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.
No buildings, 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 regulations herein specified for the
district in which it is located.
No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or
altered:
A. To exceed the height or bulk;
B. To accommodate or house a greater number of families;
C. To occupy a greater percentage of lot area;
D. To have narrower or small rear yards, front yards, side yards, or
other open spaces than herein required; or in any other manner contrary
to the provisions of this chapter.
No part of a yard, or other open space, or off-street parking
or loading space required about 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.
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 within their
respective zoning districts established by this chapter.
When a specific use is neither permitted nor prohibited in the
schedule of district regulations, the Zoning Hearing Board shall make
a determination, as an Administrative Review, as to the similarity
or compatibility of the use in question to the permitted uses in the
district, basing the decision on the overall intent stipulated for
the district.
Where a district boundary line divides a lot, which was a lot
of record at the time of adoption of this chapter, the Zoning Administrator
may permit the extension of the requirements of the less restrictive
district no more than 30 feet into the remaining portion of the lot
located in a more restrictive district.
All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the Township
shall be considered to be in the A-Agricultural District until otherwise
classified.