No building or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, moved, or structurally altered except in conformity with the regulations of this chapter or amendments thereto, for the district in which it is located.

(1981 Code, App. A) (Ord. 624, Art. VII, § 1, passed 2-25-1975) Penalty, see § 10.99

   No building shall hereafter be erected or altered so as to exceed the height limit, or to exceed the density regulations of this chapter for the district in which it is located.

(1981 Code, App. A) (Ord. 624, Art. VII, § 2, passed 2-25-1975) Penalty, see § 10.99

   No lot, even though it may consist of 1 or more adjacent lots of record, shall be reduced in size so that the lot width or depth, front, side, or rear yards, lot area per dwelling, or other requirements of this chapter, including setbacks for existing structures, are not maintained.

(1981 Code, App. A) (Ord. 624, Art. VII, § 3, passed 2-25-1975; Am. Ord. 953, passed 10-14-2008) Penalty, see § 10.99

   No part of a yard or other open space required about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as a part of a yard or other open space similarly required for another building.

(1981 Code, App. A) (Ord. 624, Art. VII, § 4, passed 2-25-1975)

   (A)   Only 1 principal building and its customary accessory buildings shall be erected on any lot in the R-HZ, R-1, and R-4 and MHS Districts.

   (B)   No building shall be erected on any lot which does not abut at least 60 feet on a publicly dedicated or maintained street, except lots of record.

   (C)   Multiple principal buildings are allowed in the nonresidential zones, provided that applicable setbacks, parking requirements, and landscaping are satisfied for each separate building.

   (D)   Guest homes and other detached dwelling units in addition to the primary dwelling unit on the same site shall be prohibited, except in those zones permitting 2 and multi-family dwellings.

(1981 Code, App. A) (Ord. 624, Art. VII, § 5, passed 2-25-1975; Am. Ord. 863, passed 1-14-1997; Am. Ord. 878, passed 1-27-1998; Am. Ord. 953, passed 10-14-2008) Penalty, see § 10.99

   For the purpose of §§ 156.035 et seq., the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   BUILDING, ACCESSORY.

      (1)   A building subordinate to the main building on a lot and used for purposes customarily incidental to the main or principal building and located on the same lot therewith; to include portable buildings, metal buildings, carports, sheds, and detached garages.

      (2)   The following restrictions for square footage and height apply only to Residential and Mobile Home Subdivisions (MHS):

         (a)   Maximum square footage - 1,600 square feet; and

         (b)   Maximum height - 16 feet high.

(Am. Ord. 872, passed 8-12-1997)