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Tiverton
Town of Tiverton Zoning Ordinance
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§ VII-2

Merger of lots under single ownership

  • a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 above, where two or more unimproved substandard contiguous lots are under single ownership on the effective date of this ordinance, such lots shall be considered to be an undivided parcel of land for the purposes of this ordinance, and no single lot or portion thereof shall be used in violation of the lot width and area requirements of article V.

  • b. However, any lot which is lawfully existing at the time of zoning map amendments dated February 10, 2025, and which is made nonconforming by virtue of said map amendment, shall become a lawful nonconforming lot of record and shall not be subject to the merger requirement of paragraph a, above.

  • c. Notwithstanding the above, 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 50 percent of the lots within 200 feet of the subject lot, as confirmed by the zoning enforcement officer.

(Ord. of 6-4-01(5); Ord. of 11-30-23(12); Ord. No. 2025-0001, § 7, 2-24-25)