9.16 EXISTING RESIDENTIAL LOTS OF RECORD.
A lot of record at the time of the adoption of this Ordinance in a residence district which is unable to meet the requirements of this Ordinance as to area and yard requirements and which cannot be increased in area by the addition of contiguous land in the same ownership may be used for a single-family detached dwelling, provided it shall meet all the other requirements of this Ordinance and the following additional requirements:
A.   The applicant shall furnish with the application for a building permit a survey showing the land upon which he proposes to erect a single-family detached dwelling, also showing the lots on either side of the said lot with all improvements thereon, the widths of adjoining side yards and any projections of buildings or structures therein duly plotted on said survey.
B.   An affidavit shall be provided by the owner of record of the lot described in the application for a building permit, which states that the applicant is not holding title to a contiguous lot and that the applicant has not been the owner of a contiguous lot at any time following the effective date of this Ordinance.
C.   The Zoning Administrator may issue a permit for erecting a single family detached dwelling on the subject lot upon compliance with all of the foregoing provisions and all other applicable provisions of this Ordinance. The said Zoning Administrator may, when requested by the applicant, approve in specific cases a reduction in side yard width requirements, but neither side yard shall have a width less than ten percent of the width of the lot.