§ 153.202. General conformity required.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter:

(A)

No parcel shall be used for a principal use, conditional use , or accessory use , and no building permit shall be issued, except as follows:

(1)

For lots shown on a land division or subdivision map approved by the Town ; and

(2)

For parcels which are excepted from the area requirements of this chapter by subsections 153.205(C) through 153.205(D) of this subchapter.

(B)

No lot or structure shall be used or designated for use for any purpose or in any manner other than in conformity with the regulations for the district in which the lot or structure is located.

(C)

No accessory use shall be permitted in a district where such use is not provided for in this chapter or which accessory use effectively converts a principal use to a use not permitted in the district.

(D)

No accessory building or structure shall be used for human habitation , except in accordance with regulations set forth in this chapter for accessory dwelling units .

(E)

No structure shall be erected, and no existing structure or use shall be moved, altered, or enlarged, except in conformity with the regulations for the district in which the structure or use is located.

(F)

No required setback or open space area related to any structure or use shall be used, encroached upon, or reduced in any manner, except in conformity with the regulations for the district in which the setback or open space is located.

(G)

A lot having a width or frontage less than the minimum prescribed for the district in which the lot is located, which lot is shown on a duly approved and recorded subdivision map, or for which a certificate of compliance has been filed, and which had a legal area, width , and frontage at the time the subdivision map was recorded or the lot was otherwise legally created, may be used as set forth in Section 153.205.

(H)

No setback , off-road parking space, garage space, or loading space provided for a structure , building , or use shall be considered as providing all or part of the setback , off-road parking space, garage space, or loading space required for any other building or use on any other parcel , except as permitted by Section 153.224 for the joint or collective use of parking space.

(I)

The building limitations respecting the OSH, OSRL, OSRM, OSN, and OSM Districts shall be applied, and all uses therein be limited, in a manner that will reasonably restrict structures to those presently existing or to replacements thereof and will limit the number, size, and dispersion of all structures with the goal of optimum preservation of the open space and enhancement of the rural characteristics of the open space .

(1975 Code, § 9-2.202) (Ord. 1980-291, effective 9-11-80; Am. Ord. 1999-494, effective 3-25-99; Am. Ord. 2017-589, effective 8-24-17)

Cross reference

Penalty, see § 153.999.