(A) Whenever, in any zoning district, a use is neither permitted nor allowed through a conditional or interim use permit reference, the use shall be considered prohibited. In such cases, the City Council, Planning Commission or property owner may request a study by the city to determine if the use is acceptable and, if so, what zoning would be most appropriate and the determination as to conditions and standards relating to development of the use. The study shall include consideration of the adopted Comprehensive Plan of the city. The city’s Planning Commission, upon receipt of the staff study, may initiate an amendment to this chapter to provide for the particular use under consideration or may find that the use is not compatible for development within the district or the city.
(B) Except as otherwise provided, the use and height of buildings hereafter erected, converted, moved, enlarged or structurally altered, and use of any land shall be in compliance with the regulations established herein for the district in which the buildings or lands are located.
(C) No lot shall be so reduced that the dimensions and yard requirements imposed by this chapter cannot be met. No part of the yard or open space required for a given building shall be included as part of the yard or open space required for another building.
(D) Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky unobstructed, except for minor and temporary structures and the ordinary projection of sills, cornices, roof overhangs, gutters and ornamental features projected not more than 48 inches; except that, in commercial areas a permanent awning and its accessory columns or struts may project not more than five feet into a required front or side yard.
(E) Only one principal use is allowed per lot or parcel unless mixed uses, multi-family dwellings or other such uses are explicitly allowed for that zoning district.
(F) For uses that are allowed with a maximum square footage, the maximum square footage applies to newly constructed and/or pre-existing structures.
(G) Open or enclosed fire escapes may project into a required yard not more than five feet and into a required court not more than three and one-half feet; provided, it be so located as to not obstruct light or ventilation. Chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, monuments, stacks, tanks, water towers, ornamental towers, spires, wireless or communication towers (in districts where they are specifically allowed), masts or aerials, and necessary mechanical appurtenances are hereby excepted from the height regulations of this chapter and may be erected in accordance with other regulations or ordinances of the city.
(Prior Code, § 305.02) (Ord. passed 12-18-2007; Ord. passed 7-2-2018)