Every residential building hereafter erected on a lot or parcel of land created subsequent to the effective date of this chapter shall provide a lot or parcel of land in accordance with the lot size requirement of the district within which it is located. In any residence district, on a lot of record on the effective date of this chapter, a single-family dwelling may be established regardless of the size of the lot, provided all other requirements of this chapter are complied with; however, where two or more contiguous substandard recorded lots are in common ownership and are of such size as to constitute at least one conforming zoning lot, such lots or portions thereof shall be so joined, developed and used for the purpose of forming an effective and conforming zoning lot or lots. Such contiguous substandard lots in common ownership shall be considered as being maintained in common ownership after the effective date of this chapter for zoning purposes. In no case shall a lot created illegally be considered a lot of record.
(`95 Code, § 156.008) (Ord. 83-11, passed 9- -83)