§ 157.217 NONCONFORMING LOTS.
   (A)   (1)   Any nonconforming lot shall be used only for a use permitted in the district in which it is located.
      (2)   In any district in which single-family dwellings are permitted, notwithstanding limitations imposed by other provisions of this chapter, a single-family dwelling and customary accessory buildings may be erected on any single lot of record at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this chapter.
      (3)   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 yard dimensions and other requirements not involving area or width, or both, of the lot shall conform to the regulations for the district in which such lot is located. Yard requirement variances may be obtained through approval of the Board of Appeals.
   (B)   Upon application, the Administrative Official may permit the combination, in whole or in part, of nonconforming lots of record into building sites less than the size requirements established by this chapter; provided, that the combination of lots reduces the degree of nonconformity and results in a parcel which is capable of accommodating a structure that is in conformance with the building area, setback, and side yard requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 259, passed 10-24-1995; Ord. passed 2-1-2012)