The title of this chapter shall be "An ordinance regulating and restricting the location, construction and use of buildings, structures and the use of land in the Village of Newark, and for said purposes dividing the Village into districts."

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Newark."

The zoning districts and regulations herein set forth and as outlined on the Zoning Map[1] are made in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals or the general welfare of the public. They have been designed to lessen congestions in the streets, to secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers, to provide adequate light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population, to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks and other public requirements. They have been made with reasonable consideration, among other things, as to the character of each district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land.

They have been made pursuant to the authority and power granted by laws of the state to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and open spaces, the density of population and the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.