It is expected that as the population of the village increases, one or more local or regional shopping centers will be needed to serve the people of the village and its retail trade area. The probability that additional commercial development will be needed does not mean that appropriate locations for it can be designated with precision at this time. However, the corporate authorities of the village deem it in the public interest to declare, through the provisions of this section, their intent to encourage such development and to set forth the standards that shall be applicable thereto. These regulations are designed, therefore, to set out in considerable detail the circumstances under which property will be classified for shopping center use and the regulations that will apply when property has been so rezoned. Such a procedure will protect all property owners in the village because each proposed shopping center will be reviewed in the light of the specific standards in § 154.106 to determine whether it will serve the convenience and welfare of the surrounding residential area and the community generally without having any detrimental or deleterious effect on the use, value, and enjoyment of other adjacent or nearby residential property or on the safe and expeditious movement of traffic in the public streets.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64)