This chapter shall be known and cited as the "City of New Baltimore Zoning Ordinance."

(Ord. No. 158, § 1.00, 9-22-2008)

(a)

The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1)

Promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare;

(2)

Encourage the use of lands in accordance with their character and adaptability;

(3)

Limit the improper use of land;

(4)

Avoid the overcrowding of population;

(5)

Provide adequate light and air;

(6)

Avoid congestion on the public roads and streets;

(7)

Reduce hazards to life and property;

(8)

Facilitate adequate provisions for a system of transportation, sewage disposal, safe and adequate water supply, education, recreation, and other public requirements; and

(9)

Conserve the expenditure of funds for public improvements and services to conform with the most advantageous uses of land, resources and properties.

(b)

In reaching these objectives, the city will give reasonable consideration to the character of each district, its peculiar suitability for particular uses, the general and appropriate trend, and the character of land, buildings and population development, as studied, recommended and/or adopted within the master plan by the City of New Baltimore Planning Commission and the New Baltimore City Council.

(Ord. No. 158, § 1.01, 9-22-2008)

(a)

The provisions of this chapter shall be considered as minimum standards and requirements within each respective zoning district and shall not preclude the establishment of higher or more restrictive standards or requirements for the authorization of any special land use permit by the City of New Baltimore where such higher or more restrictive conditions meet the following state requirements and are found necessary after review by the city planning commission to attain the intent of this chapter.

(b)

Reasonable conditions may be required with the approval of a conditional use, planned unit development, or other land uses or permitted activities necessary to ensure that public services and facilities affected by a proposed land use or activity will be capable of accommodating increased service and the natural environment and conserve natural resources and energy, to ensure compatibility with adjacent uses of land, and to promote the use of land in a socially and economically desirable manner. Such conditions imposed shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1)

Be designed to protect natural resources; the health, safety, welfare, and social and economic well being of those who will use the land use or activity under construction; residents and landowners immediately adjacent to the proposed land use or activity; and the community as a whole.

(2)

Be related to the valid exercise of the police power and purposes which are affected by the proposed use or activity.

(3)

Be necessary to meet the intent and purpose of this chapter; be related to the standards established herein for the land use or activity under consideration; and be necessary to ensure compliance with these standards.

(Ord. No. 158, § 1.02, 9-22-2008)