This chapter shall be known, cited or referred to as the "Village of Bear Creek Zoning Ordinance" and/or "Zoning Code" except as referred to herein where it shall be known as "this chapter."
The purpose and intent of this chapter is to promote the public health, safety and general welfare. It is the further purpose of this chapter to regulate, prohibit, or restrict the erection, construction, and reconstruction of structures and buildings and uses of land in the Village according to their specific purposes and characteristics; to regulate and limit the height of structures and determine the percentage of area used of total lot area; to establish, regulate and determine the uses of land by dividing the Village into districts of such number, size and shape as are deemed best suited to carry out the regulations of this chapter; and to provide the means for enforcing said chapter and prescribe penalties for the violations of the provisions thereof.
This chapter shall be administered and be in force on all lands within the corporate limits of the Village of Bear Creek and legal extraterritorial areas.
The regulations of this chapter shall be construed as being supplementary to the regulations imposed on the same lands by any existing ordinances. It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul, impair or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, deed restrictions, agreements, ordinances, rules, regulations or permits previously adopted or issued pursuant to law. When these regulations conflict with other applicable zoning ordinance provisions, the most restrictive combination of such regulations shall control.
If any section, clause, provision or portion of this chapter is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter shall not be affected thereby.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements necessary for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals and welfare, and shall be liberally construed in favor to the governing body and shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other powers granted by Wisconsin Statutes.