Except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter:
(A) The regulations set by this chapter for each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land within the district;
(B) No building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered, except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located;
(C) No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered, or in any other manner contrary to the provisions of this chapter:
(1) To exceed the height herein permitted;
(2) To have a smaller floor area than the minimum herein specified;
(3) To accommodate or house a greater number of families than the number herein permitted;
(4) To occupy a greater portion of lot area than that herein permitted; or
(5) To have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards or other open spaces than those herein required.
(D) No accessory building or other structure shall be constructed or otherwise placed on any lot unless and until a permit for the principal building on the lot has been issued, and no accessory building or structure shall be permitted to remain on the lot in the event the permit is terminated or permitted to expire prior to the completion of the principal building.
(E) No part of a 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.
(F) No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this chapter shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this chapter.
(Ord. 577, passed 4-14-1969)