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~ ~, ~r"":-3 ....... "~:. .~ ~.. ~' .~".'r""-~ ... ., ,It . tr.is Zo:J.ing Ordinance shall govern. Wherever the provisions of aD3 othar statute or local ordinance or regulation require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or~her ope~ spaces, or require a lower heisnt of buildinc or a less number of stores, or require a sreater percentaze of lot to be left unoccupied, or im- poGe oth.er higher standards than arc rcquired by this Zoninz Ordinance, the proviGions of such statute or local ordinance or regulation shall govern. 4-103 If. because of error or omission on the Zoning District Map, any property in the 01 ty of La Porte is not shown and included in a zonine district, such property shall be classified as R-l Residential District until chanced by ncendment. 4-104 No buildinG, structure, or use which was not lawfully existi~ a.t the time of adoption of this O:l'Cinance shall be, becotlc, or be rn.-lde leoal solely by the adoption of this Orclinar.ce. i\RTlc.tE FIVE: SEP.\lMBILITY OF PROVISIONS SECTION 5-100 SEP~&U3ILITY It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Mayor a::d City Commission of the City of La. Porte that the several provisions of this orCin~ce are separ~ble, in accordance with the followir~: 5-101 If any court of cOI:lpetent jurisdiction Ghall judge any provision of this Ordinance to be invalid, such judcment shall not affect ~ othe:r provision of this Ol"dinance not specifically included in said judgment. .5-102 If any court of cocpetent jurisdiction shall judge invalid the application of any provision of ,this O~'dinance to a particular property. building, or other structure, such jUGgment shall not affect the application of said provision to any other property, building,. or structure not specifically included in snid judgcent. ..~1'ICLE SIX: EFFEGT OF THE ORDINANCE SECTION 6-100 EFFECT - 6-101 All buildines erected hereafter, all uses of land or buildinGS established or chan6ed hereafter, and all structural a.lterations, enlarser.wnts, relocations, anli restorations of existi::!{; build- i~G occurriD.c; hereafter shall be subject to the requirements and regul.::.tions of this O~dinance, and no land shall be used for a."lC no builc:lir.e; shall be erected for or convertf)d to Cw::J use other throl provided in the ree;ulatiol1S prescribed for tho district in which it is located, cxcept as hereinafter provided. 6-102 Where a builCing percit for a building or structure has been issued in accordnnce with law prior to the effective date of this O~dinm~cc, and provided that construction is besun within ninety (go) dayc. of such effective date and diligently prosecuted to completion, said bui1dine or structure may be completed in accordance with the approved plans on the basis of which the building permit has been issued, and further, upon cocpletion, may be occupied under a certificate of occupar.cy by the use for which originally desisnated, subject thereafter to all applicable provisior.s of this Ordi~ce. ARTICLE SEVEN: DEF'INITIONS SECTION 7-100 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Ordinance, certain terms ana words arc hereby defined. Wurds used in the preGer:.t tense shall include the future; the sineular number shall include the plural and the plural the singular; the word "buildilll;" shall include the word "structure"; the work "shall" is mandatory and not directive; tru word "lot" includes the word "plot"; the term "used for" includes the ::leaninc "desiened for" or "intended for"'. Said words and terms are as follows: -2-