(A) A lot of record at the time of the adoption of this chapter may be used as a building site for a structure to be used for a purpose permitted in the district in which the said lot is situated, although its size does not permit its owner to comply with minimum area and yard requirements; provided, however, front, side and rear yards, if required in said district, shall be provided on said lot in no less than the same proportion to those required, as the area of the lot of record compares to the area requirement in the said zoning district. However, in the case of manufactured homes in an RM-6 Residential Zoning District, a minimum lot area of 5,000 square feet shall be necessary in order to place said manufactured home on a lot.
(B) In residential zones where at least 50% of the structures on a block do not meet the minimum required front yard depth, a new structure may be constructed using the average front yard setback depth for that block. In such cases no building hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered shall project beyond the average front yard depth so established; provided this regulation shall not be construed as to require a front yard greater in depth than the minimum front yard specified for the said district in division (A) above. Where double-frontage lots occur, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
(C) Cornices, eaves, steps, gutters, buttresses, open or enclosed fire escapes, outside stairways, balconies and similar features, but not porches, may project not more than three feet into any required yard.
(D) Planned unit developments (PUDs) may be constructed without complying with the dimensional regulations as specified in this subchapter; provided, however, planned unit developments do not exceed the density thresholds established for the zoning districts in which they are located and are constructed in accordance with the provisions specified in §§ 153.050 through 153.054, 153.065 and 153.066.
(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)