(A) Any single nonconforming lot of record existing as of the effective date of this chapter that has 80% or more of the minimum required lot area, lot width and/or frontage for the district where the property is located, may be used as a building site, subject to the following exceptions:
(1) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to uses requiring additional lot size above the minimums for the district where the property is located, except in the case of single-family dwellings in CDF Zoning Districts;
(2) A two-family attached dwelling (duplex) may be built on a nonconforming lot of record established as of the effective date of this chapter in R-6, R-6A, R-6MH, CDF and MR Zoning Districts that has at least 80% of the minimum required lot width and/or lot frontage required for the use. However, a two-family attached dwelling (duplex) shall not be permitted to locate on a nonconforming lot that is substandard due to inadequate lot area in the above-mentioned zones; and
(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the conversion or new construction of a bed and breakfast inn approved pursuant to section 9-4-86(U)(4).
(B) Where there are two or more undeveloped adjoining nonconforming lots in one ownership at any time on or after May 8, 1969, and the lots individually are less than the minimum area and/or width required (pursuant to subsection (A) above) for the district in which they are located, then the group of lots shall be considered as a single lot or several lots of minimum permitted area and width for the district in which located. This section shall apply to the current owner of the adjoining undeveloped nonconforming lots and to any successor(s) in interest of the lot(s).
(C) Prior to development of any building site resulting from the combination of substandard lots under this section, a final plat of the combination shall be approved and recorded in accordance with Title 9, Chapter 5, Subdivisions, of the Greenville City Code.
(Ord. No. 2337, § 1, passed 6-13-1991; Ord. No. 94-157, § 1, passed 12-8-1994; Ord. No. 95-29, § 7, passed 3-9-1995; Ord. No. 97-85, §§ 1, 2, passed 8-14-1997; Ord. No. 98-104, § 1, passed 8-13-1998; Ord. No. 05-89, § 9, passed 8-11-2005)