§ 12.2. Building regulations.

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Scope. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall hereafter be erected, constructed, used, reconstructed, altered or maintained, and no lot or land, or part thereof, shall hereafter be used or maintained and no new use made of any building, structure or land, or part thereof, except in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance.

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Unlawful building. In case any building, or part thereof, is used, erected, occupied or altered contrary to law or the provisions of this Ordinance, such building shall be deemed an unlawful structure and a nuisance and may be required to be vacated, torn down or abated by any legal means, and shall not be used or occupied until it has been made to conform to the provisions of this Ordinance. Public expenditures toward abating such nuisance shall become a lien upon the land.

3.

Temporary building. No temporary building shall be erected unless a valid building permit exists for a permanent building or a new use of land on the same site. Any temporary building shall be removed from the site within 30 days of issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The approval of a temporary building may not exceed one year; however, the city commission, acting as the zoning board of appeals, may grant multiple extensions up to three months each for good cause shown, when the approval is due to expire.

4.

Building occupancy. No basement shall be used or occupied as a dwelling unit at any time, nor shall a dwelling be erected in a nonresidential district, except for the living quarters of a watchman, caretaker, or resident manager.

5.

Frontage on a public street. No building shall be erected on a lot unless said lot fronts upon a street or road that has been dedicated to the public. Multifamily developments, or commercial, office, or industrial centers need not front each such structure within the development upon publicly dedicated streets or roads, provided that adequate interior vehicular circulation and access can be assured in a site plan submitted for approval to the city.

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One lot, one building. In all districts, only one principal building shall be placed on a single lot of record, except as provided by section 7.2.