Chapter 17.04
PURPOSE AND INTERPRETATION
Sections:
17.04.020 Interpretation—Grammatical.
17.04.030 Interpretation—Conflicting provisions.
17.04.010 Purpose.
The purpose of Title 17 of the Gladstone Municipal Code is to provide for the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the city through orderly community development, with consideration for concentration of population, protection of property and values, recreation, aesthetic and economic development, limitation of dangerous, offensive or unwholesome trades or industries, maintenance of adequate light and air and regulation of traffic. Land uses shall be consistent with the policies and objectives of the Gladstone Comprehensive Plan.
Statutory Reference: ORS Ch. 197, Ch. 227
History: Ord. 1131 §2, 1990.
[Ed. Note: The publication(s) referred to or incorporated by reference in this ordinance are available from the office of the City Recorder.]
17.04.020 Interpretation—Grammatical.
As used in Title 17, the masculine includes the feminine and neuter and the singular includes the plural.
Statutory Reference: ORS Ch. 197, Ch. 227
History: Ord. 1131 §2, 1990.
17.04.030 Interpretation—Conflicting provisions.
Where the conditions imposed by a provision of Title 17 are less restrictive than comparable conditions imposed by any other provisions of the ordinance codified in this title or any other ordinance of the city, the provisions which are more restrictive shall govern.
Statutory Reference: ORS Ch. 197, Ch. 227
History: Ord. 1131 §2, 1990.