(a) Any lot of record existing at the time of the adoption of any provision of this Planning and Zoning Code, which does not meet the requirements of said provision, shall be considered buildable provided that the proposed construction meets all setback requirements established by the Planning and Zoning Code, except as otherwise permitted in this Chapter.
(b) No such lot or parcel or portion thereof shall be used or sold in a manner diminishing compliance with lot width and area requirements established by the Planning and Zoning Code, nor shall any division be made which creates a lot width or area below the requirements stated in the Planning and Zoning Code.
(c) Where a lot of record at the time of the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance is of less width and/or lot area than the minimum width and area required in the district in which the lot is located, the owner shall be permitted to construct a new dwelling or enlarge or structurally alter an existing dwelling to provide additional enclosed space for living or garage purposes in
compliance with the following:
(1) The minimum required side yard may be reduced to ten percent (10%) of the lot width at the building setback line provided that no one side yard shall be less than ten feet.
(2) The minimum required rear yard depth may be reduced to twenty percent (20%) of the lot length.
(d) If two or more vacant lots of record or a combination of lots and portions of lots, with contiguous frontage in single ownership, are nonconforming as defined in this section, such lots shall be combined in order to decrease the level of nonconforming to the lot area and width regulations of the district in which the lots are located.
(Ord. 19-10. Passed 11-7-19.)