(A) If a non-conforming lot has less than the minimum required area, frontage or width required for the zoning district in which it is located, the area, frontage or width may be maintained, unless regulated by division (C) below, but shall not be made more non-conforming.
(B) Where a non-conforming commercial or industrial lot can provide the side and front yard requirements of its zone, the permitted uses of the zoning district shall be allowed.
(C) Where a residential lot of record in lawful existence at the time of the adoption or amendment of this chapter does not meet the minimum requirements for lot width, dimension or lot area, such lot of record may be used for any purposes permitted by the district in which the lot is located; provided that, the lot meets at least 80% of the required lot area, lot width, dimension and side yard required by that district; and, further provided that, any building or structure constructed on the lot complies with all other yard setback requirements.
(D) If two or more adjoining lots of record or combination of lots and portions of lots of record, in existence at the time of the passage of this chapter, or an amendment thereto, with continuous frontage and under single ownership do not meet the requirements established for lot width, dimension or lot area, the lands involved shall be considered to be an undivided single lot for the purposes of this chapter, and no portion of such lot shall be used or divided in a manner which diminishes compliance with lot width, dimension and area requirements established by this chapter.
(E) Where two or more non-conforming adjacent lots are in the same or similar ownership and each contain less than minimum required area, dimension or width of the zoning district in which it is located, the lots shall be considered a single lot for zoning purposes. These lots may not be used individually, but shall be deemed automatically combined to create a lot that conforms as closely as possible to the zoning district regulations.
(F) A non-conforming lot may only be expanded if it is brought into closer conformity with the regulations specified for the zoning district in which it is located.
(Ord. passed 7-12-2012, § 5.5)