(A) In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of public health, safety or general welfare. Where this chapter imposes greater restrictions upon the use of a building or land or upon the height, bulk or size of a building or requires larger open spaces than are imposed or required by other ordinances, rules, regulations or permits, or by easements, covenants, or agreements impose greater restrictions upon the use of a building or land, or upon the height, bulk or size of a building, or require larger open spaces than are required under the regulations of this chapter, such provisions shall govern.
(B) All buildings for which permits have been obtained and the construction of which pursuant to a permit issued prior to the passage of this chapter, must be completed and used in accordance with the plans for which said permit was granted. No occupancy of an unfinished structure will be permitted.
(C) All permits for buildings issued within 60 days prior to the passage of this chapter are hereby declared void, provided that such building or its use does not conform to the provisions of this chapter; if, at the time of the passage of this chapter:
(1) No substantial construction has been made; or
(2) No contract or contracts have been let pursuant to said permit.
(D) If, after the issuance of a permit, the operations authorized thereunder are not commenced with six months after the date of the permit, of if, after the commencement of operations, the work is discontinued for a period of six months, such permit shall be void; work may not again be commence until a new permit has been issued as for the original work, and building materials and equipment on the ground shall be removed or stored according to the requirements of the Mayor.
(E) The Mayor may issue a permit for the use of land or the erection or use of a building, such as real estate office of a contractor’s office, or storage yard, for commercial or industrial purposes in a residential district, in cases where such use is incidental and reasonably necessary for the development of the district for residential purposes, and where the proposed use is clearly of a temporary nature, to be abandoned as the adjacent area become occupied for residential purposes. Any permit so authorized shall be only for such limited period of time as the Mayor shall determine is reasonable, considering the character of the district in question, and in no case, for a period of more than one year.
(Ord. 21, passed 1-14-2020) Penalty, see §
152.999