1. Zoning Lot. In this Code the term “lot” refers to a “zoning lot” unless the context shall clearly indicate that it refers instead to a “lot of record.” A zoning lot is a single tract of contiguous land which, at the time of filing for a building permit or a certificate of occupancy or district boundary change, is designated by the owner or developer as a tract to be used, developed, or built upon as a unit under single or unified ownership or control and assigned to the particular use, building, or structure for which the building permit or certificate of occupancy is issued and including such area of land as may be required by the provisions of this chapter for such use, building, or structure.
2. Minimum Lot Size. Every lot which is created subsequent to the effective date of this ordinance shall conform to the minimum lot size requirements of the district within which it is located. If not otherwise specified by the applicable district regulations, a lot for residential use shall have, as a minimum, sufficient width and depth
3. to accommodate, within its boundaries, a rectangle measuring 60 feet in width by 100 feet in depth. In a Planned Unit Development a lot shall conform to the minimum lot size requirements of the underlying zone district or 60 feet in width by 100 feet in depth whichever is less.
4. Lot Street Frontage and Access Required. Hereafter no lot shall be created nor shall any principal building be constructed or placed on any lot or tract of land unless such lot or tract has frontage on either a public street or on a private street which has been specifically approved by the City Council for that purpose. In order to be approved such street shall provide permanent and unobstructed vehicular access, have a roadway of adequate width and surface, and meet all other applicable standards and requirements, established by the City. No lot shall be used for residential purposes unless such lot has at least a 50-foot frontage on such street.
5. Division of Lot. No improved lot shall hereafter be divided into two or more lots and no portion of any improved lot shall be sold unless all lots resulting from each division or sale shall conform with all the applicable bulk regulations of the district in which the property is located.
6. Number of Principal Buildings Permitted on a Lot. More than one principal institutional, public or semi-public, multi-family, commercial, or industrial building may be located on a lot provided that no such building or portion thereof is located outside the buildable area of the lot. However, except in the case of Planned Unit Developments not more than one detached single-family or two-family residential building shall be located on the same lot with any other principal building.
7. Lot of Record. In any residence district on a lot of record, on the effective date of this chapter, a single family dwelling may be established even though the lot area and width do not meet the minimum district requirements, provided all other requirements of this chapter are met; however, where two or more contiguous substandard recorded lots are in common ownership and are of such size that together they 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.