9-1-2: INTENT AND PURPOSE:
   A.   This Title is adopted for the purpose of:
      1.   Promoting and protecting the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, prosperity, morals and general welfare of the people.
      2.   Securing adequate light, pure air and safety from fire and other dangers.
      3.   Conserving the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the Village.
   B.   To these ends this Title is designed to set up and accomplish certain standards and objectives by:
      1.   Organizing the Village into districts regulating and restricting therein the location, construction, reconstruction, alteration and use of any buildings, structures or land, whether for residence, office, business, manufacturing or other specific uses.
      2.   Regulating and limiting the height and bulk of buildings and other structures.
      3.   Establishing, regulating and limiting the building or setback lines along streets, alleys or property lines.
      4.   Regulating and limiting the intensity of the use of the lot area and determining the areas of open space within and surrounding such buildings.
      5.   Providing for certain conditional permitted uses.
      6.   Regulating the size, type and location of signs.
      7.   Requiring accessory off-street parking and loading facilities.
      8.   Defining and limiting the powers and duties of the administrative officers and bodies as provided herein.
      9.   Providing for the change and amendment of such regulations and boundaries of the respective districts.
      10.   Prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this Title or of any amendment thereto. (Ord. 93-11, 6-14-93)