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.
No person shall occupy or use any land or construct
or locate any building within the bounds of the Township, except in
conformity with the restrictions and regulations established by this
chapter for the district in which such land or building is located
and in conformity with all other pertinent terms and provisions of
this chapter.
In all districts any existing building or other
structure or any tract of land or use existing on February 22, 1979,
or the effective date of any applicable amendment to this chapter,
which is not in conformity with the regulations for the district in
which it is located shall be deemed nonconforming, except for any
building or structure that is in violation of any preceding ordinance,
and subject to the appropriate regulations of this chapter governing
such nonconforming uses, lots and structures.
A.
All structures for which permits have been obtained,
and the construction of which or a portion of which has been begun,
or for which a contract or contracts have been let, pursuant to a
permit issued prior to the passage of this chapter, may be completed
and used in accordance with the plans for which such permit was granted.
B.
Nothing herein contained shall require any change
in laws or construction of a lawful use where building permits have
been issued before February 22, 1979, or the effective date of any
applicable amendment to this chapter, and where construction is completed
within one year of such date, but if no substantial construction has
been made and no contract or contracts have been let prior to such
effective date, then the building permits affected are hereby declared
void.
The interpretation of the regulations of this
chapter is intended to be such that whenever these requirements are
at variance with any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations or
ordinances, as particularly refer to area and bulk regulations, and
impose higher standards, the most restrictive requirement shall govern.
