This shall be known and may be cited as the "2002 Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Deckerville, Michigan."

(Ord. of 5-28-2002, § 1.00.00)

The purposes of this chapter include, without limitation, the:

Protection of public health, safety, morals, comfort and general welfare;

Promoting the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village of Deckerville;

Protection and conservation of properly and property values;

Promoting the use of land and resources in accordance with character, adaptability and plan of further growth and development;

Providing for compatible uses and development of land with reduced congestion by buildings, traffic and population and with provisions for water, transportation, sewage, schools, parks, lights, and other public requirements;

Promoting increased safely from fire, erosion, flood and other dangers;

Division of the village into compatible use districts;

Conforming land uses to social, demographic, economic, technological changes and other developmental trends with a flexible and objective ordinance based on statutory and common law;

Providing for administration of this chapter.

(Ord. of 5-28-2002, § 1.01.00)