[Ord. #1/6/78, A I]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Development
Chapter" of the Borough of Beachwood.
[Ord. #1/6/78, A III]
The purposes of this chapter are to establish a pattern for
the use of land and buildings based on the land use element of the
Master Plan and to effectuate the Master Plan and enacted in order
to encourage Municipal action to guide the appropriate development
of land in a manner which will promote the public health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the people. This chapter is intended
to regulate the use of land within Zoning Districts; secure safety
from fire, flood, panic, and other natural and man-made disasters;
provide adequate light, air, and open space; limit and restrict buildings
and structures to specified districts and regulate buildings and structures
according to their type and the nature and extent of the use of land
for trade, industry, residence, open space or other purposes; regulate
the bulk, height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other
structures; avoid a conflict with the development and general welfare
of neighboring municipalities, the County and the State; establish
appropriate population densities and concentrations contributing to
the well-being of persons, neighborhoods, communities and regions
and the preservation of the environment; provide sufficient space
for agricultural, residential, recreational, commercial and industrial
uses and open space; encourage the location and design of transportation
routes which will promote the free flow of traffic while discouraging
the location of such facilities and routes which result in congestion
or blight; promote a desirable visual environment; promote the conservation
of open space and valuable natural resources and to prevent urban
sprawl and degradation of the environment through improper use of
land; provide procedures for planned developments which incorporate
the best features of design and relate the type, design, and layout
of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational development
to the particular site; and encourage coordination of various public
and private procedures and activities shaping land development with
a view of lessening the cost of such development and to the more efficient
use of land.
