No building, structure, premises, or land shall be used or occupied and no building or part thereof shall be erected, extended, enlarged, constructed, moved, or altered except in conformity with this Ordinances for the district in which it is, or will be, located.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))

No building or structure shall be erected, constructed or altered that exceeds the height limit for the district in which it is located.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))

Unless acquired for public use, no lot shall be reduced in size so that it does not comply with the applicable provisions of this Ordinance.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))

No part of a yard or lot required for one building shall be included as part of a yard or lot similarly required for another building. Every part of a required yard shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed, except for the ordinary projection of sills, cornices, buttresses, ornamental features, chimneys, flues, and eaves, provided such projections do not extend more than 2 feet into the yard area requirements.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))

Minimum side yard requirements for corner lots shall not be less than the minimum front yard requirements for such lots.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))

In all Commercial, Industrial, and Office-Institutional districts, more than 1 principal building containing a permitted or conditional use may be erected on a single lot or tract of land provided that all yard and other space requirements of this Ordinance are met for each structure as though it were on an individual lot. In the A-1 Agricultural district, more than one principal building housing a permitted single-family residential use may be erected on a lot or tract of land provided all yard and other space requirements of this Ordinance are met for each structure and each building shall be located on a lot or parcel which abuts a public street or road.

If applicable, if more than one single family residence, except Homestead Compounds in PUD, is to be constructed on a tract, the owner must record a plat of subdivision of the lot(s) with the Clerk of the Superior Court before a building permit can be issued. A parcel of land divided into five (5) or more lots for sale or legacy must comply with the Greene County Subdivision Regulations.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))

The following minimum distances between structures are required unless otherwise specified within this Ordinance.

5.7.1 There shall be a distance of not less than twenty (20) feet between any building on adjoining lots or parcels with the following exceptions:

5.7.1.1 Where building are attached, such as in townhouses, duplexes, and multi-family, separation is not required between adjacent attached structures. Common fire wall/party walls comply with the International Building Code.

5.7.1.2 Where setbacks are permitted to be less than 10 feet from the adjacent lot or parcel or less than 20 feet from an adjacent building, buildings must comply with the International Building Code, exterior fire wall rating. For new structures adjacent to a vacant lot, the fire separation distance will be based on two (2) times the proposed building setback from the property line.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))

Temporary structures used in conjunction with construction work may be permitted in any district and shall be removed within seven (7) days of the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the structure that was the subject of the construction work.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))