This title is adopted for the following purposes:

   A.   To promote and protect the public health, safety, aesthetics, comfort and general welfare of the people and to enforce any applicable zoning laws as enumerated by state statutes;

   B.   To divide the village into zones or districts restricting and regulating therein the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration of residential, commercial, office, institutional, and light industrial development;

   C.   To protect the character and existing sense of place in the village by establishing a series of regulations and policies consistent with the village's comprehensive plan and other adopted land plans and design standards;

   D.   To maintain the environmental health of the community be establishing a series of regulations and policies that will create a sustainable community;

   E.   To regulate the intensity of development patterns in order to maintain property values and to ensure that the public health, welfare, aesthetics and character of the community is maintained for future generations;

   F.   To establish form-based policies that will regulate how the built environment in the village is built and the character and sense of place is maintained;

   G.   To fix reasonable set of bulk standards relating to land use patterns to ensure that the quality of place is maintained;

   H.   To prohibit uses, buildings or structures incompatible with the character of development or intended uses within specified zoning districts;

   I.   To prevent additions to or alteration or remodeling of existing buildings or structures in any way that may threaten the public health and general welfare of the community;

   J.   To create a set of policies that create a well interconnected community and affords equal opportunities for different modes of transportation, including vehicular, pedestrians, and biking, while recognizing the critical importance of regional public transportation;

   K.   To protect against fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazards in the interest of the public health, safety, comfort and general welfare;

   L.   To conserve the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the village and promote the efficient utilization of developable land and minimize the unnecessary and wasteful sprawl of development patterns that create an unsustainable future; and

   M.   To provide for the elimination of nonconforming uses of land, buildings and structures which are adversely affecting the character and value of desirable development in each district. (Ord. 19-12-43, 1-13-2020)

If any word, clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph, provision, or application of this title, is, for any reason, judged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, then such judgment will not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining word, clause, phrase, sentence, paragraph, provision or application of this title. (Ord. 19-12-43, 1-13-2020)

   A.   Conflicting Regulations:

      1.   Conflict With Federal Or State Regulations: If a provision of this title is inconsistent with the provision of a federal or state law, the provision that imposes more restrictions or greater control on development shall apply, to the extent permitted by law.

      2.   Conflict With Other Regulations Or Ordinances Of The Village: Any provision which is inconsistent with any other ordinance or regulation of the village, the provision which is more restrictive shall apply.

      3.   Conflict With Private Agreements Or Easements: This title is not intended to abrogate, interfere or annul any covenant, easement, deed restriction, or agreement between private parties. If the provisions of this title impose more restrictions or greater control on development, the provisions of this title shall apply. The village does not enforce private agreements, covenants, by-laws or private easements.

      4.   Conflict Between Text, Tables And Figures: If there is a conflict between the text of this title and any table within this title, the table shall apply.

   B.   Meaning And Intent:

      1.   Words used in the singular include the plural. The reverse is also true.

      2.   Words used in the present tense shall include the future.

      3.   The word "lot" shall include the words "piece," "parcel" and "plot."

      4.   The phrase "used for" shall include the phrases "maintained for" and "occupied for."

      5.   The following words indicate compliance is mandatory: must, shall, will, may not.

      6.   The following words indicate compliance is permissible or advisory in nature, and not required: may, should.

      7.   Within a series of provisions, the word "and" indicates that all such provisions apply. With a series of provisions, the word "or" indicates that both a single provision and a combination of provisions may apply.

      8.   Unless otherwise expressly stated, a list or series of examples that uses "including," "such as," or similar wording shall not be construed as exhaustive.

      9.   When a regulation is expressed in terms of a minimum requirement, any fractional result of a calculation will be rounded up to the nearest whole number. For example, a minimum requirement of one (1) parking space per three hundred (300) square feet of office space is required, and there is ten thousand (10,000) square feet of office space. The resulting fraction of 33.3 would be rounded up, and thirty four (34) parking spaces would be required.

   C.   All references to other regulations are for informational purposes only, and do not necessarily constitute a complete list of applicable rules and regulations. Interested parties remain responsible for ensuring knowledge. (Ord. 19-12-43, 1-13-2020)