The general intent and purposes in view of this chapter are to regulate and restrict the use of all structures, lands, and waters, and to:
(a) Promote and protect the comfort, public health, safety, morals, prosperity, aesthetics, and general welfare of the people;
(b) Divide the village into zones or districts restricting and regulating therein the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use of buildings, structures, and land for residence, business, and manufacturing, and other specified uses;
(c) Protect the character and the stability of the residential, business, manufacturing, and other districts within the village and to promote the orderly and beneficial development thereof;
(d) Regulate lot coverage, the intensity of use of lot areas and the size and location of all structures so as to prevent overcrowding and to provide adequate sunlight, air, sanitation, and drainage;
(e) Regulate population density and distribution so as to avoid sprawl or undue concentration and to facilitate the provision of adequate public services, utilities, and other public requirements;
(f) Regulate parking, loading, and access so as to lessen congestion in, and promote the safety and efficiency of, streets and highways;
(g) Secure safety from fire, panic, flooding, pollution, contamination, and other dangers;
(h) Stabilize and protect existing and potential property values and encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the village;
(i) Preserve and protect the beauty of the village;
(j) To prohibit uses, buildings, or structures incompatible with the character of development or intended uses within specified zoning districts;
(k) To provide for the elimination of non-conforming uses of land, buildings, and structures which are adversely affecting the character and value of desirable development in each district;
(l) Prevent and control erosion, sedimentation, and other pollution of the surface and subsurface waters;
(m) Further the maintenance of safe and healthful water conditions;
(n) Prevent flood damage to persons and property and minimize expenditures for flood relief and flood control projects;
(o) Provide for and protect a variety of suitable commercial and industrial sites;
(p) Protect the traffic-carrying capacity of existing and proposed arterial streets and highways;
(q) Implement those municipal, county, watershed, and regional comprehensive plans, or components of such plans adopted by the village;
(r) Provide for the administration and enforcement of this chapter; and to provide penalties for the violation of this chapter; and
(s) Implement certain goals and objectives of the Village Comprehensive Plan, which are best addressed through zoning approaches, as enabled by state statutes.
(Ord. passed 1-18-2021)