(A) Legal lots of record.
(1) In any district in which a principal use is permitted, a principal use and customary accessory uses may be erected on any single lot of record at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this chapter, notwithstanding limitations imposed by other provisions of this chapter; provided, that such lot must be in separate ownership and not of continuous frontage with other lots in the same ownership.
(2) The provision of (A)(1) of this section shall apply even though such lot fails to meet the requirements for area or width, or both, that are generally applicable in the district; provided that setback dimensions and requirements other than those applying to area or width, or both, of the lot shall conform to the regulations for the district in which such lot is located. Variance of setback requirements shall be obtained only through action of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(3) No division of land shall be made after the effective date of this chapter which creates a lot with width or area below the requirements stated in this chapter.
(B) Nonconforming sites. The provisions of this section apply to properties containing permitted uses but which do not comply with development standards of this chapter, such as landscaping, parking, loading, or signs. Whenever a nonconforming use of a structure or a nonconforming structure is expanded or changed in such a manner as to require landscaping, such landscaping shall be installed before a certificate of occupancy is issued, unless a financial guarantee is posted under the terms of § 157.094.
(Ord. 17, 2006, passed 11-27-2006)