No building, structure, land or open space 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.

No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered (subject to the provisions of a variance issued pursuant to article XIII of this appendix):

(1)

To exceed the height or intensity limits of this appendix;

(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 appendix.

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

No part of a yard or other open space or off-street parking or loading spaces required for 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.

Except for planned center developments or as otherwise provided, only one principal building and its accessory buildings may hereafter be erected on any one lot.

No single-family residence shall be permitted on a lot of less than 22,000 square feet which is to be served by septic tanks, regardless of the zoning district classification. With respect to existing platted lots, the Clayton 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.

Except as hereinafter provided, no principal structure shall be erected on any property which has less than 25 feet of access to a street or road dedicated or used as a public right-of-way. For the purposes of this section, the term "principal structure" shall mean a principal residential, commercial, industrial, or other similar structure. The term "access" as required herein shall be evidenced by a deed, easement, or similar conveying instrument properly recorded in the Clayton County, Georgia Deed Records.

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, a fee-simple single-family townhouse maybe erected on any property which has at least 20 feet of access to a street or road dedicated or used as a public right-of-way.

Further, and notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs, nothing in this section shall prohibit the development of a private road subdivision (residential, commercial, industrial, or otherwise), provided the required access is a road right-of-way constructed in accordance with applicable specifications for public-rights-of-way as promulgated by the city engineer. For the purposes of this section, the term "private road subdivision" shall mean a development wherein more than two principal residential, commercial, industrial, or other similar structures are constructed.

On through lots, the minimum front yard shall be provided for each street in accordance with the provisions of this appendix.

All territory which may hereafter be added to the incorporated area of the city shall be automatically classified in the RS-180 district until otherwise classified by amendment to this appendix as provided herein.

The keeping and raising of all farm animals and fowl and use of private stables shall be limited to property located within the A and ER districts having a minimum lot area of three acres. Any structure, pen, corral or other building appurtenant to the keeping and raising of livestock must be located a minimum of 100 feet from any property line. The keeping and raising of all farm animals and fowl shall be subject to all regulations promulgated by the county health department.

Temporary or permanent stands erected for the purpose of sale of vegetables, fruits or produce grown on the premises are permitted in the A district.