(1) General Applicability
(a) The provisions of this code shall apply to all land, buildings, structures, and uses of land, buildings, and structures, or portions thereof, located within the municipal boundaries of Tipp City. The provisions of this code are the minimum requirements adopted to meet the purposes of this code as established in § 154.01(A).
(b) The regulations established for each district in this code shall apply uniformly to each class or type of use, land, building, or structure.
(c) No building, structure, or land shall be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall be structurally altered except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
(2) Essential Services Exempted
(a) The erection, construction, alteration, or maintenance by public utilities or municipal departments, boards, or commissions, of overhead, surface or underground gas, electrical steam, or water, distribution or transmission systems, collection, communications (except as regulated in Chapter 156 of the Code of Ordinances), supply or disposal systems, including mains, sanitary sewers, water lines, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, tunnels, wires, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants, poles, electrical substation, gas regulator stations and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith, reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utility or municipal department, board, or commission or for the public health, safety, or general welfare, shall be exempt from the regulations of this chapter. Provided, however, that the installation shall conform to Federal Communications Commission and Federal Aviation Agency rules and regulations, and those of other authorities having jurisdiction.
(b) Utility Structures
(i) Large ground-mounted utility structures or cabinets that exceed 6 square feet of surface area on any 1 side shall not be exempt from the provisions of this code.
(ii) Such structures or cabinets, that may include Video-Ready Access Device (VRAD) cabinets, shall be classified and reviewed as "utility structures" in § 154.04(F), regardless if the structure is a principal use or accessory use on the subject site.
(Ord. 5-14, passed 3-17-2014)