200.01.

The regulations set by this ordinance within each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, except as hereinafter provided.

200.02.

No building, structure, or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.

200.03.

No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed the height; to accommodate or house a greater number of families; to occupy a greater percentage of lot area; or to have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards, or other open spaces than herein required; or in any other manner contrary to the provisions of this ordinance.

200.04.

No part of a yard, other open space, off-street parking, or loading space required about or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this ordinance, shall be included as part of a yard, open space, off-street parking, or loading space similarly required for any other building.

200.05.

No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein, except as provided under subsections 401 and 902 in this ordinance. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this ordinance shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this ordinance.

200.06.

Classification of Newly Annexed Property: All annexations of land to the City of Brookhaven shall be zoned or rezoned in accordance with Article XI Amendments Procedure, and will conform with the Comprehensive Plan.

200.07.

Court Ordered Rezoning: In the event rezoning is required pursuant to a court order specifically establishing the zoning classification to be applicable to the property which is the subject matter of the suit, the procedural requirements of the Zoning Ordinance for rezoning property shall not apply. A certified copy of the final court order shall be filed with the City Clerk after all available time for appeal has expired. The City Clerk shall have the zoning change entered on the Official Zoning Map and cause the zoning change and certified copy of the court order to be entered in the minutes of the City Council.