In order to achieve the purposes hereinafter
set forth, this chapter defines and establishes the rights, duties
and limitations attendant upon the uses of lands and buildings in
the Village and prescribes procedures to be followed in the observance
thereof. It shall be read and construed in combination with and not
in lieu of all other pertinent and related laws and ordinances affecting
the Village and the uses of lands and buildings therein, except that,
if there is a clear conflict between any provisions of this chapter
and that of any other ordinance of the Village, the terms of this
chapter shall be deemed to prevail.
It is the intention of the Village:
A.
To guide its future growth and development in accordance
with a Comprehensive Master Plan of land use and population density
that represents the most beneficial and convenient relationships among
the residential, nonresidential and public areas within the Village,
considering the suitability of each area for such uses as indicated
by existing conditions, trends in population and mode of living and
future requirements within the Village and in relationship to areas
outside thereof.
B.
To protect the character and social and economic stability
of all parts of the Village, to encourage the orderly and beneficial
development of all parts of the Village and to protect and conserve
the value of land and buildings appropriate to the various districts
established by this chapter.
C.
To promote the most beneficial relationship between
the uses of land and buildings and the street system which serves
these uses, having particular regard to the potential amount and intensity
of such land and building uses in relationship to the traffic capacity
of the street system so as to avoid congestion in the streets; and
to promote safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian traffic movements
appropriate to the various uses of land and buildings throughout the
Village.
D.
To provide adequate light, air and privacy, to secure
safety from fire and other danger and to prevent overcrowding of the
land and undue congestion of population.
E.
To enhance the appearance of the Village as a whole.
F.
To bring about the gradual conformity of the uses
of land and buildings throughout the Village to the chapter as set
forth herein and to minimize conflicts among the uses of land and
buildings.
G.
To provide a guide for public action in the orderly
and efficient provision of public facilities and services and for
private enterprise in building development, investment and other economic
activity relating to uses of land and buildings throughout the Village.
