Legal Documents of Sweetwater

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 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 except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located. No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed the height or bulk; to accommodate or house a greater number of families; to occupy a greater percentage of the lot area; to have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards, or other open space than herein required. Uses not expressly permitted are prohibited.

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 and 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 established by this chapter. (1982 Code, § 14-304, as replaced by Ord. #984, Dec. 2020 Ch7_02-07-22)