§ 26-88-020. General lot area and width regulations and exemptions.

(a)

The use of land as permitted for the district in which it is located shall be permitted on a lot of less area or width than that required by the regulations for such district, unless the owner of such lot owns any contiguous lot, in which case such lots shall be treated as one lot; provided, however, that such lots shall not be treated as one (1) lot if any of the following four (4) conditions are met:

(1)

That each lot was created in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances in effect at the time of its creation, is served by public sewer and is at least five thousand (5,000) square feet in area;

(2)

That each lot was created in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances in effect at the time of its creation, is not served by public sewer and is at least twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in area;

(3)

That each of the lots was created in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances in effect at the time of its creation, is subject to Williamson Act Agricultural Preserve Contract, and conforms to minimum income requirements set forth in the Agricultural Preserve Contract;

(4)

That each of the lots was created in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances in effect at the time of its creation, is subject to timber preserve and is eighty (80) acres or larger.

(b)

For purposes of the section, "served by public sewer" means that a governmental agency providing sewer service states in writing and without qualification that it will provide sewer service to the subject property.

(c)

Contiguous parcels not conforming to subsections (a)(1), (2), (3) and (4) of this section may be merged into one (1) parcel subject to the provisions of Section 26-12-030 of the subdivision ordinance.

(Ord. No. 4643, 1993.)