(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) below, a non-conforming vacant lot may be developed for any of the uses permitted by these regulations in the zoning district in which it is located; provided that, the use meets all applicable yard and setback requirements for the zoning district in which the lot is located.
(B) A non-conforming vacant lot shall not be developed if it could be combined with an adjoining lot (said lot being owned by the same person and any or all future assigns) on or after the effective date of these regulations in order to create a single lot. If said combination, however, results in the creation of a single lot that is more than one and one-half times the minimum lot width or area required in the zoning district, then the single lot may be divided into two lots of equal width and area without being further classified as non-conforming. For purposes of this section, ADJOINING shall be deemed to mean the sharing of one or more common lot lines and access to both lots can be provided by the same street without crossing that street.
(C) Notwithstanding division (B) above, a non-conforming lot may be developed if, at the effective date of this chapter or any subsequent date upon which the lot became non-conforming, the lot:
(1) Had an area of 20,000 square feet or greater;
(2) The subdivision in which the lot was located had received preliminary plat approval;
(3) The subdivision in which the lot was located had received final plat approval; or
(4) The lot was in a subdivision where the preliminary plat was accepted for review prior to the effective date of this chapter or a vested right had been granted as per § 155.221 of this chapter.
(Ord. passed - -, § 6.5)