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New Franklin Compliance with Regulations ordinance (§ 405.040)

Chapter 405: Zoning Code · Article I. General Provisions

Except as hereinafter provided:

1. No building or land shall be used except for purposes permitted in the district in which the building or land is located.

2. No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered except in conformity with the height, off-street parking, loading and area regulations of the district in which the building is located.

3. The density and yard regulations of this Chapter are minimum regulations for each and every building existing at the effective date of this Chapter and for any building hereafter erected or structurally altered. No land required for yards or other open spaces about an existing building or any building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be considered a yard or lot area for more than one (1) building.

4. 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 a residential lot except as otherwise provided in this Title.

5. All inhabited mobile homes located in the City of New Franklin after the effective date of this Chapter shall be placed in the Mobile Home Residential District as described in Section 405.100 or in a non-conforming mobile home space as described in Section 405.160,

Non-Conforming Uses.

6. All residential, commercial and industrial buildings shall be connected to the municipal sewer and water systems.

7. Structures which are located in designated flood-prone areas shall comply with both the provisions of these Chapters and with City regulations governing construction in flood-prone areas.

Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 15 of the city's PDF

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.