SECTION 1.  TITLE

101.  Short Title.  This Ordinance may be cited as "The Grant
Township Zoning Ordinance".

SECTION 2.  INTENT AND PURPOSE

201.  General Purposes.  The general purposes of this Ordinance are
to provide for the orderly growth and renewal of the community, to
protect and conserve its natural resources, its ecological systems
and its economic stability by fostering appropriate land use, so as
to preserve and promote the public health, safety and general welfare.

202.  Specific Purposes.  It is hereby determined by the Town Board
of Grant that in order to accomplish the general purposes of this
Ordinance as set forth in Section 201 above, it is necessary and
proper to establish and enforce the regulations contained in this
Ordinance for the following specific purposes:

(1) To stage development and redevelopment to coincide with the
availability of existing services.

(2) To divide the community into districts, providing for and
regulating therein the location, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, and use of buildings, structures and land for
residential, business, agricultural and other specified uses.

(3) To protect the character and maintain the stability of
residential, business, and agricultural areas within the community,
and prohibit uses, buildings or structures which are incompatible
with the character of development in such areas.

(4) To provide adequate light, air, privacy and convenience of access
to property.

(5) To limit congestion in public streets and to foster public safety
and convenience in travel and transportation.

(6) To provide protection against fire, explosions, obnoxious fumes
and other hazards in the interest of public health, safety and
comfort.

(7) To prevent environmental pollution.

(8) To prevent the destruction or improvident exploitation of
community resources.

(9) To preserve the value of land and buildings throughout the
community.

(10) To provide for the gradual and equitable elimination of those
uses of land, buildings and structures, and of those buildings and
structures which do not conform to the standards for the area in
which they are located and which may adversely affect the development
and the value of property in such areas.

(11) To provide for the condemnation of such non-conforming buildings
or structures and of land as is necessary or appropriate for the
rehabilitation of the area blighted thereby.

(12) To provide for the enforcement of this Ordinance and to define
and limit the powers and duties of the administrative officers and
bodies responsible therefor.

(13) To protect and preserve economically viable agricultural land.

(14) To provide for the wise use and conservation of energy resources.

203.  Interpretation and Construction.

203.01.  Interpretation.  In the application of this Ordinance, the
provisions thereof shall be interpreted to be the minimum
requirements necessary to accomplish the general and specific
purposes of the Ordinance.

203.02.  Rules of Construction.  The words and phrases herein this
Ordinance shall be construed in their plain ordinary and usual sense,
except that technical words and phrases having a peculiar and
appropriate meaning in law shall be understood according to their
technical import.

203.03.  Masculine, Feminine or Neuter.  Unless the context clearly
requires otherwise, the use of either masculine, feminine or neuter
gender shall include the other genders.

203.04.  Singular or Plural.  Unless the context clearly requires
otherwise, the use of either singular or plural numbers shall include
the other number.

203.05.  Past, Present or Future.  Unless the context clearly
requires otherwise, the use of either past, present or future tense
shall include the other tenses.

203.06.  Joint Authority.  Words importing joint authority to three
or more persons shall be construed as authority to a majority of such
persons.

203.07.  Computation of Time.  The time within which an act shall be
done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last
day.  If the last day is a Sunday or legal holiday, such dat2 shall
be excluded.

203.08.  Deputies.  Whenever this Ordinance requires an act to be
done, which act may legally be done by an agent.or employee as well
as by the principal, such requirement shall be satisfied by the
performance of such act by an authorized agent or employee.

203.09.  Conjunctions. The words "or" and "and" may be read
interchangeably in situations where the context requires it.

203.10.  Minnesota Rules of Construction to Apply.  Unless clearly in
conilict with the provisions of this Ordinance, or otherwise clearly
inapplicable, rules of construction established for the State of
Minnesota by statute or case law shall apply in the construction of
this Ordinance.

203.11.  Nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be deemed to be a
consent, license or per:nit to use any property or to locate,
construct or maintain any building, structure or facility, or to
carry on any trade, industry, occupation or activity.  203.12.
Except as herein provided, the provisions of this Ordinance are
cumulative and in additior to the provisions of other laws and
ordinances, heretofore passed or which may be passed hereafter,
governing the same subject matter as this Ordinance.