These regulations herein, including the zoning district map(s) made a part thereof shall be known and may be cited as the “Zoning Regulations of the City of Wellsville, Kansas” and shall hereinafter be referred to as “these regulations.”

A.    The general purpose of this chapter are enacted to:

(1)   Promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the Wellsville community and specifically to:

(a)   Lessen congestion in the streets;

(b)   Secure safety from fire, flood and other dangers;

(c)   Provide adequate light and air;

(d)   Prevent the overcrowding of land and undue concentration of population;

(e)   Facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements;

(f)   Protect property against blight and depreciation;

(g)   Protect the tax base;

(h)   Secure economy in governmental expenditures; and

(i)    Protection from environmental hazards

The regulations set forth herein are adopted under authority established by K.S.A. 12-741et seq., as amended, and other relevant portions of the Kansas statutes, and it is intended to exercise broadly the powers granted to the City.

These regulations shall apply to all structures and land within the corporate limits of the City of Wellsville as presently exists or is hereafter established and within the following land descriptions which are located outside of the City; however, that such land is not otherwise zoned by a resolution of the Franklin County Board of County Commissioners: The City of Wellsville contains the following area: Ordinance No. 627 (legal description)