(A) General. No use or structure shall be established on a nonconforming lot of record except in accordance with the standards in this section.
(B) Status of nonconforming lots.
(1) Conforming structures legally established on nonconforming lots of record prior to the effective date of this chapter may be continued, enlarged, extended, reconstructed, or structurally altered in any way that is in conformance with the standards of this chapter.
(2) Nonconforming structures legally established on a nonconforming lot prior to the effective date of this chapter may be continued, enlarged, or redeveloped only in accordance with the standards in § 154.057, Nonconforming Structures.
(C) Development of unimproved lots. When an undeveloped lot has an area or width which does not conform to the dimensional requirements of the zoning district where located, but such lot was approved and of record at the time of adoption of this chapter or any subsequent amendment which renders such lot nonconforming, then such lot may be used for a use permitted in the zoning district where located, provided that the setback dimensions and other requirements, except area or width, are in compliance with this chapter.
(D) Redevelopment of improved lots in residential districts after casualty. If a legally established single-family detached dwelling is destroyed by casualty on a nonconforming lot in the Agriculture/Rural (AR) or Residential (R) zoning districts that was part of a subdivision or division of land evidenced by plat or deed, or both, recorded prior to June 5, 2017, an identical replacement structure may be reconstructed within the same footprint as the dwelling destroyed by casualty even though the lot does not meet the minimum lot area or lot width requirements.
(E) Yard requirements modifications.
(1) For any lot in any zoning district which was recorded with the Greene County Register of Deeds Office prior to the effective date of zoning by Greene County that has a width or depth less than that required in the zoning district in which it is located, the Zoning Administrator shall be authorized to reduce the yard and setback requirements for such lot of record by not more than 30%.
(2) Additional or other forms of yard modification may be permitted with a variance granted by the Board of Adjustment in accordance with § 154.039, Variances.
(Ord. passed 6-21-21)