(A) The regulations set by this chapter within each district shall be minimum regulations, and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, and particularly, except as hereinafter provided.
(B) No building, structure, or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or structure or portion thereof shall hereafter 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; provided, however, that outside of the corporation limits of the city, the use of land for farming or agricultural purposes, except commercial feed lots, is specifically excepted from the provisions of this chapter.
(C) No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered:
(1) To exceed the height or bulk;
(2) To accommodate or house a greater number of families;
(3) To occupy a greater percentage of lot area; and/or
(4) To have a 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 chapter.
(D) No part of a yard, or other open space, or off-street parking of loading space required about, or in connection with, any building for the purpose of complying with this chapter, shall be included as part of a yard, open space, or off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building.
(E) No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this section shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this chapter.
(F) All territory, which may hereafter be annexed to the city, shall be considered to be in the Agricultural District until otherwise classified.
(G) All uses and structures not specifically listed as a permitted use, special permitted use, or as a conditional use in a particular zoning district shall be prohibited in said district.
(Prior Code, § 3.0103)
(Ord. 607, passed 11-15-2021)