§ 159.105 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   Permitted uses.

      (1)   Permitted uses of land or buildings, as herein listed, shall be permitted in the districts indicated under the conditions specified. No buildings or land shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted in the zoning district in which such building or land is located, with the exception of the following:

         (a)   Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this chapter or any amendment hereto; and

         (b)   Special uses allowed in accordance with the provisions of division (B) below.

      (2)   Uses already established on the effective date of this chapter or any amendment hereto, and rendered nonconforming by the provisions hereof, shall be subject to the regulations of §§ 159.025 through 159.027.

   (B)   Special uses. Special uses may be allowed in the district as provided in § 159.045.

   (C)   Lot size requirements. Lot size requirements shall be as set forth under each zoning district.

   (D)   Yard requirements.

      (1)   Yard requirements shall be as set forth under each zoning district in this subchapter for all buildings, structures and uses, except as provided §§ 159.003 through 159.015.

      (2)   If the property on a street frontage between intersecting streets is zoned partially residence, or general residence and partially business, the front yard requirement of the residence or general residence district shall be applied to the entire street frontage.

      (3)   Fuel pumps with a height of not over six feet shall be exempt from the established front yard or corner side yard requirements, but all such dispensing devices shall be set back from the front lot line and the corner side lot line a distance of not less than 15 feet.

      (4)   All accessory buildings when attached to principal buildings shall comply with the yard requirements of the principal building.

   (E)   Height requirements. The requirements established under each zoning district in this subchapter shall determine the maximum building height allowable within each district.

   (F)   Signs. Signs regulated as provided in Chapter 153 of the city code.

   (G)   Off-street parking. Off-street parking, accessory to uses allowed in the office, neighborhood business and community business districts, shall be provided as required in §§ 159.130 through 159.139.

   (H)   Inclusionary housing. In addition to the requirements of this section and the respective district requirements, certain developments shall be subject to the inclusionary housing requirements of Chapter 158 of the city code, which requirements shall be satisfied in addition the provisions of this chapter.

(Prior Code, § 46-48) (Ord. eff. 1-15-1972; Ord. 91-1(A), passed 1-7-1991; Ord. 2005-45, passed 12-5-2005)