(a) No dwelling shall be erected or altered to accommodate or make provision for more than one family for each five (5) acres of lot area. The minimum area of any lot shall be five (5) acres provided that one single-family dwelling may be erected on any lot separately owned and on any numbered lot in a recorded subdivision that was on record in the office of the Cuyahoga or Geauga County Recorder, on or before October 19, 1938.
(b) In computing the area of a lot for purposes of this section, the following shall be excluded and such part may not form a part of any yard or lot area required by this Zoning Code:
(1) Any part within the right of way of a public or private highway, street, road or access easement;
(2) Any part within an easement which has been granted for conservation purposes; or
(3) Any part which is located within the floodplain.
(c) Any lot in a subdivision recorded on or before November 10, 1998, which would otherwise meet the lot area requirements of this section, shall not be deemed to be inadequate by reason of subsection (b) hereof.
(Ord. 2023-6. Passed 6-15-23.)