It is the purpose of this planning and zoning code to promote and protect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, and general welfare of the people of Sheffield Village through the establishment of minimum regulations governing the subdivision and development of land as well as the types of structures allowed and the use of land and structures. Furthermore, the more specific purpose of this planning and zoning code is to:
(a) Encourage and facilitate orderly, efficient, and appropriate growth and development;
(b) Protect the character and the values of the residential, business, industrial, and recreational areas;
(c) Assure the orderly and beneficial development of these areas;
(d) Provide adequate open spaces for light and air for all residents;
(e) Establish appropriate development density and intensity to prevent or reduce congestion and to secure the economy in the cost of providing water supply systems, electricity, sewerage systems, streets, highways, fire and police protection, schools, parks and recreation facilities, and other governmental services;
(f) Manage congestion on the streets to improve public safety by locating buildings and uses adjacent to streets in such a manner that they will cause the least interference with traffic movements;
(g) Provide adequate access to all areas of the Village by people of all abilities and by varied modes of transportation;
(h) Encourage interconnectivity of developments to provide multiple access points in and out of developments for safety purposes and traffic dispersion;
(i) Improve the quality of life through the protection of the Village's total environment, including, but not limited to, the prevention of air, water, and noise pollution;
(j) Avoid the inappropriate subdivision or development of lands and provide for adequate drainage, curbing of erosion, and reduction of flood damage; and
(k) Encourage the most appropriate uses of the land and guide the future development of the Village, all in accordance with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and any other plans adopted by the Village.
(Ord. 2879. Passed 10-23-23.)