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Belleville City Zoning Code

§ 23-13.3

Use of Undersize Lots Existing Prior To Adoption of Ordinance.

[Added 6-4-2018 by Ord. No. 3495]
a. 
Any parcel of land with an area or width less than that prescribed for a lot in the R-A-1 (one family); R-A-2 (one family); R-B (one family); R-B (two family); R-C (one/two family) in which such lot is located, which parcel was under one ownership at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, when the owner thereof owns no adjoin land, may be used as a lot for the construction of a one-family as may be permitted in the residential district wherein such lot is situated provided, however, that no existing non-conforming lot may be subdivided into two or more lots.
b. 
Chapter 23, Schedule of Regulations, District Regulations is hereby further amended to provide for the following special requirements for new one-family dwellings to be constructed on existing isolated and/or non-conforming existing 25 feet by 100 feet lots in R-A-1 (one family); R-A-2 (one family); R-B (one family); R-B (two family); R-C (one/two family) provided, however, that construction permit(s) shall be obtained from the appropriate Township agencies prior to commencement of construction.
c. 
Residential District Regulations for isolated, non-conforming lots shall be amended to read as follows:
1. 
Minimum lot size: 25 feet width.
2. 
Minimum lot depth: 100 feet depth.
3. 
Minimum lot area: 2,500 square feet.
4. 
Minimum front yard: 15 feet.
5. 
Minimum back yard: 15 feet.
6. 
Minimum side yard: three feet each side.
7. 
Maximum lot coverage: 35%.
8. 
Maximum lot height in feet: 35 feet
9. 
Maximum stories: three Stories
*Must meet current/existing parking requirements
d. 
The Township Council shall require existing property owner(s), their legal and/or otherwise representatives to produce the legal documentation necessary to substantiate that said undersized lot (25 feet by 100 feet) currently has an existing residential one and/or two family structure or had a one or two family residential structure on said property in the past, but which is now removed.