Adequate natural light, pure air, privacy, convenience of access to property, and safety from fire, explosion, noxious fumes, panic and other dangers may be secured;

Overcrowding of land may be prevented;

Undue concentration of population may be avoided;

Value of land and structures throughout the Village may be conserved;

Congestion in the public streets and highways may be lessened or avoided;

Hazards to persons and damage to property resulting from the accumulation or runoff of storm or flood waters may be lessened or avoided;

Aesthetic values throughout the Village may be preserved and enhanced;

Public health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience and general welfare may otherwise be promoted.

Encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Village;

Regulate and limit the height and bulk of structures hereafter to be erected;

Establish, regulate and limit setback lines along streets;

Regulate the intensity of land use and determine the areas of permanent open space;

Classify, regulate and restrict the location of trades and the location of structures designed for business, industrial, residential and other specified uses;

Divide the Village into zoning districts of such character, number, shape and area, as are best suited to effect the foregoing purposes;

Prohibit structures or uses incompatible with the character of such districts;

Prevent additions to and alterations or remodeling of existing structures in such a way as to avoid the restrictions and limitations lawfully imposed in this comprehensive amendment;

Fix standards to which structures therein shall conform;

Provide for the gradual elimination of structures and uses which are incompatible with the character of the districts in which they are located;

Define and limit the powers and duties of the administrative officers and bodies as provided in this comprehensive amendment;

Prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this comprehensive amendment or of any amendment thereto;

Promote the orderly development of the Village in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan;

Protect existing public facilities and utilities from being overloaded due to excessive development;

Conserve the taxable value of land and buildings;

Prevent the overcrowding of land and undue concentration of structures by regulating and limiting the use and bulk of buildings in relation to the surrounding land;

Establish standards for review of applications filed pursuant to this Ordinance; and

Establish procedures for the efficient and effective use of the provisions of this Ordinance.