Minimum requirements. The provisions of this chapter shall be held
to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health,
safety, morals and welfare.
Relationship with other laws. Where the conditions imposed by any
provision of this chapter upon the use of land or buildings, or upon
the bulk of buildings are either more restrictive or less restrictive
than comparable conditions imposed by any other provision of this
chapter or any other law, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation
of any kind, the regulations which are more restrictive (or which
impose higher standards or requirements) shall govern.
Effect on existing agreements. This chapter is not intended to abrogate
any easement, covenant or any other private agreement, provided that
where the regulations of this chapter are more restrictive (or impose
higher standards or requirements) than such easements, covenants or
other private agreements, the requirements of this chapter shall govern.
No structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no structure
or part thereof shall be erected, moved or altered unless in conformity
with the regulations herein specified for the district in which it
is located.
No building shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed the height,
to accommodate or house a greater number of families, to occupy a
greater percentage of lot area, or to have narrower or smaller rear
yards, specified herein for the district in which such a building
is located.
No part of a yard or other open space about any building required
for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall
be included as part of a yard or other space similarly required for
another building.
No lot, yard, setback, parking area or other space shall be so reduced
in area, dimension or capacity as to make said area, dimension or
capacity less than the minimum required under this chapter. If already
less than the minimum required under this chapter, said area, dimension
or capacity shall not be further reduced.
Responsibility. The final responsibility for the conforming of buildings
and use to the requirements of this chapter shall rest with the owner
or owners of such building or use and the property on which it is
located.
Contiguous parcels. When two or more parcels of land, each of which
lacks adequate area and dimension to qualify for a permitted use under
the requirements of the use district in which they are located, are
contiguous and are held in one ownership, they shall be used as one
zoning lot for such use.
Lots or parcels of land of record. Any single lot or parcel of land,
held in one ownership, which was of record at the time of adoption
of this chapter, that does not meet the requirements for minimum lot
width and area, may be utilized for a permitted use, provided that
yards, courts or usable open space are not less than 75% of the minimum
required dimensions of areas.
Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, every building
shall be constructed or erected upon a lot or parcel of land which
abuts upon an existing or plotted street unless a permanent easement
of access to a public street is of record.