1935 159 Ordinance - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Section P-2. Interpretation; purpose. In interpreting and applying the provisions of this ordinance, they shall be held to be the minimvsn require- ments adopted for the promotion of the pub]Lie health, safety, comfort., convenience and generaZ weZfare. The Zot or yard areas required by this ordinance f'or a particular building shall not be diminished and sha7l not be included as a part of the required lot or yarr1 areas of ar?y other building. The I.ot or yarr1 areas of buildings existing a.t the time of the passage of this ordinance shall not be diminished beZow the requirements herein provided for bui7dings hsreaf ter er8cted a.nd such requix°ed areas shall not be ineZuded as a part of the required areas of any building hereafter srected. This ordinance shall nQt repeal' abrogate,, annul or in any Way impair or interfere with any ex.isting provisions of Iaw or ordinance or any ruZes or regul.ations grevioU:sly ar3.o?,?ted or issued or znihich shall be adopted or issued pursuant to la-w relating to the use of buildings or premises; nor shaLl -this ordinance interfere vrith or abrogate or annul any easements, covenants or.other -agresments betvaeen parties; prov3.ded, ho-wever, that where this ord.inance imposes a greater restriction upon the use Qf buildings or gremi.ses or upon the height of build.ings or requires Iasger yards than are imposerl or requirecl by such existing provisions of Iaw or ordinance or by such ru1es, reguZations or by such easem.ents., covenants or agreement, the provisions of this oiclinance shall controlo Section 23. Amendments. The council may from time to time on its otian motion or on petition' after pub7_i.c notice and hearing., amend the reg,?Iations anc3 districts herein estabZishe?. Evezy such proposed amendment sha31 be referred by the counciZ t:ix the city planning and zoning commission for report. Any such amendment that has failed to receive the approval oi-the city pl.anning and zoning commission sha.IZ not be passed by -the counciZ except by a three-fourths vote. 2f a protest against such amendment be presented d.uly signed and .acknowl-edged by the o-wn.ers of 20 per esnt of ths Tand -within such a-rea groposed to be a1tered, such a.mendment s}ZaLL n.ot be ga.ssed except by a three-faurths vote of the council. If . such amendmen.t wiTl transfer an area to a Iess restricted use' height ar area district and.a protest is presented r).uTy signed arid acknoTiIedged by the oinmers of 2E3 per cent of the la.nd adjacen,t to and wit'_ni.n P-QO feet from such area proposed to be tr.ansf erred and within "a more restricted usq., height or. area district than the district in ?rhich such area is proposed to be transferred., snch amendment shall not be passed except by a three fourth.s vote oi th.e, council. Whenever the owners of 50 per cent of the lan.d in any area shalZ present a petition dU1y signea:and acknow- Iedged to the cauncil requesting a.n amendment of the regulations prescribed for such :area, i-t shall be -the cl.uty of the eouncil to vote upon such -.mendment within 90 da.ys of the fil.ing of same by the petitioners vTith the village clerk. If any area is hereafter transferred to'another district by a ehange in the district bound- a.ries by amendm.ent as provided in this section' the provisions of this ordinance with regard to buiZdings or premises exi.sting at the time of the passage of this ordinance shall apply to buildings or premises existing in such transferred area at the time of the pa.ssage of such ameridinent. Section 24o Comgletion annd restoration of existing buildings. Nothing herein contaaned.shall require any change in th? pla.n.s, construction or designated use of a building for which a buiTd.ing permit }aas been heretofore issued and the construction of -which shall have been di1igently prosecuted within. 30 da.ys of the , date of sueh permit' and the ground story framevroik of which, including the second 'tier of beams, shall have been completed within 6 months of the date of such permits, and -which entire buiTding shaI1 be compTeted accorciing to such plans, as filed, ivithin twa years f°rom the d.ate of the passage of this ordinance. Nothing in this ordinanee shaI1 prevent the restarati:on.of a building whol.Ty or partly d.estroyed by fire, explosion, a.ct of God or act of the public enem,y? subsequent to the -11-