(A) Territorial Application: This zoning ordinance shall apply to all land, uses, buildings and structures within the Village of Riverside, including those owned by other municipal corporations and government bodies. Riverside's planning jurisdiction includes property within its corporate limits and unincorporated areas located within one and one-half (11/2) miles of the Village limits.
(B) General Application: In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this zoning ordinance shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion and protection of the public health, safety, convenience, comfort and general welfare, and shall be construed to achieve the purposes for which this zoning ordinance was adopted.
(C) General Prohibition: Except as otherwise provided by this zoning ordinance, no building, structure or use of land, lot of record or zoning lot, existing or hereafter established shall be established, used or occupied, erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, enlarged or structurally altered, divided or maintained in any manner, unless it conforms with the provisions of this zoning ordinance governing the zoning district in which it is located. Without limiting the foregoing, any activity that would cause an existing structure to not comply with this Code or that would create any parcel of land that could not be developed in compliance with this Code shall be prohibited.
(D) Private Agreements: This zoning ordinance is not intended to nullify any private agreement, provided where there is a conflict between such private agreement and this zoning ordinance, and where this zoning ordinance is more restrictive, this zoning ordinance shall control.
(E) Other Laws And Regulations: Unless otherwise specifically provided, the zoning ordinance shall control over less restrictive statutes, ordinances or regulations, and more restrictive statutes, ordinances or regulations shall control over the provisions of this zoning ordinance.
(F) Division Of Lots: No portion of any zoning lot, whether improved or unimproved, shall be sold, granted or otherwise divided if such division will cause the lot width, lot area, lot frontage, setbacks, maximum building coverage, or maximum impervious surfaces coverage of any of the resulting parcels to be less than the minimum requirements set forth in this zoning ordinance for the particular zoning district in which the property is located. Any subdivision must follow the subdivision regulations of the Village of Riverside found in title 4, chapter 8 of the Municipal Code. (Ord. 2955, 6-15-2017)