On a lot held in single and separate ownership
on the effective date of this chapter (May 26, 1976) or any amendment
thereto, which does not fulfill the regulations for the minimum lot
area and/or lot width for the district in which it is located, a building
may be erected, altered and used and the lot may be used for a conforming
(permitted) use, provided the yard and other requirements of this
chapter are not less than the minimum specified for the zone in which
the lot is located.
Where an undeveloped lot lies between two developed
lots that do not meet the front yard requirements of this chapter,
the setback for a proposed building on the undeveloped lot shall be
no less than the average of the principal buildings on the two adjoining
lots.
The building height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to church steeples, silos, flagpoles, water tanks, equipment required to operate or maintain buildings or structures for essential services as defined in §
165-11, provided that all yards required in the particular district are increased one foot for each one foot of height in excess of the height limitation.