The Planning Official, through a Type I land use decision procedure, shall process requests to validate a lot of record. A property owner may request the city deem a lot or parcel a "lot of record." The City Planning Official shall find that a lot of record exists when a lot or parcel was lawfully created prior to the effective date of this Code. Two or more lawfully created lots or parcels subject to a lot of record validation request which are nonconforming to the zoning code, contiguous and under identical ownership shall be combined into one lot of record, except if the creation of the lot(s) or parcel(s) was approved by the city or Washington County under applicable partition or subdivision regulations. A lot of record determination does not authorize a use or development that does not comply with other provisions of this Code. When decided by the Planning Commission, appeals are made to the City Council and subsequently to the Land Use Board of Appeals.
(Ord. 2021-08-02, passed 10-12-2021)