In any district, permitted structures may be erected or enlarged on any single lot of record, notwithstanding limitations imposed by other provisions of this Zoning Code. Such lot of record must be in separate ownership and not of continuous frontage with other lots in the same ownership. This provision shall apply even though such lot fails to meet the requirements for area or width, or both, that are generally applicable in the district, provided that setback dimensions and requirements other than those applying to area or width, or both, shall conform to the regulations for the district in which such lot is located, and provided, further, that the width of such lot shall be at least forty feet. A variance of setback requirements shall be obtained only through action of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Any nonconforming lot less than forty feet in width may be used as a building site only upon written application to the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Board may permit the use of such premises, provided that the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board that the proposed use is the only reasonable use of said lot. In making the determination, the Board may require evidence that an attempt to comply with this Zoning Code has been made by means of bona fide offers to either acquire or dispose of the land.
No lot or parcel or portion thereof shall be used or sold in a manner that diminishes compliance with the lot width and area requirements established by this Zoning Code, nor shall any division be made which creates a lot width or area below the requirements stated in this Zoning Code, except as provided in Section 1280.07.
(Ord. 2337. Passed 10-20-92.)