§ 157.002 PURPOSE.
   (A)   Be it ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the village, that whereas, the Village Board has determined and deems it necessary to provide adequate light, air, safety from fire and other danger, to conserve the value of land and buildings throughout the village and an area of one and one-half miles beyond the corporate limits of the village, in all directions, and to promote the public health, safety, comfort, morals and welfare.
   (B)   The objectives of this chapter are as follows:
      (1)   To establish, regulate and limit the building, or setback lines on or along any street, traffic-way, drive or parkway;
      (2)   To regulate and restrict the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for specified industrial, business, residential and other uses;
      (3)   To regulate and limit the intensity of the use of lot areas and to regulate and determine the area of open spaces, within and surrounding such buildings;
      (4)   To divide the village and an area of one and one-half miles beyond the corporate limits of said village in all directions into districts of such number, shape, area and of such different classes according to the use of land and buildings, intensity of the use of lot areas, area of open spaces or other classifications as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
      (5)   To prohibit uses, buildings or structures incompatible with the character of such districts; and
      (6)   To prevent additions to and alterations or remodeling of existing buildings or structures in such a way as to avoid the restrictions and limitations lawfully imposed under this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 151.002) (Ord. 176A, passed 2-6-1968)