A. 
This chapter is adopted in accordance with the authority granted by §§ 236.13(1)(b) and 236.45, Wis. Stats., and for the purposes listed in §§ 236.01 and 236.45, Wis. Stats.[1]
(1) 
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted to promote the health, safety, morals, comfort, prosperity, and general welfare of the Village of East Troy.
(2) 
This chapter shall not repeal, impair, or modify private covenants or public ordinances, except that it shall apply whenever it imposes stricter restrictions on land use.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B. 
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare of the community. These regulations are designed to:
(1) 
Lessen congestion on the highways and streets.
(2) 
Foster the orderly layout and use of land.
(3) 
Secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers.
(4) 
Provide adequate light and air, including access to sunlight for solar collectors and to wind for wind energy systems.
(5) 
Discourage overcrowding of the land.
(6) 
Protect the community's agricultural base.
(7) 
Facilitate adequate provision for transportation, public water and sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds and other public necessities.
(8) 
Facilitate the further division of large tracts of land into smaller parcels.
C. 
These regulations are made with the reasonable consideration of, but not limited to, the present character of the Village and its environs and the objectives of conserving the value of the land and improvements placed thereon, providing the most appropriate environment for human habitation, encouraging commerce and industry, protecting farming and open spaces, and providing for the most appropriate use of land in the Village of East Troy.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul, impair or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, agreements, rules, regulations, or permits previously adopted or issued pursuant to law. However, where this chapter imposes greater restrictions, the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements and shall be liberally construed in favor of the Village of East Troy and shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other power granted by the Wisconsin Statutes.
This chapter shall be known as, referred to, or cited as the "Village of East Troy Subdivision Regulations" or "Village of East Troy Land Division Ordinance."