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

(Code 1994, § 110-1; Ord. No. 02-02, § 1, 5-13-2002)

No building, structure, land or open space 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 of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.

(Code 1994, § 110-1; Ord. No. 02-02, § 1, 5-13-2002)

No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered:

(1)

To exceed the height or bulk limits of this chapter;

(2)

To accommodate or house a greater number of families;

(3)

To occupy a greater percentage of lot area;

(4)

To have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards, or other open spaces than herein required;

or in any other manner be contrary to the provisions of this chapter.

(Code 1994, § 110-1; Ord. No. 02-02, § 1, 5-13-2002)

No lot, even though it may consist of one or more adjacent lots in the same ownership at the time of passage of the resolution from which this chapter is derived, shall be reduced in size so that lot width or size of yards of lot area per family or any other requirements of this chapter are not maintained. This section shall not apply when a portion of a lot is acquired for public use.

(Code 1994, § 110-1; Ord. No. 02-02, § 1, 5-13-2002)

No part of a yard or other open space or off-street parking or loading spaces required about any one building shall be included as a part of the yard or off-street parking or loading spaces required for another building, except as specifically provided for herein.

(Code 1994, § 110-1; Ord. No. 02-02, § 1, 5-13-2002)

For residential development, only one principal building and its accessory buildings may hereafter be erected on any one lot, except as otherwise provided for in this chapter.

(Code 1994, § 110-1; Ord. No. 02-02, § 1, 5-13-2002)

No single-family residence shall be permitted on a lot of less than 25,000 square feet in a new subdivision which is to be served by septic tanks, regardless of the zoning district classification. With respect to existing platted lots, the county board of health will evaluate each individual request for a permit on a case-by-case basis. This restriction on lot size does not apply to residential development served by community sewer systems.

(Code 1994, § 110-1; Ord. No. 02-02, § 1, 5-13-2002)

Editor's note— As of the publication date of the 2015 Code of Ordinances, the square footage requirement for the above section from 20,000 to 25,000 square feet, pursuant to City Code 1994 § 92-1 (Regulations adopted by reference) which adopted by reference the entirety of the Clayton County Subdivision Regulations (§ 86-161(b), Sanitary Sewer Standards, adopted May 22, 2008).

No building or structure shall hereafter be erected on a lot that does not abut for at least a distance of 25 feet upon a public street, a publicly approved street or a publicly maintained street.

(Code 1994, § 110-1; Ord. No. 02-02, § 1, 5-13-2002)