(a) Any parcel of land nonconforming as to lot area and/or lot width requirements of the zoning district in which it is located, existing lawfully at the time this Zoning Code or an amendment thereto became effective, may be developed according to the following:
(1) If occupied by a building or use, such building or use may be maintained, repaired or altered.
(2) If occupied by a building or use, such building or use may be expanded, provided such addition complies with all other zoning regulations except lot area and lot width.
(3) If vacant, the lot may be used for any use permitted in the zoning district provided such use shall comply with building size and zoning use requirements. Exceptions shall include lot area, lot width and setbacks, which are regulated in item (b) below.
(b) Any lot not meeting minimum area requirements and being a lot of record, a lot for which a land contract has been issued, or any lot within an unrecorded allotment, of which at least one-half of such lots are of record or have been sold on land contract on the effective date of this Zoning Code, may be used irrespective of the area, depth or width of such lot. The width of the side yard of any such lot need not exceed ten percent of the width of the lot; the depth of the rear yard need not exceed 20% of the depth of the lot. However, in no instance shall the minimum dimension of the side and rear yards be less than five and 20 feet, respectively.
(Ord. 13-2019. Passed 7-2-19.)