(A) Authority. It is hereby declared that the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all properties as hereinafter specifically provided in this section.
(B) New uses. No building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, moved or structurally altered, and no building, structure or land shall hereafter be used, occupied or arranged or designed for use or occupancy, nor shall any excavating or grading be commenced in connection with any of the above matters, except as permitted by the regulations of this chapter for the zoning district in which such building, structure or land is located.
(C) Existing uses. Except as may otherwise be provided, all structural alterations or relocation of existing buildings occurring hereafter, and all enlargements of or additions to existing uses occurring hereafter shall be subject to all regulations herein which are applicable to the zoning districts in which such buildings, uses or land shall be located.
(D) Nonconforming uses. Any lawful building, structure or use existing at the time of the enactment of this chapter may be continued, even though such building, structure or use does not conform to the provisions herein for the district in which it is located, and whenever a district shall be changed hereafter, the then existing lawful use may be continued, subject to the provisions in §§ 156.120 through 156.123.
(E) Special uses. Where a structure and use thereof of land lawfully exists on the effective date of this chapter, and is classified by this chapter as a special use in the district where it is located, such use shall be considered a lawful special use. A special use permit issued in accordance with procedures herein set forth shall be required only for any expansion or major alteration of such existing legal special use.
(F) Lots of record. A lot of record at the time of the adoption of this chapter in a residence district which is unable to meet the requirements of this chapter as to area, lot width and yard requirements may be used for a single-family detached dwelling, provided that it shall meet all the other requirements of this chapter.
(G) Contiguous parcels. When two or more parcels of land, each of which lacks adequate area and dimension to qualify for a permitted use under the requirements of the use district in which they are located, are contiguous and are held in one ownership, at the time of or subsequent to the adoption of this chapter or amendment, they shall be used as one zoning lot for such use.
(H) Building permits. Where a building permit for a building or structure has been issued in accordance with law prior to the effective date of this chapter, and provided that construction is begun within 90 days of such effective date and diligently prosecuted to completion, the building or structure may be completed in accordance with the approved plans on the basis of which the building permit was issued, and further may upon completion be occupied under a certificate of occupancy by the use for which originally designated subject thereafter to the provisions of §§ 156.120 through 156.123. This section shall also control building permits lawfully issued prior to future amendments to this chapter.
(Ord. 95, passed 4-5-71)