(a) Any nonconforming lot shall be used only for a use permitted in the district in which it is located. In any district in which single-family dwellings are permitted, notwithstanding limitations imposed by other restrictions of this Zoning Ordinance, a single-family dwelling and customary accessory buildings may be erected on any single nonconforming lot of record. This provision shall apply even though such lot fails to meet the requirements for area or width, or both, that are generally applicable in the district; provided that yard dimensions and other requirements not involving area or width, or both, of the lot shall conform to the regulations for the district in which such lot is located. Variance requests from district yard requirements may be applied for through the Municipality Board of Zoning Appeals.
(b) If two or more lots or combination of lots with contiguous frontages in single ownership are of record at the time of adoption or amendment of this Zoning Ordinance, and if all or part of the individual lots do not meet the requirements established for lot width and area, the lots shall be considered to be an individual parcel for the purposes of this Zoning Ordinance. No portion of said parcel shall be used, occupied, or sold in a manner which diminishes compliance with lot width and area requirements established by this Zoning Ordinance, nor shall any division of any parcel be made which creates a lot with width or area less than the requirements stated in this Zoning Ordinance. These provisions shall not apply to contiguous lots in single ownership where each of the lots is occupied by a dwelling unit.
(c) Upon application, the Zoning Inspector may permit the combination, in whole or in part, of nonconforming lots of record into building sites less than the size requirements established by this Zoning Ordinance, provided that the combination of lots reduces the degree of nonconformity and results in a parcel which is capable of accommodating a structure that is in conformance with the building area, setback, and side yard requirements of this Zoning Ordinance. (Ord. 1166. Passed 9-24-01.)