(a) Existing Lot of Official Record. In any district where dwellings are permitted, a permitted residential dwelling(s) may be erected on any lot of official record on the effective date of this Zoning Code even though such lot does not comply with the minimum lot area and minimum width requirements of such district, provided said lot has a minimum of forty (40) feet of frontage on an improved public street and further provided the following conditions are met:
(1) If the owner of such lot does not own adjoining property and did not own such property at the time this Zoning Code became effective:
A. Each required side yard may be reduced by two (2) inches for every foot that is narrower than the required lot width at the building line, but in no case shall each required side yard be less than four (4) feet. Such dedications shall not apply to structures higher than two (2) stories.
B. Required rear yards shall be twenty-five (25) percent of the lot depth, but in no case shall be less than fifteen (15) feet.
(2) If the owner of such lot owns the adjoining property and owned such property at the time this Zoning Code became effective then in order to erect a dwelling(s) that meets district dimensional requirements, such lots shall be combined to create a parcel that meets said requirements.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 2-25-08.)