The regulations set by this chapter within each
district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to
each class or kind of structure or land and particularly, except as
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 altered
unless in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified
for the district in which it is located.
B.
No part of a yard or other open space or off-street
parking or loading space required for or in connection with any building
for the purpose of complying with this chapter shall be included as
part of a yard, open space or off-street parking or loading space
similarly required for any other building.
C.
No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of
this chapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum
requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective
date of this chapter shall meet at least the minimum requirements
established by this chapter.
A.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions
of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for
the promotion of the public health, safety, morals or general welfare.
Wherever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the
requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, ordinances,
deed restrictions or covenants, the most restrictive or that imposing
the higher standards shall govern.
B.
In interpreting the language of this chapter to determine
the extent of the restriction upon the use of property, the language
shall be interpreted, where doubt exists as to the intended meaning
of the language written and enacted by the Township Board of Commissioners,
in favor of the property owner and against any implied extension of
the restriction.
