§ 185-26
Merger of lots under same ownership
- A. Where land adjacent to a substandard original lot is owned by the owner of said substandard original lot or their or its affiliate, the exemption of § 185-25 shall not apply, and said substandard original lot shall be combined with said adjacent land to establish a lot or parcel having at least the required minimum dimensions and area set forth in Article VI for the applicable district. If all such adjacent land so combined is not sufficient to permit the enlargement of said lot to conforming area and dimensions, then the largest lot or parcel which the adjoining common ownership will permit shall be established. By way of example, if all such adjacent land so combined is sufficient to meet the applicable area and dimensional requirements for at least one lot but not for two or more fully conforming lots, then all such lots shall be combined to create a single lot only.
Editor's Note: The Dimensional Regulations Table is now located at the end of this chapter.
- B. In the event that both the substandard original lot and the adjacent lot, whether substandard or not, have structures located thereon, the merger requirement of this section shall not apply unless said structures are related to a principal use located on one or more of such lots, in which case then all lots related to said use that have structures located thereon shall be deemed combined.
- C. The merger of lots shall not be required when the substandard lot of record has an area equal to or greater than the area of fifty percent (50%) of the lots within two hundred feet (200 feet) of the subject lot, as confirmed by the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
[Added 12-4-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]