Town And Country City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Title, Purpose and Jurisdiction
Section 405.010 Title.
[Ord. No. 1076 §§1 — 7, 1-27-1987; Ord. No. 1345 §1(1000), 11-13-1989]
This Chapter shall be known as and may be referred to as City of Town and Country Zoning Code.
Section 405.020 Intent and Purpose.
[Ord. No. 1076 §§1 — 7, 1-27-1987; Ord. No. 1345 §1(1001), 11-13-1989]
A.
This Chapter is adopted for the following purpose:
1.
To guide the future growth and development of the City in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan of the City and to implement said plan;
2.
To protect and enhance the City's suburban character;
3.
To protect and promote the health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity and general welfare of the present and future inhabitants of the City;
4.
To encourage the most appropriate use of land, to conserve the value of property, to provide adequate light, air and privacy, to prevent the overcrowding of land and to avoid undue concentration of population, to secure safety from fire, flood and other dangers, and to assist in the provision of adequate community facilities, such as transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements in the City;
5.
To protect the value of property and to minimize the adverse impact of development on adjoining or nearby properties;
6.
To establish a beneficial relationship between the uses of the property and the public street system, to require the proper location and design of streets;
7.
To encourage the most appropriate use and management of natural resources, to maintain the natural beauty and topography of the City and to ensure appropriate development with regard to its natural features.
Section 405.030 Interpretation.
[Ord. No. 1076 §§1 — 7, 1-27-1987; Ord. No. 1345 §1(1002), 11-13-1989]
The provisions of this Chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare. Whenever the provisions of this Chapter conflict with standards imposed by any other ordinance of the City, the more restrictive of the conflicting standards shall govern. Whenever the provisions of this Chapter impose apparently inconsistent standards, it is intended that the more restrictive standard apply.
Section 405.040 Application of Provisions.
[Ord. No. 1076 §§1 — 7, 1-27-1987; Ord. No. 1345 §1(1003), 11-13-1989]
A.
Construction Begun Prior To Adoption Of Ordinance. Nothing in this Chapter shall be deemed to require any change in the plans, construction or designated use of any buildings or structures upon which actual construction has been approved by the City and was lawfully begun prior to the adoption of this Chapter and construction completed within two (2) years from the passage of this Chapter, unless extended by the Board of Aldermen.
B.
Compliance With District Regulations. No building or structure shall be erected, maintained, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used which does not comply with all of the regulations of the district in which such building, structure or land is located; provided that the provisions of this Chapter shall not prohibit the continuance of any lawful use existing at the time of adoption of this Chapter. Unless the contrary is clear from the context, uses not specifically listed herein as permitted are prohibited.
Section 405.045 Director or Designee - Issuance of Summonses.
[Ord. No. 2842 §1, 8-11-2003]
The Town and Country Planning Director or his/her designated representative is hereby authorized to issue a summons to any person violating any of the terms of Title IV of the Town and Country City Code and thereafter such summons shall be prosecuted as all other violations of the Town and Country City Code.