CHAPTER 1451

    Title, Intent and Purpose 

                                                1451.01  Title                                                          1451.02 Intent and Purpose

 

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            1451.01  TITLE

            (a)  These regulations may be referred to as the ZONING ORDINANCE

 

            1451.02  INTENT AND PURPOSE

            (a)  These regulations have been based upon various plans developed for the Village of Leetonia.  Said plans included estimates of population growth, land use surveys, and a land use plan.

            (b)  Need for public services and facilities in both size and location depends upon the character and intensity of land use.  Regulation of the use of land is thus fundamental to a coordinated optimum physical development of the community.  The land use regulations are intended to be the foundation of the entire process of improvement of the physical environment.

            (c)  The regulations are intended to preserve and protect existing property uses and values against adverse or unharmonious adjacent uses.

            (d)  The land use regulations divided the area into a number of Zoning Districts:

 

                  (1)  Because of poor drainage, steep slopes and other adverse natural

                  conditions some land areas should be kept in their natural state.  These

                  would be placed in a Conservation District.

 

                  (2)  The plans included careful estimates of the land are requirements for the

                  various land uses such as commerce, residence, industry, transportation and

                  public uses.  These urban uses should be directed into that land area where

                  they may be most efficiently served by public services and facilities such as

                  sewers, water, schools, parks and the like.  Remaining lands should be

                  reserved for rural uses.  Consequently, the regulations include a Rural District

                  for non-urban land uses.

 

                  (3)  In the past, residential neighborhoods in large cities have deteriorated

                  because they were invaded by small isolated commercial uses and by more

                  intensive residential uses such as duplexes or apartment buildings.  The great

                  majority of our population desire to, and do, live in single-family homes which

                  they own and which are located on fairly large lots.  The regulations establish

                  residential districts particularly designed to provide maximum protection for

                  single family homes.  Another residential district is established for two family

                  homes and for apartments.  Density, yard and parking regulations would

                  insure good living conditions in these areas.                                              

 

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                  (4)  Commercial districts recognize the different types of commercial areas

                  that will be needed by the future growth of the community.  These are two

                  commercial districts for the typical business facilities in addition to a highway

                  service district for the commercial areas along major streets and highways.

 

                  (5)  For industry there are two districts - a "light" industrial district for non-

                  obnoxious manufacturing and a "heavy" or unrestricted industrial district.

 

                  (6)  The regulations are reasonable in relation to existing conditions.  Yard

                  dimensions are adjusted to peculiarities of existing lots.  Lots that are now

                  too small may be used.  Non-Conforming uses are permitted to continue

                  for adequate time periods.

 

                  (7)  Most uses are required to provide their own off street parking.  Over

                  a period of years, enforcement of this requirement will enable streets to be

                  used primarily for traffic movement.

 

                  (8)  Each of the regulations has been designed to work harmoniously with

                  the others with the totality providing that minimum degree of land use control

                  essential to the realization of the optimum urban environment.