This chapter is intended to establish and accomplish certain standards and objectives by:
(A) Dividing the entire Village into districts and regulating therein the location, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use of buildings, structures, and land for residence, business, manufacturing, or other specified uses;
(B) Avoiding or lessening congestion in the public streets by adequate requirements for off-street parking and loading facilities;
(C) Preventing the overcrowding of land by regulating and limiting the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected;
(D) Establishing, regulating, and limiting the building or setback lines on or along streets, alleys, or property lines;
(E) Regulating and limiting the intensity of the use of lot areas, and regulating and determining the area of open spaces within and surrounding the buildings;
(F) Permitting in each of the zoning districts only those uses, buildings, and structures that are compatible with the character of each district;
(G) Providing controls over additions to and alterations and remodeling of existing buildings and structures;
(H) Providing controls governing the continuation of those uses, buildings, and structures which are incompatible with the character of the districts in which they are located;
(I) Defining the powers and duties of the administrative officers and bodies for the administration and enforcement of this chapter; and
(J) Prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any amendment thereto.
(Ord. 1992-10, § 101, passed 3-18-1993)