CHAPTER 01 Title 10 Purpose, Declaration, Intent
CHAPTER 1
TITLE, PURPOSE, DECLARATION, INTENT
SECTION:
Title
10-1-1:
Purpose
10-1-2:
Declaration
10-1-3:
Interpretation and Intent
10-1-4:
10-1-5: Penalties
10-1-1:
TITLE: This Title of the Ammon Code shall be and may be known as “THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF AMMON, IDAHO,” AND MAY BE SO CITED AND PLEADED.
10-1-2:
PURPOSE: The zone boundaries and regulations made in accordance with a
comprehensive plan designated to promote the health, safety, peace, convenience, and general
welfare of the inhabitants of Ammon.
(A) To promote the orderly growth and development of the City in accordance with the
Comprehensive Plan.
(B) To promote economy in the cost of fire and police protection and other governmental
services.
(C) To provide a roadway system that adequately meets the transportation needs of the City’s
resident and businesses.
(D) To protect the tax base.
(E) To foster industry.
(F) To protect property values.
(G) To avoid undue concentration of population and prevent the overcrowding of land.
(H) To facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewage, schools, and other public
requirements.
(I) To promote and foster a wholesome, serviceable, and attractive City.
10-1-3: DECLARATION: In establishing the zones, the boundaries thereof and the regulations
applying within each of the zones, due and careful consideration was given, among other things, to
the suitability of land for particular uses with a view to conserving the value of buildings and
encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the City.
10-1-4:
INTERPRETATION AND INTENT: It is the intent of the City Council of Ammon that
the regulations and restrictions as set forth in this ordinance shall be so interpreted and construed as
to further the purpose of this ordinance and objectives and characteristics of the respective zones.
1-1 ADOPTED 6-27-13
10-1-5:
PENALTIES: Any violation of any provision of Title 10, unless designated separately
shall constitute an infraction and be subject to the penalties as set by this City Code.
1-2 ADOPTED 6-27-13