Section 17.04.030 Purpose and intent.
A. The purpose of this Title 17 is to adopt and enforce
such regulations that:
1. Are designed in accordance with the growth policy;
2. Are designed to lessen congestion in the streets;
3. Will secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;
4. Will promote health and the general welfare;
5. Will provide adequate light and air;
6. Will prevent the overcrowding of land;
7. Will avoid undue concentration of population;
8. Will facilitate the adequate provision of transportation,
water, sewerage, schools, parks
and other such public requirements;
9. Give reasonable consideration to the character of
the district;
10. Give reasonable consideration to the district’
s particular suitability for specific uses;
11. Give reasonable consideration to conserving the value
of buildings; and
12. Will encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout
the jurisdictional area.
B. Further, the intent of this Title 17 is to:
1. Insure that the land uses of the community are properly
situated in relation to one
another, providing adequate space for each type of development and preventing problems
associated with incompatible uses;
2. Control the density of development in each area of
the community so that property can
be adequately served by public facilities such as streets, schools, recreation and utility systems;
3. Direct new growth into appropriate areas;
4. Protect existing property by requiring that development
afford adequate light, air and
privacy for persons living and working within the municipality;
5. Improve the quality of the physical environment of
the community;
6. Protect and maintain property values;
7. Preserve and develop the economic base of the community;
and
8. Encourage the provision of affordable housing for
households of all income levels.
C. It is also the intent of this title that it shall
apply to all pending variances and conditional
use permit applications, building permits and other requests and actions under this Title 17 and
as it relates to other provisions of the Hamilton Municipal code. (Ord. 225 (part), 2003)
