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 except as hereinafter provided or as provided for in the City of Lancaster Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[1]
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 structurally 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 in connection with any structure or use 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 structure or use, unless specifically provided for otherwise herein.
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, unless specifically provided for otherwise herein.
D. 
When a municipal boundary line divides a single-family lot, the proposed use is a continuation of the single-family dwelling, and municipal property taxes are paid to the adjoining municipality, the zoning regulations of the adjoining municipality shall apply to the entire lot. In the event the adjoining municipality declines to accept jurisdiction, then the zoning regulations of the City shall apply to that portion of the property within the City.
E. 
Where a zoning regulation addresses impact on, or distance from, a residential district, the regulation and the determination of impact or distance shall include and consider any residential district within the City of Lancaster or an adjoining municipality.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 265, Subdivision and Land Development.
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 highest standards, shall govern.