A. In any of the following cases, adjoining parcels or lots are considered combined for purposes of applying the land use ordinance, whether or not there was any formal document combining the parcels or lots.
1. Where the property owner of both properties, current or past, has constructed or caused construction of a building over the property line separating the two properties.
2. Where a deed has been recorded conveying a portion of a property to an adjoining property owner, and either the purpose of the deed was to effect a parcel boundary or lot line adjustment, or the portion conveyed does not meet the minimum lot dimension standards of this code.
3. Vacated public streets and alleys shall be considered a portion of the adjoining property to which title reverted through the vacation process or was conveyed through a sale of surplus property.
4. Abandoned private alleys and vacated common areas shall be considered a portion of the adjoining property to which title was conveyed through the abandonment.
5. Adjoining lots or parcels that were held in common ownership continuously from February 8, 1951 to July 1, 2023 are considered combined if either lot or parcel did not meet the minimum lot area, lot width, or lot frontage requirements per the zoning ordinance.
a. Where several adjoining lots or parcels were held in common ownership on February 8, 1951, the property owner may request recognition of a configuration of combined lots or parcels such that each resulting combined lot or parcel meets the standards of the land use ordinance.
b. The Manager may approve such a request by recording a certificate of compliance.
B. Parcels considered combined under this section may be restored through approval of a subdivision.
C. Lots considered combined under this section may be restored through approval of a subdivision or through the lot restoration process under Section 14-7-8.
D. The land use authority may require the property owner to complete a formal parcel or lot combination as a condition of land use approval on the property.
(Ord. 2024-1, 1-9-2024)