All uses of land initiated within the jurisdiction of this chapter on or following the effective date of this chapter shall comply with all of the provisions of this chapter. Specifically:
(A) Land use regulations and requirements. All uses of land shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of §§ 154.401 through 154.407, pertaining to the types of uses to which land is put within particular zoning districts. Such regulations and requirements address both general and specific regulations which land uses adhere to; and which are directly related to the protection of the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the city and its environs.
(B) Density and intensity regulations and requirements. All development of land shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of §§ 154.101 through 154.110, pertaining to the maximum permitted density (for residential land uses) and intensity (for nonresidential land uses) of land uses. Such regulations and requirements address issues such as floor area ratios (FARs), green space ratios (GSRs), and landscape surface ratios (LSRs); which are directly related to, and are a critical component of, density and intensity and the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the city and its environs.
(C) Bulk regulations and requirements. All development of land shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of §§ 154.101 through 154.110, pertaining to the maximum permitted bulk of structures and the location of structures on a lot. Such regulations and requirements address issues such as height, setbacks from property lines and rights of way, and minimum separation between structures which are directly related to, and a critical component of, the effective bulk of a structure and the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the city and its environs.
(D) Landscaping and bufferyards regulations and requirements. All development of land shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of §§ 154.601 through 154.605, pertaining to the provision of landscaping and bufferyards. Such regulations and requirements address issues such as minimum required landscaping of developed land and minimum required provision of bufferyards between adjoining zoning districts and/or development options which are directly related to, and a critical component of, the effective bulk of a structure and the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the city and its environs.
(E) Performance standards and requirements. All development of land shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of §§ 154.601 though 154.605 and 154.701 through 154.713, pertaining to the provision of appropriate access, parking, loading, storage, and lighting facilities. Such regulations and requirements address issues such as minimum required parking spaces, the screening of storage areas, and maximum permitted intensity of lighting, as well as defining acceptable levels of potential nuisances such as noise, vibration, odors, heat, glare and smoke which are directly related to, and a critical component of, the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the city and its environs.
(F) Signage regulations and requirements. All land use and/or development of land shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of §§ 154.801 through 154.815, pertaining to the type and amount of signage permitted on property. Such regulations and restrictions address issues such as the maximum area of permitted signage and the number and types of permitted signage which are directly related to, and a critical component of, the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the city and its environs.
(G) Procedural regulations and requirements. All land use and/or development of land shall comply with all the regulations and requirements of §§ 154.901 through 154.926, pertaining to the procedures necessary to secure review and approval of land use and/or development. Such regulations and restrictions address both procedural and technical requirements which are directly related to, and a critical component of, the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the city and its environs.
(H) Number of buildings per lot. In the LA, CSR and LDR Districts only one principal building shall be permitted on any one lot.
(I) Number of land uses per building.
(1) No more than five nonresidential land uses shall be permitted in any building unless a special use permit for a group development is granted in compliance with § 154.407.
(2) With the exceptions of a commercial apartment, caretakers’ residences, artisan studio or a home occupation, no building containing a nonresidential land use shall contain a residential land use.
(J) Division or combining of a lot. No recorded lot shall be divided into two or more lots, and no two or more recorded lots shall be combined into one or more lots, unless such division or combination results in the creation of lots, each of which conforms to all of the applicable regulations of the zoning district in which said lot is located (as set forth in this chapter).
(Ord. O-05-04, passed 4-11-05; Am. Ord. O.19.01, passed 1-15-19)
Cross reference:
Subdivision Regulations, see Ch. 153