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BE IT ORDAINED under authority of Indiana code 36-7-4-1 through 1213 all acts amendatory thereto: CHAPTER 1 - TERMINOLOGY SECTION 1.0 - TITLE AN ORDINANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING OF THE AREA WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE PLAN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF MOORESVILLE, INDIANA. SECTION 1.1 - SHORT TITLE This ordinance may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of Mooresville, Indiana." SECTION 1.2- INTERPRETATION In interpreting and applying the provisions of this ordinance, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience, and general welfare. It is not the intent of this ordinance, nor should it be the result of this ordinance that any usage of land existing at the time or prior to the passage of this ordinance which was illegal or unlawful under former zoning ordinances or regulations should become legal or lawful under the terms of this ordinance. SECTION 1.3 - NON-INTERFERENCE WITH GREATER RESTRICTIONS OTHERWISE IMPOSED. It is not the intention of this ordinance to interfere with, abrogate, or annul any easements, covenants, or other agreements between parties, nor to interfere with, abrogate, or annul any ordinances, other than those expressly repealed hereby, rules, regulations or permits previously adopted or issued, and not in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinance, or which shall be adopted or approved, except that, where this ordinance imposes a greater restriction upon the use of buildings or land, or upon the height of buildings, or requires larger open spaces or greater lot area per family, than are required or imposed by such easements, covenants or agreements between parties, or by such ordinances, roles, regulations, or permits, the provisions of this ordinance shall control.