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 Oxford
 Code of Ordinances
 Part II. CODE OF ORDINANCES
 Chapter 40. ZONING
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 40-2. Purposes.  

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  • This chapter serves the following purposes which shall not be considered exhaustive:

    (1)

    To prevent air and water pollution;

    (2)

    To regulate or to prohibit the keeping of animals and fowl;

    (3)

    To regulate the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures, and to regulate the height, bulk, placement and the size of buildings and structures;

    (4)

    To protect and preserve the natural resources, environment and vital areas of the City;

    (5)

    To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including parking upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the City;

    (6)

    To establish a Planning Commission; and to confer upon such commission the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same;

    (7)

    To provide for the preservation and protection of property of the City;

    (8)

    To define and provide for the abatement of nuisances;

    (9)

    To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance of signs, billboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights-of-way of streets and roads or within view thereof, within the corporate limits of the City;

    (10)

    To provide for the laying out, opening, extension, and widening of roads, alleys, and walkways within the City;

    (11)

    To regulate or prohibit specific businesses and commercial activities which may be dangerous to persons or property;

    (12)

    To regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and flammable materials;

    (13)

    To protect and preserve trees;

    (14)

    To further the organization and implementation of an urban redevelopment program;

    (15)

    To implement the City's adopted comprehensive plan;

    (16)

    To promote responsible growth, lessen congestion in the public thoroughfares, secure safety from fire and health dangers, and promote desirable living conditions;

    (17)

    To regulate the distribution of uses on the land to avoid both the undue concentration of population and the inappropriate dispersion of population, prevent the encroachment of incompatible land uses within residential areas, and preserve property values;

    (18)

    To provide procedures for the exercise of zoning powers pursuant to and consistent with the Zoning Procedures Law, O.C.G.A. § 36-66 et seq.;

    (19)

    To discourage sizes and types of development which would create excessive requirements and costs for public services;

    (20)

    To discourage or prohibit uses in certain locations which because of their size or type would generate an abnormal amount of traffic on minor streets;

    (21)

    To establish relationships between and among land uses that will ensure compatibility and maintain quality of life;

    (22)

    To protect and promote suitable environments for family and household residences, institutions, commercial and other employment centers, and other uses; and

    (23)

    For the purpose of all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the City and its inhabitants.

(Code 1997, § 40-104; Ord. of 2-6-2012, § 1(40-104))