§ 14-1-1. Introduction and purpose.

(a)

Introduction. In accordance with the authority granted by section 236.45 of the Wisconsin Statutes [Wis. Stats. § 236.45] and for the purposes listed in section 236.01 and 236.45 of the Wisconsin Statutes [Wis. Stats. §§ 236.01 and 236.45], the village board of the Village of Minong does hereby ordain as follows:

(1)

The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted to promote the health, safety, morals, comfort, prosperity and general welfare of the village.

(2)

This chapter shall not repeal, impair or modify private covenants or public ordinances, except that it shall apply whenever it imposes stricter restrictions on land use.

(b)

Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare. The regulations are designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to foster the orderly layout and use of land; to insure safety from fire, flooding, panic and other dangers; to provide optimum light and air; to discourage overcrowding of the land; to lessen concentration of population; to facilitate adequate provision of transportation, public water and sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds and other public necessities; and to facilitate the further division of large tracts of land into smaller parcels. The regulations are made with the reasonable consideration of, but not limited to, the present character of the village and its environs, with the objectives of conserving the value of the land and improvements placed thereon, providing the most appropriate environment for human habitation, encouraging commerce and industry and providing for the most appropriate use of land in the village.

(Code 1990, § 14-1-1)