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AN ORDINANCE FOR THE
<br />PURPOSE OF PROMOTING
<br />THE PUBLIC HEALTH,
<br />SAFETY, ORDER, COM-
<br />MERCE, PROPERTY AND
<br />GENERAL WELFARE BY
<br />PROVIDING FORTHECLAS-
<br />SIFICATION, REGULATION
<br />AND RESTRICTION OF THE
<br />ERECTION OF TRADE AND
<br />INDUSTRIES AND OF
<br />BUILDINGS USED FOR HU-
<br />MAN HABITATION AND
<br />FOR SPECIFIED PURPOSES,
<br />REGULATING AND DETER-
<br />MINING THE MINIMUM
<br />SIZE OF YARD AREAS, ES-
<br />TABLISHING THE BREAK-
<br />DOWN OF DISTRICTS FOR
<br />SAID PURPOSES, AND PRO-
<br />VIDING PENALTIES FOR
<br />-
<br />VIOLATION THEREOF, AND
<br />PROVIDING FOR AN ADOP-
<br />TION OF AN OFFICIAL VIL-
<br />LAGE OF MOUNDS. VIEW
<br />ZONING MAP. _
<br />The Village of Mounds View.does
<br />ordain:
<br />SECTION 1
<br />TITLE, PURPOSE AND
<br />INTENT
<br />This ordinance shall be known,
<br />cited and referred to as the
<br />"Mounds View Zoning Ordi,
<br />nance," except as referred to
<br />herein; where it shall be known
<br />as "this ordinance."
<br />The provisions of this Ordi,
<br />hance shall be minimum require-
<br />ments, adopted to protect the
<br />public health, safety, morals,
<br />comfort and general welfare of
<br />the people. It shall divide the
<br />Village into use districts for re-
<br />stricting and regulating therein
<br />the locations, erection, construc-
<br />tion, reconstruction, alteration
<br />and use of buildings, structures
<br />and land, and for regulating the
<br />population densities throughout
<br />the Village.
<br />Said restrictions and regula,
<br />tions are for the purpose of pro-
<br />tecting the character and stabil-
<br />ity of the residential, business
<br />and manufacturing areas and to
<br />promote the orderly development
<br />of such areas; to provide ade-
<br />quate light, air and convenience
<br />of access to property; to provide
<br />regulations which will limit con-
<br />gestion in the public rights-of-
<br />way; to prevent overcrowding of
<br />land and undue concentration of
<br />structure by regulating the use
<br />of land and buildings and the
<br />bulk of buildings in relationto
<br />the land surrounding them; to
<br />provide compatibility between
<br />different land uses; to provide
<br />for administration of said Ordi-
<br />nance; to provide for amend-
<br />ments; to prescribe penalties for
<br />the violation of said restrictions
<br />and regulations.
<br />SECTION 2
<br />RULES AND DEFINITIONS
<br />2.1 RULES: The language set
<br />forth in the text of this Ordi-
<br />nance shall be interpreted in
<br />accordance with the following
<br />rules of construction.
<br />2.1-1. The singular number in -
<br />eludes the plural and the plural
<br />the singular.
<br />2.1-2. The present.tense includes
<br />the past and future tenses, and
<br />the future the present.
<br />2.1-3. The word "shall' is'man'-
<br />datory, whilethe word "may"
<br />is permissive. -
<br />2.1-4. - The Masluine, gender
<br />includes the feminine and -neu-
<br />- ter. '-
<br />2.1-5. Whenever a word or term
<br />defined hereinafter appears in
<br />the text of this Ordinance, its
<br />meaning shall be construed as
<br />set forth in the definition there-
<br />of, other words or terms shall
<br />be construed ashaving their
<br />common meaning.
<br />2.1-6. All measured distances
<br />expressed in feet, shall be to the
<br />nearest tenth of a foot.
<br />2.2. DEFINITIONS: The fol-
<br />lowing words and terms,, where -
<br />ever they occur in this Ordinance,
<br />shall be defined as follows:
<br />2.2-1. Airport or Heliport. Any
<br />land or structure which is used
<br />or intended for use, for the
<br />landing and take -off of aircraft,
<br />and any appurtenant areas -
<br />which are used or intended- for
<br />useforport buildings or other
<br />port structures or 'rights-of-way.
<br />2.2-2. Accessory Use or Struc-
<br />ture. A use or a structure Sub-
<br />ordinate to the principal use or
<br />. structure on the, same lotand
<br />customarily incidental thereto..
<br />2.2-3. .Alley. Apublic. right-of-
<br />way, with a width not exceed-
<br />ing 24 -feet nor less -than sixteen
<br />(16) feet which affords- a -sec-
<br />_ ondary means of access to abut-
<br />ting property.
<br />22-5. Automobile. .Repair. -Major.
<br />General repair, rebuilding or
<br />reconditioning of engines, mo-
<br />tor vehicles or trailers, including
<br />body work, frame work and
<br />painting.
<br />2.2-6. Automobile Repair -Minor.
<br />Minor repairs, incidental body
<br />and fender work, minor paint-
<br />ing and upholstering service,
<br />replacement of parts and engine
<br />service to passenger vehicles
<br />and trucks not exceeding three-
<br />quarter 00 ton capacity.
<br />2.2-7. Auto Reduction Yard. An
<br />open lot or yard where two (2)
<br />or more unlicensed motor ve-
<br />hicles or the remains thereof
<br />are kept for the purpose of dis-
<br />mantling, sale of parts, sale as
<br />scrap, storage or abandonment.
<br />2.2-5. Automobile Service Sta-
<br />tion (Gas Station). A place
<br />where gasoline, kerosene or any
<br />other motor fuel or lubricating
<br />-oil or grease for operating mo-
<br />tor vehicles is offered for sale
<br />tothepublic and deliveries are
<br />made directly into motor ve-
<br />hicles.
<br />2.2-9. Basement. A portion of a
<br />building located partly under-
<br />ground, but having less than
<br />half its clear floor -to -ceiling
<br />height below the average grade
<br />of the adjoining ground.
<br />2.2-10. Boardinghouse (Room -
<br />House). A building other
<br />than a motel or hotel where,
<br />for compensation and by pre-
<br />arrangement for definite per-
<br />. iods, meals or lodging and meals
<br />are provided for three (3) or
<br />more persons but not to exceed
<br />eight (8) persons.
<br />2.2-11. Building. Any structure
<br />having a roof which may pro -
<br />,vide shelter or enclosure of per-
<br />sons, animals or chattels and
<br />when said structure is divided
<br />Eby party walls without open-
<br />ings, each portion of such build-
<br />ing so separated shall be deem-
<br />ed a structure.
<br />2.2-12. Building Height. Build-
<br />ing height is to be measured
<br />from the average established
<br />curb level or from the average
<br />ground level at the building line,
<br />whichever is higher, to the top
<br />of the, cornice of a flat roof, to
<br />the deck line of a mansard roof
<br />and to the mean distance of the
<br />highest gable on a pitched or
<br />hipped roof.
<br />22-13: ' Carport. Space for the
<br />-,housing or storage of motor ve-
<br />hicles.and enclosed on not more
<br />than two (2) sides.
<br />2.2-14.- Cellar. That portion of
<br />the building having more than
<br />half of the clear floor -to -ceiling
<br />heights below the average grade
<br />of the adjacent ground.
<br />2.2-15. Dog Kennel. Any prem-
<br />ise where more than two (2)
<br />but not more than four (4)
<br />dogs, six (6) months of age are
<br />owned, boarded, bred or offered
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