A nonconforming parcel of record that does not comply with the access, area, or width requirements of this development code for the zoning district in which it is located, shall be considered a legal building site if it meets at least one of the criteria specified below. This section does not apply to parcels created by an approved undeveloped subdivision which do not meet the density, area and/or width requirements of the underlying zone, unless otherwise vested prior to the zone change or general plan amendment which rendered the subdivision map non-conforming. New development on nonconforming parcels shall conform to the current development standards established by this development code and other applicable city regulations. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to produce sufficient evidence to establish the applicability of one or more of the following:
A. Recorded Lot. A validly existing recorded lot prior to any general plan amendment or zone change which rendered such lot nonconforming.
B. Individual Parcel Legally Created by Deed. The parcel is under one ownership and of record, and was legally created by a recorded deed before the effective date of the zoning amendment that made the parcel nonconforming;
C. Variance or Lot Line Adjustment. The parcel was approved through the variance procedure, in compliance with Chapter 16.72 or resulted from a lot line adjustment.
D. Partial Government Acquisition. The parcel was created in compliance with the provisions of this development code, but was made nonconforming when a portion of the parcel was acquired by a governmental entity so that the parcel size is decreased not more than twenty (20) percent and the yard facing a public right-of-way was decreased not more than fifty (50) percent.
(Ord. 227 § 2 (part), 2000; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)