1131.01 GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF ZONING ORDINANCE.

   No structure, or part thereof, shall be placed upon or moved onto land, erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used or occupied which does not comply with the district regulations established by this Ordinance for the district in which the building, structure, and/or land is located.

A.   Lot Size Requirements and the Subdivision of Land

   No parcel of land held under one ownership, with or without a building, at the time this Ordinance became effective shall be reduced, nor shall any such parcel be subdivided in any manner below the minimum lot width and lot area required by this Ordinance.

B.   Reductions in Yard Requirements

   No building may be enlarged which would result in decreasing a minimum yard requirement below the requirements of the applicable zoning district.

C.   Location of Uses on a Single Lot

   Unless otherwise specifically allowed, every principle building hereafter erected, relocated, or structurally altered shall be located on a single lot as herein defined.

D.   Unsafe Buildings

   Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition any structure, or part thereof, declared unsafe by a proper authority.

E.   Conversion of Dwellings

   The conversion of any building into a dwelling or the conversion of any dwellings to accommodate an increased number of dwelling units or families, is permitted only in accordance with all requirements of this Ordinance including those that require minimum lot sizes (Refer to Section 1173.03).

F.   Parking/Loading Requirements

   No land use may change from one (1) use to another without meeting the parking/loading requirements for the new use.