A. Compliance With Provisions: No building or land shall hereafter be used and no building or part thereof shall be erected, moved or altered unless for a use expressly permitted by and in conformity with the regulations for the district in which it is located. (1999 Code § 5.06)
B. Minimum Requirements: In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this title shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals and welfare.
C. More Restrictive Provisions Apply: Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this title upon the use of land or buildings or upon the bulk of buildings are either more restrictive or less restrictive than comparable conditions imposed by any other provisions of this code or of any other law, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulations of any kind, the regulations which are more restrictive (which impose higher standards or requirements) shall govern.
D. No Authority To Operate A Business: Nothing in this title shall be deemed to be a consent, license or permit to use any property, to locate, construct, or maintain any building, structure or facility, or to carry on any business, industry, occupation or trade.
E. Platted Building And Setback Lines: If a recorded subdivision plat imposes a building or setback line for a lot which is less than the minimum yard required by the applicable section of this title, then, notwithstanding the recorded plat, the minimum yard shall be the same as required by the applicable section of this title.
F. Disclosure By Trustee Of Land Trust: Whenever any trustee of a land trust or any beneficiary or beneficiaries of a land trust make application to the village or any of its agencies pursuant to the provisions of this title relating to the land which is the subject of trust, any interest therein, improvements thereto, or use thereof, such application shall identify each beneficiary of such land trust by name and address and define his interest therein. All such applications shall be verified by the applicant in his capacity as trustee, or by the beneficiary as the beneficial owner of an interest in such land trust.
G. Private Agreements: This title is not intended to abrogate any easement, covenant, or other private agreement; provided, that where the regulations of this title are more restrictive or impose higher standards or requirements than easements, covenants, or other private agreements, the requirements of this title shall be controlling.
H. Separability: In accordance with the following, it is hereby declared that the several provisions of this title are separate:
1. If any court of competent jurisdiction determines any provision of this title to be invalid, such determination shall not affect any other provision of this title not specifically included in the court's judgment order.
2. If any court of competent jurisdiction determines any provision of this title to be invalid as applied to a particular lot, parcel, building, structure or use, such determination shall not affect the application of such provision to any other lot, parcel, building, structure or use not specifically included in the court's judgment order.
I. Illustrations: The illustrations used in this title are not drawn to scale and are intended only to graphically represent the requirements and concepts contained herein, and are not intended, nor should they be construed, to represent every situation or circumstance which may exist in the village. When there is a conflict between the text of this title and an illustration herein, the text shall prevail. (Ord. 2004-19, 8-10-2004)