(a) The regulations for each district set forth by this Zoning Code shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, except as hereinafter provided.
(b) No building, structure or land shall be used or occupied, and no building or structure or part thereof shall 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) There shall be no more than one principal building for each lot or structure in Districts R-1 through R-4. In addition, no building or other structure shall be erected or altered:
(1) To provide for greater height or bulk;
(2) To accommodate or house a greater number of families;
(3) To occupy a greater percentage of lot area; or
(4) To have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards or other open spaces than herein required;
or in any other manner contrary to the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(d) No yard or lot existing at the time of the passage of this Zoning Code shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this Zoning Code shall meet at least the minimum requirements set forth herein.
(e) Except as permitted by other provisions of this Zoning Code, no lot or parcel shall contain any building used in whole or in part for residential purposes unless the front lot line of such lot abuts fully on a dedicated street.
(f) In any district where a lot or parcel is being proposed for principal use improvement or development, the City Engineer and Building Inspector shall require highway improvements for the benefit of the public health, safety and welfare and to fulfill the intent of the Master Thoroughfare Plan.
(g) In any district where a public sanitary sewer is not available, the minimum lot requirements shall be in conformance with the prevailing Montgomery County General Health District standards as they may be amended.
(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78; Ord. 5304. Passed 12-15-98.)