter, and to minimize the conflicts among the uses of land and buildings;
(F) To promote the most beneficial relation between the uses of land and buildings and the circulation of traffic throughout the city and orderly annexation area in Henrietta Township;
(G) To provide a guide for public policy and action in the efficient provision of public facilities and services and for private enterprises in building development, investment and other economic activity relating to uses of land and buildings throughout the city and orderly annexation area in Henrietta Township; and
(H) For the purpose of preserving and enhancing the quality of surface waters, preserving the economic and natural environmental values of shoreland, and providing for the wise utilization of waters and related land resources.
(Prior Code, preamble) (Am. Ord. 491, passed 5-22-2007)