§ 153.002 PURPOSES.
   It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the safety, health, morals, convenience, and general welfare; to encourage the use of lands and natural resources in the village in accordance with their character, adaptability, and suitability for particular purposes; to enhance social and economic stability; to prevent excessive concentration of population; to reduce hazards due to flooding; to lessen congestion on the public streets and highways; to provide for safe and efficient provision of sewerage and drainage, water supply and distribution, and educational, recreational, and the expenditure of funds for public facilities and services by establishing herein standards for physical development in accordance with the objectives and policies contained in the Future Land Use Plan for the village; and to provide for the enforcement of those standards.
(Ord. 146, passed 3-2-1998; Ord. 163, passed 6-4-2001; Ord., passed 8-10-2021)