Scott Township Columbia County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
District Regulations
§ 135-13 Construction of provisions; performance required.
The regulations set forth in this article for each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, except as may be hereinafter provided.
A.
No building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located. If a use, occupancy, erection, construction, reconstruction, movement or alteration is not expressly provided for in Appendix D[1] as to the district in which such activity occurs or is proposed, such activity shall be prohibited.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix D refers to the charts of use regulations and dimensional requirements for the respective zoning districts of the Township included as attachments to this chapter.
B.
No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed the height or bulk; to accommodate or house a greater number of persons or families; to occupy a greater percentage of lot area; or to have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards or other open space than herein required or in any other manner to be contrary to this chapter.
C.
The commencement of any occupancy, erection, construction, reconstruction, movement, alteration or razing of any structure or for the changing of the grade of real estate or the placing of fill thereon shall require the issuance of a building permit, and the commencement of any use or activity shall require the issuance of a zoning permit, except as may be provided in § 135-87. No building or zoning permit shall be issued until and unless the proposed activity meets with full compliance with all ordinances, laws, regulations and statutes, including, but not limited to, Chapter 123 of the Scott Township Code of Ordinances, Subdivision and Land Development.
§ 135-14 Use regulations and dimensional requirements.
The specific use regulations and dimensional requirements pertaining to each district are contained on the charts that follow, designated as Appendix D.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said charts of use regulations and dimensional requirements for the respective zoning districts of the Township, collectively referred to in this chapter as "Appendix D," are included as attachments to this chapter.
