No building, structure or parcel of land may hereafter be used or occupied and no building permit shall be issued for any structure or use which does not conform to the provisions of this Code, except as hereafter provided under Section 1350.

   No existing lot, yard, or parking area shall be so reduced in area or dimension as to make any such area or dimension less than the minimum required by this Code, and if already less than the minimum required, it shall not be further reduced, except as provided by the variance provision in Section 1355 Subd 4.

   No yard or open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Code shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building, and no yard or open space on adjoining premises shall be considered as providing a yard or open space on a lot whereon a building is to be erected.

   Subd. 1   If two or more pre-existing, contiguous lots, including Lots of Record, in total could not be divided into two or more lots meeting the requirements of Section 1320 and are held by the same owner on November 13, 2006, they shall be considered one lot for building and zoning purposes. A covenant, duly filed and recorded, shall be required before a building permit is issued thereon.

   Subd. 2   Lots joined together for zoning or building purposes shall not be divided in the future, but shall be tied together by restriction filed with the County.