(a) Platting Required. No use shall be established or altered and no structure shall be constructed or altered except on a lot that has been platted in accordance with or which otherwise meets, the requirements of the Subdivision Regulations.
(1) Minimum requirements. The General Development Standards of this Ordinance are minimum requirements for the arrangement of lots and spaces to be achieved in all developments.
(2) Lot area and yard space preserved. The lot area and yard space required for use or structure shall be maintained during its life and shall not be reduced below the minimum requirement, occupied by another use or structure, or counted as yard space for any other use or structure.
(3) Open yard required. The yard space required for a use or structure shall, during its life, remain free of all uses or occupancy except as follows:
A. Eaves, cornices, windowsills and belt courses may project into any required side yard a distance not to exceed (2) two feet.
B. Open and uncovered porches may project beyond the front building line or into a required rear yard a distance not to exceed (10) ten feet.
C. Driveways may be permitted in required yards, but shall be (3) three feet or more from any property line except where such driveways are developed jointly as a common drive to adjoining lots.
(4) New structures. New structures and/or developments shall be permitted only on lots subdivided to meet the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance and in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations of the Municipality and shall conform with the development standards of the zoning districts in which such construction is permitted, except as otherwise provided for.
(5) New uses. The only new uses of land or a structure shall be those which are a permitted use or a conditional use for the zoning district in which such use is to be located.
(b) Existing Conforming Lots, Structures, or Uses. Lots, Structures, or the use of lots and/or structures which conform with the regulations of the zoning district in which they are located may be continued; and may be altered, extended or changed in accordance with the following:
(1) Conforming lots. A conforming lot my be changed, altered, enlarged or reduced in dimension, provided however, that the remaining lot and/or resulting lots shall conform to the development standards for the zoning district in which the lot is located.
(2) Conforming structure. A conforming structure may be altered, reconstructed or extended only in such manner as will comply with the development standards for the zoning district in which the structure is located.
(3) Conforming Use. A conforming use may be expanded, modified or changed only in such a manner as will comply with the permitted use, or conditional use (if previously approved) regulations and with the development standards of the zoning district in which the conforming use is located.
(c) Existing Nonconforming Lots, Structures, or Uses. Lots, structures, or the use of lots and/or structures which do not conform with the regulations of the zoning district in which they are located may be continued, and may be altered, extended or changed in accordance with the following:
(1) Nonconforming lots. The construction of a conforming structure and/or the conduct of a permitted use shall be allowed on any lot of record which has an area and/or lot width less than that required for such structure or permitted use in the zoning district in which the lot is located. Variance of any development standard other than minimum lot area and/or minimum lot width shall be obtained only through action of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Such nonconforming lots must be in separate ownership and not of continuous frontage with other
(d) Existing Conditional Use Permits. Nothing contained in the Zoning Ordinance shall affect the validity or effectiveness of an existing conditional use permit issued under the prior Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 22-089. Passed 12-5-22.)