1. General application. Except as hereinafter provided:
A. No building, other structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or other structure, or parts thereof, shall be erected, relocated, altered, extended or enlarged unless in conformity with the use, height and area regulations specified herein for the district in which such building, other structure or land is located, and in conformity with all other regulations of this Chapter;
B. No lot area shall be reduced or diminished so that the yards or other open space thereon shall be less than prescribed by this Chapter, nor shall the density of population be increased in any manner except in conformity with area requirements herein established. If on the effective date hereof or of any subsequent amendments hereto increasing the area or open space requirements, the lot area or required open spaces are less than the minimum required by this Chapter, such area or open space shall not be further reduced;
C. No yard or other open space provided on one lot for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Chapter shall be considered as providing a yard or open space required on any other lot;
D. Unless otherwise specified herein, the requirements for the area, width and open space shall be deemed to be minimum requirements;
E. The placement or construction of children’s playhouses, sandboxes, swing sets, dog houses, ornamental wishing wells, trellises, planters, clothline supports, mailboxes, or any other structures deemed similar in nature by the Zoning Officer shall meet all the requirements of this Chapter but may not require a building permit; and
F. The changing of color, composition, siding, or roofing materials of existing structures which do not increase the size of the structure may not require a building permit.
(Ord. 1983-2B, passed 4-30-1984; Ord. 1989-1, passed 3-13-1989; Ord. 1991-6, passed 4-29-1991)