§ 113-1. Purpose and intent.

The purpose and intent of this chapter is to:

(1)

Protect and promote the health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare of the people who are citizens of, reside in, transact business in or own property in the city;

(2)

Divide the city into zones and districts to restrict and regulate therein the location, construction, reconstruction, alteration and improvements of land and structures thereon;

(3)

Promote the orderly development of the residential, business, industrial, recreational, and public uses;

(4)

Provide adequate light, air, and convenience of access to property;

(5)

Limit congestion in the public rights-of-way;

(6)

Prevent overcrowding of land and undue concentration of structures by regulating the use of land and buildings and the bulk of buildings in relation to the land and buildings surrounding them;

(7)

Provide for the compatibility of different land uses and the most appropriate use of land throughout the city;

(8)

Stage development and redevelopment to coincide with the availability of necessary public services;

(9)

Protect the character and maintain the stability of residential, business, and commercial and industrial areas within the city, and prohibit uses, buildings, or structures which are incompatible with the character of development in such areas;

(10)

Provide adequate privacy;

(11)

Provide protection against fire, explosions, obnoxious fumes, and other hazards in the interest of public health, safety and comfort;

(12)

Prevent environmental pollution;

(13)

Prevent the destruction or improvident exploitation of community resources;

(14)

Preserve the value of land and buildings throughout the city;

(15)

Provide for the gradual elimination of those uses of land, buildings, structures, and improvements, and of those buildings, structures and improvements, which do not conform to the standards for the areas in which they are located and which may adversely affect the development and the value of property in such areas;

(16)

Provide for the regulation and control of such nonconforming buildings, structures, or improvements and uses of land as is necessary or appropriate for the rehabilitation of the areas blighted thereby;

(17)

Provide for the enforcement of this chapter, to define and limit the powers and duties of the administrative officers and agencies responsible therefor, and to provide penalties for the violation of the provisions herein contained;

(18)

Provide for the wise use and conservation of energy resources; and

(19)

Assist in the implementation of the comprehensive city plan.

(Code 1993, § 9-1.01)

State law reference

General purposes of zoning, Minn. Stats. § 462.357, subd. 1.