CHAPTER 1141
General Provisions
   EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tiffin Zoning Ordinance which is codified as Titles Three to Seven of this Part Eleven - Planning and Zoning Code was adopted by Ordinance 02-35, passed August 5, 2002. Subsequent amendments to Ordinance 02-35 will be indicated by legislative histories placed at the end of the affected provisions.
1141.01   Title.
1141.02   Purpose.
1141.03   Interpretation and relationship to other regulations.
1141.04   Separability.
1141.05   Repeal of conflicting ordinances.
1141.06   Effective date.
1141.07   Area of jurisdiction.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Purpose and interpretation generally - see ADM. Ch. 101
 
1141.01 TITLE.
   These zoning provisions as codified herein under Titles Three through Seven of Part Eleven-Planning and Zoning Code shall be known, and may be cited and referred to as the “Zoning Ordinance” or “Zoning Code.” The map that accompanies this Ordinance, is incorporated herein, and made a part hereof, shall be referred to as the “Official Zoning Map of the City of Tiffin, Ohio.”
1141.02 PURPOSE.
   This Ordinance is enacted for the purpose of promoting public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity, or general welfare; for the limitations and regulation of the height, bulk, and location, including percentage of lot occupancy; set-back building lines, area and dimensions of yards, courts, and other open spaces; the uses of buildings and other structures, and of the premises in such zones or districts. This Ordinance is in accordance with powers granted by the Revised Code of the State of Ohio (ORC), Section 713.06.
1141.03 INTERPRETATION AND RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REGULATIONS.
   The interpretation and application of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be held to be the minimum requirements, adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare. When the requirements of this Ordinance conflict with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations or Ordinances, the most restrictive or those imposing the higher standards, shall govern.
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