1149.05 EXISTING LOTS OF RECORD.
   Any lot of record fifty feet or wider existing at the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance 51-71, passed December 13, 1971) in any "R" District may be used for the erection of a single-family dwelling with a minimum of 1,200 square feet of floor area even though the lot's area and width are less than the minimum requirements set forth herein. The prevailing setback shall be met but need not exceed the setback requirements for the district, and each side yard shall be a minimum of six feet. The side yard setback for a building addition to an existing primary structure may be reduced to no less than six feet and the sum of side yards reduced to no less than twelve feet if the addition projects no further into the side yard than the existing structure. If three or more contiguous lots are owned by the same person, firm or corporation at the time of the adoption of this Zoning Ordinance, such lots shall be considered to be an undivided parcel of land for the purpose of this Zoning Ordinance, and no single lot or portion thereof shall be used in violation of the dimensional requirements of Sections 1149.01 and 1149.02.
(Ord. 18-89. Passed 3-13-89.)