§ 45-507. Nonconforming lot of record.

No area or dimensional regulations in this chapter shall prevent the erection of a building on a lot of record, notwithstanding that such lot may have a lesser area, width or depth than is required in the district in which the lot is located; provided, however:

(1)

That as of December 13, 1994, where two (2) or more contiguous lots not meeting applicable district requirements are held in single ownership, the lot of record or lots of record shall be interpreted to be that combination of lots which provides a minimum frontage of not less than fifty (50) feet per lot; after this date, property owners wishing to develop lots not meeting applicable district requirements shall present to the director of codes compliance a certificate delineating the ownership history, including deed book and page reference, of the lot to be developed and all adjacent parcels, covering ownership of the lot and parcels from December 13, 1994, until the date the certificate of ownership is submitted.

(2)

That this provision shall not be construed to permit more than one (1) dwelling unit on a lot of record which does not meet the area and dimensional regulations of the district in which such lot is located.

(3)

That development of lots of record having less that fifty (50) feet of frontage and not meeting the area, width or depth required in the district in which the lot is located shall proceed only after approval of a special exception pursuant to the provisions of Article XXXII of this chapter.

No lot of record shall be resubdivided unless all new lots so created are in conformity with the lot requirements of the district in which such the subdivision is located. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the vacation of a lot line when the level of nonconformity of the resulting lot is not increased.

(Ord. No. 5028-97, § 1; Ord. No. 6444-08)

(Ord. No. 5028-97, § 1; Ord. No. 6444-08)