(A) Definition. A NONCONFORMING LOT is a tract of land, designated on a duly recorded subdivision plat, by a duly recorded deed or by other lawful means, that complied with the lot area, lot width, and lot depth standards of the zoning district in which it was located at the time of its creation, but which does not comply with the minimum lot area, lot width, or lot depth requirements of the zoning district in which it is now located.
(B) Vacant lots. If a nonconforming lot or parcel was vacant on the date on which this chapter became applicable to it, then the owner may use the property for uses allowed by the underlying zoning district, provided that the use shall comply with the applicable setback to the maximum extent possible. If the underlying zoning district permits a variety of uses or a variety or intensities or uses and one or more uses or intensities would comply with setback standards, while others would not, then only the uses or intensities that would comply with the applicable setback standards shall be permitted.
(C) Lot with building or structure. If a nonconforming lot or parcel contains a building or structure on the date on which this chapter became applicable to it, then the owner may continue the use of that building or structure and may reasonably expand the structure in any way that does not increase the degree of nonconformity; an increase in building size shall not be deemed to increase the degree of nonconformity unless it increases the encroachment on a required setback.
(Ord. 2012-06, § 10.4, passed 10-18-2012; Ord. 2013-09, passed 8-15-2013)