No building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or part thereof, or other structure, shall be erected, raised, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, or altered except in conformity with the regulations specified in this title for the district in which it is located.

(Ord. 280 § 4.04(1), 1968.)

All new buildings and structures shall conform to the building regulations established in this title for the district in which each building is located, except that parapet walls, chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, stacks and necessary mechanical appurtenances shall be permitted to exceed the maximum height provisions when erected in accordance with all other ordinances of the city.

(Ord. 280 § 4.04(2), 1968.)

Except as otherwise provided for in this title, every building shall be constructed or erected upon a lot or parcel of land which abuts upon a public street unless a permanent easement of access to a public street is of record prior to the application for a building permit.

(Ord. 280 § 4.07, 1968.)

Except in the case of a planned development, not more than one principal detached residential building shall be located on a residential lot, nor shall a principal detached residential building be located on the same zoning lot with any other principal building.

(Ord. 280 § 4.08, 1968.)

An area indicated on the zoning map as a public park, recreation area, public school site, cemetery, or other similar open space, shall not be used for any other purpose than that designated, and when the use of the area is discontinued, it shall automatically be zoned to the most restricted adjoining district until appropriate zoning is authorized by the city council within three months after the day of application filed for rezoning.

(Ord. 280 § 4.09, 1968.)

The performance standards of the M-1 manufacturing district shall also apply to all residential or business districts.

(Ord. 280 § 4.12, 1968.)

Where a use is classified as a special use and exists as a permitted use at the date of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title, it shall be considered a legal use, without further action of the city council, the zoning administrator, the zoning board of appeals, or the plan commission.

(Ord. 280 § 4.13, 1968.)

When a use is not specifically listed in the sections devoted to permitted uses, it shall be assumed that such uses are expressly prohibited unless by a written decision of the plan commission it is determined that said use is similar to and not more objectionable than uses listed. Such uses may then be permitted.

(Ord. 280 § 4.14, 1968.)

Excepting permitted home occupations, no one-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, row dwelling, multi-family dwelling, nor any dwelling unit thereof, nor any pool or other accessory building or structure located on a residentially zoned lot, shall be used, held-out, maintained or occupied as, for, or in pursuit of any industry, business, trade, enterprise, occupation or profession of any kind including, but not limited to, a short-term/vacation rental. For purposes hereof, a "short-term/vacation rental" shall mean the rental or lease of any of the aforementioned to, or any occupancy or possession thereof for consideration by, a third-party, by direct or indirect means, for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive days measured by time authorized or actually used or occupied, whichever is less.

(Ord. No. 2024-22, § 1, 12-5-2024)