A. Compliance With Provisions:
1. No building or land shall be erected, moved, or altered unless for a use expressly permitted by and in conformity with the regulations for the district in which it is located.
2. All buildings or structures erected hereafter, all uses of buildings, structures or land established hereafter, and all structural alteration or relocation of existing buildings or structures occurring hereafter shall be subject to all regulations of this title, or any amendment hereto, that are applicable to the zoning districts in which such buildings, structures or parcels of land shall be located. However, where a building permit for a building or structure has been issued in accordance with law prior to the effective date hereof, or any amendment hereto, and provided that construction was begun before the effective date hereof, or any amendment hereto, and completion is accomplished within one year of the effective date hereof, or any amendment hereto, said building or structure may be completed in accordance with the approved plans on the basis of which the building permit has been issued, and further, may, upon completion, be occupied for the use for which originally designated, subject thereafter to the provisions of this title.
B. Minimum Requirements: In interpreting and applying the provisions of this title, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the safety, health, convenience, comfort, prosperity, and general welfare.
C. Conflicting, More Restrictive Provisions:
1. It is not intended by this title to interfere with, abrogate, amend, or repeal any ordinance, rules, or regulations previously adopted and not in conflict with any of the provisions of this title or which shall be adopted pursuant to law relating to the use of buildings or premises, nor is it intended by this title to interfere with or abrogate or annul any easements, covenants, or other agreements between parties; except, that where this title imposes a greater restriction upon the use of buildings or premises or upon the height of buildings or requires larger open spaces than are imposed or required by such other ordinances or such easements, covenants, or other agreements, the provisions of this title shall control.
2. In the case of any conflict between this title, or part thereof, and the whole or part of any existing or future private covenants or deeds, the most restrictive shall apply.
D. Validity: Should any section, clause, or provision of this title be declared by the courts to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this title as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared invalid. (Ord. 2004-26, 9-22-2004, eff. 9-22-2004)