Depew City Zoning Code
§ 260-3
Purpose and scope.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the orderly growth of the Village of Depew by setting minimum requirements in accordance with a comprehensive plan, designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers; to promote health and general welfare; 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, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements. Specifically, the Zoning Law is adopted to:
A.
Regulate the use of land, regulate the location, height and bulk of buildings and their accessory structures;
B.
Preserve and protect significant natural resources;
C.
To protect the character and values of residential, institutional and public uses, business, commercial and manufacturing uses and to insure their orderly and beneficial development;
D.
To provide adequate open spaces for light, air and outdoor uses to include public, common and private open space areas;
E.
To prevent excessive concentration of population and to prevent uncoordinated development;
F.
To protect persons and property from damage and injury due to fire or flood;
G.
To assure that structure and land use arrangements are aesthetically harmonious with nearby areas and structures;
H.
To guide the future development of the Village so as to bring about the gradual conformity of land, structures and uses generally consistent with the policies of the Comprehensive Plan;
I.
To protect the community from visual pollution resulting from the unregulated use of signs and other advertising devices; and
J.
To preserve and protect unique historical community assets.