§ 154.141 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)   No building, structure or part thereof shall be constructed, erected, moved, placed, maintained, reconstructed, used, extended, enlarged or altered, except in full conformity with the regulations herein specified for the zoning district in which it is located and this chapter.
   (B)   No use shall be established on any lot, land or premises, except in full conformity with the use regulations of the zoning district in which it is located and the requirements of this chapter.
   (C)   No building or structure shall be established, constructed or used on any lot, land, or premises except in full conformity with the regulations of the zoning district in which it is located and the requirements of this chapter.
   (D)   Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to require a change in the plans, construction or designated use of any building for which a building permit was issued or on which actual construction was lawfully begun prior to the effective date of adoption or amendment of this chapter and upon which actual building construction has been diligently conducted. A building permit shall be valid only in the event that the construction that is the subject of the permit commences within 60 days after the date of issuance and shall be completed within one year of the issuance date.
   (E)   The township may acquire, through purchase or condemnation, non-conforming lots, uses, buildings and structures. The Township Board may take these actions in the manner as provided by law.
   (F)   Notwithstanding the above or anything in this subchapter, a building, structure or part thereof can be altered so as to bring it into greater conformity with this chapter.
(Ord. passed 7-12-2012, § 5.2) Penalty, see § 154.999