1.1 LEGISLATIVE INTENT
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Fountain Green code is at http://fountaingreencity.gov/government/planning-and-zoning/index.html.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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This Chapter is intended to:
A. Support the goals of the Fountain Green General Plan;
B. Protect and promote public safety, health, and general welfare by providing adequate lighting, clean air, water and sewage control, and fire protection;
C. Protect private property rights;
D. Promote coordinated development, effective use of land, and site planning;
E. Preserve the character and stability of neighborhoods and conserve property values by encouraging the most appropriate uses of land within zoning districts;
F. Prevent substandard development, waste, inefficient use of land and resources, and danger and congestion in travel and transportation;
G. Ensure equal opportunity in housing to people with disabilities and elderly;
H. Foster convenient, compatible and efficient relationships among land uses;
I. Require the provision of adequate off-street parking and loading facilities, and promote a safe, effective traffic circulation system;
J. Regulate and control the division of land;
K. Protect life and property in areas subject to floods and other natural disasters;
L. Promote prosperity, peace and good order of the City and its present and future inhabitants and businesses, and
M. Protect the Environment.