§ 121-3. Purpose.

The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted to promote the health, safety, morals, prosperity and general welfare of the village. Among other provisions, such provisions are intended to provide for adequate light, air, and safety from fire and other dangers, to promote the safety and efficiency of public streets and highways, to aid in conserving and stabilizing the economic values of the community, to preserve and promote the general attractiveness and preserve the character and quality of the built and natural environment by maintaining the integrity of those which have a discernable character, to guide the proper distribution and location of population and of the various land uses, to conserve and protect from misuse such areas as floodplains and wetlands, to prevent flood damage to persons and property, minimize expenditures for flood relief and flood control projects, to otherwise provide for the healthy and prosperous growth of the community, and to raise the level of community expectations for the quality of its environment.

(Prior Code, § 22-1-1.01; Ord. of 9-20-1954, 22-1-1.01)

State law reference

Purpose of zoning ordinances, Wis. Stats. §§ 61.35, 62.23(7)(c).