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ARTICLE 5: EXCEPTIONS

SECTION 502 GENERAL EXCEPTIONS TO LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS

A. Except in a resource zone, if a legally created lot or parcel exists as recorded in the office of the County Clerk prior to the passage of this Ordinance on March 9, 1984, and has an area or dimension which does not meet the lot or parcel size requirements of the zone in which the property is located, the lot or parcel may be occupied by a use permitted in the zone subject to the other requirements of that zone, including but not limited to requirements for sanitation, setbacks, and off-street parking, provided however, that if there is an area deficiency, residential use shall be limited to a single-family dwelling.

B. Any existing lot or parcel of land, or portion thereof which has been or is to be dedicated to a public or semi-public entity for a road, railroad, utility or other public use shall be entitled to an adjustment from the minimum lot or parcel size requirement set forth by this Ordinance. The adjustment shall be limited to the amount of land dedicated to and accepted for public use.

C. Minimum requirements relative to lot or parcel size, where applicable, shall be considered as standard metes and bounds land Section divisions. Lot or parcel sizes may therefore, be smaller than set forth in this Ordinance if a Section acreage reduction is due to a U.S. Public Lands survey adjustment.