A. Contiguous ownership in the residential zoning districts:
1. When two (2) or more parcels of land (which may contain a lot or lots of record), are contiguous and one (1) or more of such parcels lack adequate area or width to qualify for a permitted use under the requirements of the zoning district in which such parcels are located, such parcels shall be maintained and used as one (1) zoning lot for such use in the event such parcels have been held in contiguous ownership at any time after November 7, 1984 (the effective date of The 1984 Zoning Ordinance), or the date of adoption of any ordinance prescribing lot area or dimension requirements with which such parcel does not comply, whichever is later.
2. Any single lot or parcel of land not held in contiguous ownership that does not meet the requirements for minimum lot width and/or minimum lot area may be utilized for a permitted single-family dwelling use, provided there is compliance with all of the bulk requirements of this Chapter.
B. Division of Lots. No improved lot or parcel of land shall hereafter be divided into two (2) or more lots unless all improved zoning lots resulting from such division shall conform with all applicable regulations of the zoning district in which the property is located.
C. Location of Open Space. All yards and other open spaces allocated to a building or planned development shall be located on the same lot as such building. Furthermore, no legally required yards or other open space or minimum lot area allocated to any building shall by virtue of change of ownership or for any other reason be used to satisfy yard or other open space or minimum lot area requirements for any other building or development on a contiguous lot or parcel.
D. Required Yards for Existing Buildings. No yards now or hereafter provided for a building existing on November 7, 1984, shall subsequently be reduced below or further reduced below (if already less than) the minimum yard requirements of the ordinance for equivalent new construction.
(Ord. 397, passed 5-12-99; Am. Ord. 533, passed 1-18-2005)