§ 706.04. Exceptions.

A.

Nothing in this article shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any building or part thereof declared to be unsafe by any official charged with protecting the public safety.

B.

In any district in which single-family dwellings are permitted, a single-family dwelling and customary accessory buildings may be erected on any vacant single lot of record existing on July 11, 1984, notwithstanding limitations imposed by other provisions of this article, only so long as it is used for a single-family residence. Such lot must be in separate ownership and not of continuous frontage with other lots in the same ownership. This provision shall apply even though such lot fails to meet the requirements for area or width, or both, that are generally applicable in the district, provided that yard dimensions and requirements other than these applying to area or width, or both, of the lot shall conform to the regulations for the district in which such lot is located. Variance of yard requirements in order to build upon any such vacant single lot of record shall be obtained only through action of the Board of Zoning Appeals.

C.

If 2 or more lots or combinations of lots and portions of lots with continuous frontage in single ownership are of record at the time of passage or amendment of this article, and if all or part of the lots do not meet the requirements established for lot width and area, the lands involved shall be considered to be an undivided parcel for the purpose of this article, and no portion of said parcel shall be used or sold in a manner which diminishes compliance with lot width and area requirements established by this article, nor shall any division of any parcel be made which creates a lot with width or area below the requirements stated in this article.

(Code 1996, § 7-8-2-10-060; Ord. No. 6187, 11/8/2000, § 2; Ord. No. 7470, 6/9/2010, § 1)