A single-family detached dwelling existing on the effective date of this chapter, may be converted into and used as a two-family or multi-family dwelling, when authorized as a special exception, provided that:
(A) The plan for the conversion of such dwelling shall be submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals;
(B) Such plan shall provide adequate and suitable parking or storage space, at a safe distance from the public highway, for not less than one automobile per family;
(C) Such dwelling shall be subject to the height, area, width, and yard regulations effective in the district wherein such dwelling is situated, except that there shall be a lot area not less than the product of the minimum lot area prescribed in the district regulations and the number of families for the use of which such dwelling is to be converted;
(D) There shall be no external alteration of the building except as may be necessary for reasons of safety, and, fire escapes and outside stairways shall, where practical, be located to the rear of the building; and
(E) The Zoning Board of Appeals shall specify the maximum number of families permitted to occupy such dwelling, and prescribe such further conditions and restrictions in respect to conversion and use of such dwelling, and to the use of the lot, as the Board may consider appropriate.
(1995 Code, § 153.153) (Ord. 68-15, passed 8-22-1968) Penalty, see § 153.999