Elmwood Park City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Applicability
§ 34-2.1 Interpretation.
[1969 Code § 88-3; Ord. No. 1978-6]
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements, adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare. Wherever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, or ordinances, the most restrictive or that imposing the higher standards shall govern.
§ 34-2.2 Conformance Required.
[1969 Code § 88-4; Ord. No. 1978-6]
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 unless in conformity with all the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
§ 34-2.3 Undersized Lots of Record.
[1969 Code § 88-5; Ord. No. 1978-6]
a.
Any lot of official record or any lot shown on a recorded subdivision plat at the time of enactment of this chapter with an area or width less than that prescribed for a lot in the district in which such lot is located, may be used for any purpose permitted in such district; provided, however, that the owner owns no adjoining land that, when added to the lot, would create a lot meeting or exceeding the minimum area and width requirements.
b.
On any undersized lot, the owner of which owns no adjoining land, the minimum combined side yard requirement for the district in which such lot is located may be reduced to not less than 10% of lot width, provided that all other regulations prescribed in the district shall be followed.
§ 34-2.4 Construction Approved Prior to Chapter.
[1969 Code § 88-6; Ord. No. 1978-6]
Nothing hereinafter contained shall require any change in plans, construction or designated use of a building for which a building permit has been heretofore issued and the construction of which shall have been actively prosecuted within 90 days after the effective date of this chapter and completed with dispatch.