Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Substandard lot permit without varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship.
Legally created substandard lot may be granted permit without variance for lot width or area.
- VarianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. limitation for lots <5,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If new construction on lot less than 5,000 sq ft requires a Variance, lot size may not be sole basis.
From the ordinance
A legally created substandard lot may be granted the land use permit required by Article 2 for a use allowed by the applicable zoning district without needing a Variance for lot width or area. If new construction on a lot less than 5,000 sq ft requires a Variance, the size of the lot may not be used as the sole basis.