CHAPTER 4-06
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTIONS:
4-0601. Purpose.
4-0602. Short Title.
4-0603. Jurisdiction.
4-0604. Severability.
4-0605. Provisions of Ordinance Declared to be Minimum Requirements.
4-0606. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances.
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SECTION 4-0601. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to conserve and stabilize the value of property; to provide adequate open space for light and air; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to prevent undue concentration of population; to lessen congestion on streets, roads and highways; to facilitate adequate provisions for utilities and facilities such as transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; and to promote health, safety, morals, and general welfare.
SECTION 4-0602. SHORT TITLE. This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited and referred to as "The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Harwood, North Dakota," to the same effect as if the full title were stated.
SECTION 4-0603. JURISDICTION. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply within the corporate limits and the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the City of Harwood, North Dakota, as now and hereafter fixed and as established on the map entitled, "The Official Zoning Map of the City of Harwood, North Dakota," as the same may be amended.
SECTION 4-0604. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision or portion of this Ordinance is adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 4-0605. PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE DECLARED TO BE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. In this interpretation and application, the provisions of this Ordinance shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare. Wherever the requirements of this Ordinance are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, ordinances, deed restrictions, or covenants, the most restrictive or that imposing the higher standards, shall govern.
SECTION 4-0606. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance, or inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent necessary to give this Ordinance full force and effect.