§ 16-02.018. Application of regulations.

Except as hereinafter specifically provided, no land or structure shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, moved or structurally altered except in conformity with the regulations for the district in which it is located and with regulations applying generally. In particular:

(1)

No structure shall hereafter be erected or altered:(a) to exceed the height; (b) to exceed the bulk or floor area or to accommodate or house a greater number of families; (c) to occupy a greater portion of lot area; (d) to leave narrower or smaller side yards or other open space on the lot or between buildings and portions of buildings; (e) to provide less off-street parking or loading space; to provide more parking where parking limitations apply; or (f) to display more signs, larger sign area, or signs of a different character than required or permitted herein, or in any other manner contrary to the provisions of these regulations.

(2)

Except as hereinafter provided in this part, no part of a yard, area, open space or parking or loading space required for one structure or use shall be included as meeting requirements for another.

(3)

Yards or lots created after the effective date of regulations related thereto shall meet the minimum requirements set forth therein, and no yard or lot existing at the effective date of such regulations shall thereafter be reduced in dimensions below the minimums set forth therein by private action. For effect of reduction in area by public action, see section 16-24.002, "Nonconforming lots of record."

(4)

No existing off-street parking or loading space, and no off-street parking or loading space hereafter provided, which meets all or part of the requirements for off-street parking or loading space set forth in these regulations, shall be reduced or eliminated by private action unless no longer required by these regulations, or unless alternative parking or loading space meeting requirements of these regulations is provided. For effect of reduction by public action, see section 16-24.006, "Nonconforming characteristics of use."

(Code 1977, § 16-02.018)