§ 153.005 NATURE AND APPLICATION.
   (A)   For the purposes stated above, the city has been divided into zoning districts in which the regulations contained herein will govern lot coverage; the height, area, bulk, location, and size of buildings; open space; and the uses of land, buildings, and structures. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of these regulations shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare. Whenever these requirements are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules or regulations, the most restrictive, or that imposing the higher standards, shall govern; provided however, that the city shall not be responsible for enforcing deed restrictions or restrictive covenants.
   (B)   No land shall be used or occupied, no structure shall be erected, moved, converted, altered, enlarged, used or occupied, and no use shall be operated, unless it is in conformity with the regulations herein prescribed for the district in which such structure or land is located. This provision shall not be construed to affect any lawful uses of land or structures that exist, or for which a lawfully issued permit has been issued, at the effective date of these regulations.
   (C)   No proposed plat of any new subdivision of land shall hereafter be considered for approval unless the lots within such plat equal or exceed the minimum size and area requirements specified in the applicable zoning district in which the land is located.
   (D)   No open space required by these regulations for a particular structure or use shall be claimed at the same time as open space for another structure or use.
   (E)   Dedication to public use of land shall not be a condition for any zoning or conditional use approval.
   (F)   All structures constructed or occupied in conformance with these regulations shall also conform to all other codes and regulations of the city.
   (G)   The provisions of these regulations are severable. If any section, paragraph, sentence, or clause shall be declared invalid, the remainder of the regulations shall not be affected.
(Ord. 2017-05-635, passed 5-2-17)