A.    The provisions of this title shall apply to the entire incorporated area of the municipality.

    B.    Nothing contained in these regulations shall impose restrictions with respect to land used or to be used for agricultural purposes or with respect to the erection, maintenance, repair, alteration, remodeling or extension of buildings or structures used or to be used for agricultural purposes upon such land, except such buildings or structures for agricultural purposes shall conform to building or setback lines, and a permit with respect to land used for agricultural purposes and buildings thereon shall be required, but without charge therefor; nor shall these regulations be deemed to specify or regulate the type or location of any poles, towers, wires, cables, conduits, vaults, laterals or any other similar distributing equipment of a public utility as defined in the Act, entitled, "An Act Concerning Public Utilities" of Illinois Revised Statutes.

    C.    Except as hereinafter provided:

    1.    No building or land shall, after a zoning ordinance is passed, be used or occupied and no building or part thereof shall be erected, moved, or altered, unless in conformity with the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.

    2.    No building shall, after a zoning ordinance is  passed, be erected or altered:

    a.    To exceed the height;

    b.    To accommodate or house a greater number of families;

    c.    To occupy a greater percentage of lot area; or

    d.    To have a narrower or smaller rear yard, front  yard, side yard, inner or outer court than is specified herein for the district in which such building is located.

    3.    No part of a yard, or other open space, or off-street parking, or unloading space about any building required for the purpose of complying with the provisions of the standards in this title, shall be included as part of a yard, open space, off-street parking, or unloading space similarly required foranother 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 main building on one lot except as otherwise provided in this title.

    5.    No parcel of land described by metes and bounds or any lot shall hereafter be created which does not conform and meet the requirements of this title. (Prior code § 40-4-1)