Article 3. COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS  

3-1.  Except as herein specifically provided:

A.

No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered; nor shall any building or land be used except for a use permitted in the district in which such building or land is located.

B.

No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed the height limit herein established for the district in which such building is located except as specifically provided hereinafter.

C.

No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered except in conformity with the area regulations of the district in which such building is located except as specifically provided hereinafter.

D.

No building shall be erected or structurally altered to the extent specifically provided hereinafter except in conformity with the off-street parking and loading regulations of the district in which such building is located.

E.

The minimum yards, parking spaces and open spaces, including lot area per family, required by this ordinance for each and every building existing at the time of passage of this ordinance or for any building hereafter erected, shall not be encroached upon or considered as part of the yard or parking space or open space required for any other building; nor shall any lot area be reduced below the requirements of this ordinance for the district in which such lot is located except as specifically provided hereinafter.

F.

Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot as herein defined, and in no case shall there be more than one (1) main building on one (1) lot except as specifically provided hereafter in Article 22.

G.

All inhabited mobile homes shall be located in a mobile home park as provided for in this ordinance. The temporary use of a mobile home or a temporary structure as a building in conjunction with construction work shall be permitted.

I.

No structure or land shall be occupied or used without first obtaining a certificate of occupancy from the building official of the city as specified in Article 30.