§ 78-5. Prohibitions.  


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  • (a)

    Limitations on use or occupancy of land, buildings and structures. No land shall be used or occupied and no building, structure, property line fence or wall shall be designed, erected, reconstructed, structurally altered, used or occupied for any purpose other than as permitted in the district in which it is located, or except in conformity with all regulations herein established and upon performance of all conditions herein set forth.

    (b)

    Limitations on sales and rentals of land, buildings and structures. No person, firm or corporation and no officer or employee thereof (either as owner or as participating principal, agent, servant or employee of such owner) shall sell, rent, lease or offer or attempt to sell, rent, or lease any land, building or structure upon the representation falsely made and known to be false, that such land, building or structure may be used or occupied in a manner or for a use prohibited by this chapter.

    (c)

    Limitations on height and area. No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed the height or bulk limits herein established for the district in which such building or structure is located. No tract or lot area shall be reduced or diminished so that the setbacks shall be smaller than prescribed by this chapter. No setback provided about any building or structure for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing a setback for any other building or structure, and no setback on any adjoining property shall be considered as providing a setback on any lot whereon a building or structure is to be erected. The density of population shall not be increased in any manner except in conformity with the area regulations herein established.

    (d)

    Prohibition of more than one building per lot. Every building hereafter erected shall be located on a lot as herein defined, and in no case shall there be more than one building on one lot except private garages, or a carport and as otherwise provided in this chapter. A special exception may be granted for buildings or structures hereafter erected on land annexed into the r prior to the adoption of this code. Private garages and carports are permitted in residentially zoned districts as stated in section 78-16(b)(4). Carports are permitted in a commercially zoned district for the sole purpose of parking motor vehicles for employers, employees, tenants, customers of the commercial establishment.

(Ord. No. 929, § 5, 1-20-2005)