This comprehensive amendment is adopted to the end that:

A

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;

B

Overcrowding of land may be prevented;

C

Undue concentration of population may be avoided;

D

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

E

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

F

Hazards to persons and damage to property resulting from the accumulation or runoff of stormwater or floodwater may be lessened or avoided;

G

Aesthetic values throughout the village may be preserved and enhanced;

H

The demographic and economic stability of the village be maintained; and

I

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

To achieve these ends, the comprehensive amendment sets forth regulations and standards to:

A

Encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the village;

B

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

C

Establish, regulate, and limit setback lines along streets;

D

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

E

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

F

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

G

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

H

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;

I

Fix standards to which structures therein shall conform;

J

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

K

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

L

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