New Franklin Purpose ordinance (§ 405.020)

This Zoning Code is adopted for the following purposes:

1. To regulate and restrict the use of land and the location of buildings designed for specific uses; to regulate and limit the height of buildings hereafter erected or altered; to regulate and determine the size and area of yards, courts and other open spaces; to regulate and limit the density of population; to divide the municipality into districts and establish, by reference to a map, the boundaries of said districts for said purposes; to provide for off-street parking and loading; to provide for definitions; to provide for its interpretation and amendments hereto; to provide for its enforcement and providing penalties for violation of its provisions; to provide for a Board of Zoning Adjustment and defining its powers and duties to provide for permits.

2. For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals or the general welfare of the City of New Franklin, the Board of Aldermen of New Franklin deems it necessary to adopt these regulations designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; 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, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements.