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SubpartBLANDUSEREGULATIONS
<br />Chapter106ZONING
<br />ARTICLEI.INGENERAL
<br />Words or phrases not defined in this section shall have their ordinarily accepted meaning as the
<br />context may imply.
<br />(Ord. No. 1501-Z, § 5, 12-22-97; Ord. No. 1501-JJ, § 5, 10-14-02; Ord. No. 1501-T4, § 6(Exh. F), 10-
<br />24-05; Ord. No. 1501-OOOO, § 7, 6-27-05; Ord. No. 2009-3178, § 1, 9-14-09; Ord. No. 3243, § 1, 4-
<br />26-10; Ord. No. 3290, § 1, 10-11-10; Ord. No. 3453, § 1, 12-10-12)
<br />Cross reference—
<br />Definitions generally, § 1-2.
<br />Sec. 106-2. Purpose.
<br />The zoning regulations and districts as herein established have been made in accordance with a
<br />comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, and the general welfare of the
<br />city. They have been designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire and panic
<br />and other dangers, to provide adequate light and air, to prevent overcrowding of land, to avoid undue
<br />concentration of population, and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage,
<br />schools, parks and public facilities. They have been made to reasonable consideration, among other
<br />things, for the character of the district, its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view of
<br />conserving the value of building and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the city.
<br />Sec. 106-3. Relationship to comprehensive plan.
<br />It is the policy of the city that the enforcement, amendment, and administration of this chapter be
<br />accomplished with due consideration of the recommendations contained in the comprehensive plan as
<br />developed and amended from time to time by the planning and zoning commission and the city council of
<br />the city. The commission recognizes the comprehensive plan as the policy established by the city
<br />planning and zoning commission and the city council, respectively, to regulate land use and
<br />developments in accordance with the policies and purposes herein set forth.
<br />Sec. 106-4. Conflict with other requirements.
<br />It is not the intent of this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul or in any way impair or interfere with
<br />existing provision or other laws or ordinances, except as the same may be specifically repealed by the
<br />terms of this chapter, or with private restrictions placed upon property by covenant, deed easement, or
<br />other private agreement. Where the conditions imposed by any provisions of this chapter are either more
<br />or less restrictive than comparable conditions imposed by another ordinance, rule or regulation of the city
<br />or private agreement, the ordinance, rule or regulation which imposes the more restrictive condition,
<br />standard, or requirements shall prevail.
<br />Sec. 106-5. Minimum requirements.
<br />When interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, such provisions shall be held to be the
<br />minimum requirements, for the promotion of the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity,
<br />and general welfare.
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