NONCONFORMING LOTS, STRUCTURES AND USES

§ 154.060 INTENT.

   It is the intent of this chapter to permit nonconforming lots, structures and/or uses to continue until they are removed, but not to encourage their survival. It is further the intent of this chapter that nonconformities shall not be enlarged upon, expanded, extended or be used as grounds for adding structures or uses prohibited elsewhere in the same district.

(Ord. passed 1-11-2005)

§ 154.061 NONCONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD.

   (A)   In any district in which single-family dwellings are permitted, a single-family dwelling and permitted accessory uses, including manufactured and certified mobile homes as permitted in §§ 154.145 through 154.150, may be erected on any single lot of record at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this chapter. Such lot must be in separate ownership and not of continuous frontage with other lots in the same ownership.

   (B)   This provision shall apply even though such lot fails to meet the requirements for area and width or both that are generally applicable in the district, provided that yard dimensions and requirements other than those applying to area or width or both of the lot shall conform to the regulations for the district in which such lot is located. Variance of yard requirements shall be obtained only through action of the Board of Adjustment.

(Ord. passed 1-11-2005)