This ordinance has been made in accordance with the policies and recommendations set forth in a duly-adopted Comprehensive Plan and have been enacted with the following purposes in mind:

1. to lessen congestion in the streets by coordinating land use with transportation policies;
2. to secure safety from fire, floods and other hazards;
3. to provide for adequate light and air for urban dwellers;
4. to promote the most appropriate use of land to insure orderly growth and to prevent overcrowding;
5. to allow for the adequate provision of needed public facilities to serve present and future populations;
6. to conserve the value of buildings and lands by insuring a compatible arrangement of land uses; and
7. to otherwise promote the public health and general welfare of the community.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

1. After the effective date of this ordinance, no land shall be used or occupied; and no structure shall be erected, altered, used or occupied, except in conformance with the provisions of this ordinance.
2. This ordinance shall apply to all private lands within the corporate limits of the City of Gillette, Wyoming, as they may from time to time be amended, and to all public lands within the same area that are legally subject to these provisions.
3. The enactment of this ordinance shall not prohibit the continuance of the previously-legal use of any land, building or structure for the purpose for which such land, building or structure is used at the time the ordinance takes effect; and it shall not be necessary to secure any permit or certificate permitting such continuance; provided however, that any significant alteration of or addition to any existing building or structure or the change in use of any land, building or structure within any area subject to the provisions of this ordinance shall be regulated or prohibited.²⁶
4. The existence of restrictive covenants or agreements shall not be a substitute for these zoning regulations.
5. Wherever higher or more restrictive standards are established by the provisions of any other applicable statute, resolution or regulations the provisions of such other statutes, resolutions or regulations shall apply.
6. No person, firm or corporation and no officer or employee thereof shall knowingly sell, rent or lease, or offer to sell, rent or lease any land or structure for any use or purpose contrary to the provisions of this ordinance.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

If any part or provision of this ordinance or its application is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined to the part, provision, section or application expressly involved in the controversy and shall not affect or impair the integrity or validity of the remainder of the ordinance or its application to other persons, property or circumstances.

Effective on: 1/1/1901