§ 156.055 GENERAL REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Permitted uses.  

      (1)   Permitted uses of land or buildings, as hereinafter listed, shall be permitted in the districts indicated under the condition specified. No buildings or zoning lots shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereinafter in the zoning district in which such building or zoning lot shall be located, with the exception of the following:

         (a)   Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this chapter; and

         (b)   Conditional uses allowed in accordance with the provisions of division (B) of this section.

      (2)    Uses already established on the effective date of this chapter, and rendered nonconforming by the provisions thereof, shall be subject to the regulations of §§ 156.085 through 156.089.

   (B)   Conditional uses. Conditional uses, as hereafter listed, may be allowed in the zoning districts indicated, subject to the issuance of conditional use permits in accordance with the provisions of § 156.160.

   (C)   Lot size requirements. Lot size requirements shall be as set forth under each zoning district.

      (1)   No use shall be established or hereafter maintained on a lot recorded after the effective date of this chapter which is of less area or less width than prescribed hereinafter for such use in the zoning district in which it is to be located.

      (2)   No existing building or dwelling nit shall be converted so as to conflict with, or further conflict with, the lot size requirements of the district in which such building is located.

   (D)   Yard requirements and open space.

      (1)   Yard requirements shall be as set forth under each zoning district in this subchapter for all buildings, structures and uses, except as may be established by the President and Board of Trustees and reflected on the zoning map.

      (2)    Fuel and food dispensing devices with a height of not over six feet shall be exempt from the established front yard or corner side yard requirements, but all such dispensing devices shall be set back from the front lot line and the corner side lot line a distance of not less than 15 feet.

      (3)   All required yards shall be unobstructed from the ground level to the sky, except as allowed in § 156.010(E). All accessory buildings when attached to principal buildings shall comply with the yard requirements of the principal buildings.

   (E)   Building height. The requirements established under each zoning district in this subchapter shall determine the maximum building height allowable for the building or buildings.

   (F)   Signs. Signs shall be allowed in business districts in accordance with the regulations established in §§ 156.200 through 156.219.

   (G)   Off-street parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading facilities, accessory to uses allowed in business districts, shall be provided in accordance with the regulations established in §§ 156.110 through 156.112.

   (H)   Television, radio, and satellite antennas. Television, radio, and satellite antennas shall be allowed in business districts in accordance with the regulations established in §§ 156.125 through 156.130.

(`95 Code, §156.055) (Ord. 83-11, passed 9- -83; Am. Ord. 94-5, passed 2-9-94)