(A) The area of a building shall be measured from plans submitted by the property owner or his authorized agent. In the case of an existing building, measurement may be made on the site. The area of a building shall be measured to include the total floor area within the exterior walls of the structure, except that garages, porte cocheres, porches, decks, patios, breezeways and similar elements, shall not be included in measuring the area of a building.
('64 Code, § 53.29)
(B) No building shall be erected or located on a lot unless said building has an area not less than the minimum required in the zone in which said lot is located.
('64 Code, § 53.30)
(C) A building which on the effective date of this chapter, or subsequent amendments thereto, has an area less than the minimum required in the zone in which said building is located, may not be altered, reconstructed, or remodeled unless said building is made to comply with the area requirements set forth in this chapter.
('64 Code, § 53.31) Penalty, see § 10.97