This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Beverly, Massachusetts," referred to herein
as "this chapter."
This chapter is designed for the following purposes:
A.
To lessen congestion in the streets.
B.
To secure safety from fires, panic, and other dangers.
C.
To promote health and the general welfare.
D.
To provide adequate light and air.
E.
To avoid undue concentration of population.
F.
To prevent the overcrowding of land.
G.
To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks and other public requirements.
H.
To prevent pollution of air and water.
I.
To encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the City.
J.
To conserve and protect land values and amenities.
K.
To encourage orderly development of land.
L.
To encourage the appropriate use of our existing built environment,
including the adaptive reuse of older buildings.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted for the
promotion of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.
Wherever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the
requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, and
ordinances, the most restrictive or that imposing the higher standards
shall govern.
