A.
The title of this chapter shall be "An ordinance regulating and restricting
the location, construction and use of buildings, structures and the
use of land in the Village of Newark, and for said purposes dividing
the Village into districts."
B.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance
of the Village of Newark."
A.
The zoning districts and regulations herein set forth and as outlined
on the Zoning Map[1] are made in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the
purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals or the general welfare
of the public. They have been designed to lessen congestions in the
streets, to secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers,
to provide adequate light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of
land, to avoid undue concentration of population, to facilitate the
adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks
and other public requirements. They have been made with reasonable
consideration, among other things, as to the character of each district
and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view
of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate
use of land.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
They have been made pursuant to the authority and power granted by
laws of the state to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories
and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot
that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and open spaces, the
density of population and the location and use of buildings, structures
and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.
