These regulations shall hereafter be referred to as "The Official
Zoning Title of the Village of Warrensburg"; and the Zoning Map which
is a part of these regulations is hereby adopted by reference and
shall hereafter be referred to as "The Official Zoning Map of Warrensburg."
Said map is on file in the office of the Village Administrative Clerk
and shall be considered an inseparable part of this chapter.
This chapter defines and limits the powers and duties of the
administrative officer, bodies and corporate authorities to the following
functions:
A. To divide the Village into districts regulating and restricting therein
the location, construction, reconstruction or major alteration of
any building or structure; and to regulate the type and intensity
of land use by adoption and enforcement of the Official Zoning Map
of the Village of Warrensburg.
B. To change the district classification applied to any parcel of land
after proper legal notice and public meeting as prescribed in this
chapter and the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
C. To adopt or amend sections to be added to this chapter after proper
legal notice and public hearings as prescribed in this chapter and
the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
D. To grant relief or variance to the strict interpretations of this chapter, but only as provided for in Article
XXI of this chapter.
E. To permit the granting of special permits to establish uses of land or structures as designated as allowable special uses in the zone regulations, or for new or unusual uses which are not specified in any zone, but only as provided for in §
980-12 of this chapter.
F. To permit the granting of special planned unit developments, but only as provided for in Article
XX of this chapter.
G. To provide for the gradual elimination or to extend the life of nonconforming uses as provided for in Article
XIX of this chapter.
H. To impose building setbacks greater than those contained in district regulations along major highways or surface water drainageways, but only as shown on the official setback map as provided for in §
980-9B of this chapter.
I. To take any necessary legal action against any person or organization
who or which violates provisions of this chapter, including, but not
limited to, seeking injunctive relief to restrain activities or construction
in violation of this chapter, or to remove or demolish buildings or
structures in violation of this chapter, and fines for violations.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Village Board
that the several provisions of this chapter are separable in accordance
with the following:
A. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge any provision
of this chapter to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any
other provisions of this chapter not specifically included in said
judgment.
B. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge invalid the
application of any provision of this chapter to a particular property,
building or other structure, such judgment shall not affect the application
of said provision to any other property, building or structure not
specifically included in said judgment.