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.I • ~ • PART ONE TITLE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE ONE:. TITLE SECTION 1-100' This. Ordinance shall be known, cited, and referred to as ~-./~~ ~; f p~ LaPorte Zoning Ordinance." ARTICLE TWO: INTENT AND PURPOSE SECTION 2-100 The zoning regulations and districts as herein established have been made in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals,. and the general welfare of the City of LaPorte. They have been designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire and panic and other dangers, to provide adequate light and air, to. prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentr'a- tion o£ population, and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and public facilities. They have been made with reasonable consideration, among other things, for the character of the district, .its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view of con- serving the value of building and encouraging the most appropriate use of ~•-•• land tiiroughout~the city. ~: ARTICLE THREE: RULES FOR DEFINITIONS SECTION 3-100 RULES , 3-101 For the purpose of this Ordinance, certain words and terms that apply to the Ordinance afire defined in:Article Definitions . 3-102' ~ ~ ~~ Words used in the present tense shall include the future, words '~ used in the singular number shall include the plural number, and words used in the .plural shall include the singular. 3-103. The word "shall" is mandatory and not discretionary. 3-104 The word "may" is permissive. i 3~-105 The word "lot" shall include the words "piece", "premises"., "tract", and "parcel", and except when specifically stated other- . , wise, shall mean a "building lot" . 3-106 ~ The word "building" shall include any structure designed or built for the support, enclosure; shelter, or protection of persons or ~!' property of any kind. _/- 9~