A. Building on Nonconforming Lots of Record. In any district, notwithstanding limitations imposed by other provisions of Chapter 17.01 GHMC, permitted principal uses and structures and customary accessory buildings may be erected on any lot that is of record at the effective date of the adoption or of an amendment of the applicable regulations. This provision shall apply even though such lot fails to meet the requirements for area or width, or both, that are applicable in the district. Such permitted principal uses and structures and accessory buildings shall be erected on such a nonconforming lot so that all dimensional requirements of the zoning title including minimum yard requirements, the maximum height of structures and the maximum coverage by all buildings are complied with.

B. Combination of Legally Nonconforming Lots. A property owner of two or more lots that are legally nonconforming as to lot area may request that the lots be combined into one larger lot, even if the resulting lot does not satisfy the existing lot area requirements in the underlying zone, as long as the director determines that the property owner has submitted sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the original lots are legally nonconforming. In addition, the lot combination shall satisfy the requirements of and be processed according to the procedures in Chapter 16.03 GHMC, with the exception of GHMC 16.03.003(B). This section does not apply in any overlay district to allow the combination of any lots created through the mixed use overlay district (MUD), a planned unit development (PUD) or planned residential district (PRD).

C. Dedication of Property to the Public. That portion of a lot remaining after dedication or sale of a portion of the lot to the city or state for street or highway purposes shall be a separate building site, as long as the area of the remaining lot is at least 3,000 square feet. (Ord. 1194 § 43, 2010; Ord. 573 § 2, 1990).