Except as herein provided in §§ 154.240 through 154.260, 154.275 through 154.282, 154.405 through 154.411, and 154.445 through 154.454, with respect to supplementary regulations, conditional uses, nonconforming uses, and nonconforming buildings and variances, the regulations as categorized shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land and, particularly:
(A) No building, structure, or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building, structure, or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered, unless it is in conformance with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located;
(B) No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered to:
(1) Exceed the height or bulk;
(2) Accommodate or house a greater number of families;
(3) Occupy a greater percentage of lot area; and
(4) Have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards, or other open spaces than is allowed by the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
(C) No part of any yard or other open space or off-street parking or loading space required about or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this chapter, shall be included as part of a yard, open space, or off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building;
(D) (1) No yard or lot existing at the time of adoption of this chapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein.
(2) Yards or lots created after the effective date hereof shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this chapter; and
(E) (1) (a) All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the city or the city’s extraterritorial limits shall be considered to be in a similar or nearest classification district as designated by any county zoning ordinance.
(b) However, the City Council shall determine the appropriate zoning for any and all area to be annexed to the city or to be annexed to the city’s extraterritorial limits, but shall request a recommendation from the City-County Planning Board, and shall take into consideration the area growth policy plan.
(2) When such zoning of annexed territory is to be effective at the time of such annexation, the Planning Board shall have held a public hearing in order that the City Council may determine the proper zoning by an amendment to be effective upon the effective date of such annexation.
(2015 Code, § 11-4-1) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000)