This Code is pursuance of the authority granted by the Statutes of the State of Oklahoma, shall be known at the City of Noble Planning and Zoning Code and may be cited as such.

The regulations contained herein are necessary to encourage the most appropriate uses of land; to maintain and stabilize the value of property; to reduce fire hazards and improve public safety and safeguard the public health; to decrease traffic congestion and its accompanying hazards, to prevent undue concentration of population; and to create a comprehensive and stable pattern of land uses upon which to plan for transportation, water supply, sewerage, schools, parks, public utilities, and other facilities. In interpreting and applying the provisions of this Planning and Zoning Code, they shall beheld to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, and general welfare.

This Planning and Zoning Code classifies and regulates the use of land, buildings, and structures within the City limits of the City of Noble, State of Oklahoma, as hereinafter set forth. The regulations contained herein are necessary to promote the health, safety, convenience, and welfare of the inhabitants by dividing the City into zones and regulating therein the use of the land and the use and size of buildings as to height and number of stories, the coverage of the land by buildings, the size of yards and open spaces, density of population and location of buildings.

The interpretation and application of this Planning and Zoning Planning and Zoning Code shall apply to all areas within the corporate limits of the City of Noble. The use of all land and any buildings or structures located upon the land; and the construction, reconstruction, alteration, expansion, or relocation of any buildings or structure upon the land shall conform to all regulations applicable to the zone in which the land is located, except as otherwise provided in this Planning and Zoning Code.

Where this Planning and Zoning Code imposes greater restrictions than are imposed by other Planning and Zoning Codes, laws or regulations, the provisions of this Planning and Zoning Code shall govern. However, nothing in this Planning and Zoning Code shall be construed to prevent the enforcement of other Planning and Zoning Codes, laws, or regulations which prescribe more restrictive limitations; further, this Planning and Zoning Code shall not be construed to prevent the enforcement of plat restrictions, deed restrictions, and declarations of covenants and restrictions by private parties which may be more restrictive than the provisions of this Planning and Zoning Code.

In the event any portion of this Planning and Zoning Code shall be ruled invalid or unconstitutional, as declared by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the Planning and Zoning Code shall not thereby be invalidated but shall remain in full force and in effect.

Any territory brought into the zoning jurisdiction of the City of Noble, by annexation or otherwise, shall be deemed to be in the Agricultural District (A-1) unless otherwise specified by the City Council in the Planning and Zoning Code of Annexation.

All property owned, leased, or operated by the City of Noble, or any other public or governmental body or agency within the zoning jurisdiction, shall be subject to the terms of this Planning and Zoning Code.