Hiram City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1101
Title, Interpretation, Purpose
1101.01 TITLE.
1101.02 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Zoning Code is to promote and protect the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity and the general welfare of the Village by regulating the use of buildings, other structures and land for residential, public facilities, businesses, industry or other purposes; by regulating and restricting the bulk, height, design, location of buildings; by regulating and limiting population density; and to divide the land within the Village into use districts for that purpose, and provide procedures for the administration and amendment of this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 88-10. Passed 1-10-89.)
1101.03 GENERAL OBJECTIVES.
This Zoning Code is intended to achieve, among others, the following objectives:
(a) To protect and enhance the character and value of residential, business, industrial, institutional and public uses, and insure their orderly and beneficial development;
(b) To protect and preserve the cultural resources of the Village;
(c) To provide for adequate open spaces for light, air and outdoor uses;
(d) To prevent overcrowding of the land;
(e) To prevent uncoordinated development;
(f) To regulate the location of buildings and intensity of uses in relation to streets, so as to cause the least interference with and cause least damage by traffic movements, resulting in less street congestion and inproved public safety;
(g) To encourage land use patterns that insure economical extensions for sewers, water supply, waste disposal and other public utilities, as well as development of recreation and other public facilities;
(h) To guide the future development of the Village so as to bring about the gradual conformity of land and building uses in accordance with the objectives of the Development Plan of the Village;
(i) To prevent damage to environmentally sensitive areas;
(j) To protect ground water quality; and
(k) To accomplish the goals and purposes set forth in each chapter consistent with the purpose of this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 88-10. Passed 1-10-89.)
1101.04 INTERPRETATION.
In interpretation and implementation of the provisions of this Zoning Code, such provisions shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of public health, safety and general welfare. Whenever the requirements of this Zoning Code conflict with any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, ordinances, the most restrictive, or that imposing the higher standards shall govern.
(Ord. 88-10. Passed 1-10-89.)
1101.05 VALIDITY.
Should any section of this Zoning Code be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Zoning Code as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the part declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
(Ord. 88-10. Passed 1-10-89.)
1101.06 REPEALER.
All zoning ordinances adopted prior to the effective date of this Zoning Code are hereby repealed in order to give this Zoning Code full force and effect.
(Ord. 88-10. Passed 1-10-89.)