§ 29-7. General provisions.

Except as hereinafter provided in this chapter:

(1)

No building, structure or land shall hereinafter 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.

(2)

No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered:

a.

To exceed the height or bulk limitations of this chapter;

b.

To accommodate or house a greater number of families than is allowed by this chapter;

c.

To occupy a greater percentage of lot area than is allowed by this chapter;

d.

To have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards, or other open spaces than is allowed by this chapter; or

e.

In any other manner contrary to the provisions of this chapter.

(3)

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 or loading space similarly required for any other building, except as otherwise provided in the parking regulations within this chapter.

(4)

No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall be reduced in size or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this ordinance shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this chapter.

(5)

All structures constructed or occupied in conformance with this chapter shall also conform to all other codes and regulations of the city.

(6)

No structure or plant shall be placed in any yard so that it interferes with visibility at intersections.

(7)

Dedication to the public use of land for purposes other than street right-of-way, utilities, and easements shall not be a condition for any zoning approval.

(8)

Land annexed to the city shall, upon the annexation date, exist with a zoning classification of R-1 until a more appropriate zoning classification is submitted to the city by the planning commission or applicants.

(9)

Mobile offices may be temporarily located in all zones of the city under the following conditions:

a.

1.

In the aftermath of a disaster declaration by the President of the United States or the Governor of the State of Arkansas covering all or a part of the city, or such a declaration by the mayor; and

2.

The mobile office is housing employees, or representatives of a governmental agency on site in response to the disaster; or housing representatives of an insurance company on site to service policyholders in response to the disaster; or the staff of a construction company engaged in the work of clearing debris, reconstruction, or replacement of structures relating to the disaster.

b.

The exemption provided by this paragraph is limited to ninety (90) days from the date of the disaster declaration.

(Ord. No. 4807, as amended, § 4, 2-2-81; Ord. No. 6536, § 1, 1-4-16; Ord. No. 6598, § 1, 3-19-18)