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Title 10 — ZONING REGULATIONS›Chapter 1 — ZONING 1›Article 18 — NONCONFORMING LAND, USES AND STRUCTURES

Burbank Municipal Code Div. 2 Nonconforming Land

Burbank Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-22 · Burbank

Cite as: Burbank Municipal Code Division 2 · Text as of 2026-10-22

10-1-1803: LOT AREA REDUCED BY PUBLIC USE:

If a portion of a lot is taken or otherwise acquired for public use, the remainder of the lot may be developed although substandard as to size provided it contains no less than 80 percent of the required lot area for the zone in which it is located. [Formerly numbered Section 31-197; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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10-1-1804: LOTS ACQUIRED FOR PUBLIC USE AND RESOLD:

If any portion of a lot taken or otherwise acquired for a public use is resold by the public agency after acquisition, it may be developed although substandard as to size, provided it contains no less than 80 percent of the required lot area for the zone in which it is located or is merged with contiguous land so that the combined properties contain no less than 80 percent of the required lot area for the zone in which located. [Formerly numbered Section 31-198; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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10-1-1805: LOTS OF RECORD IN RESIDENTIAL ZONE:

In any residential zone a dwelling and accessory buildings of the type permitted in such zone may be erected on any single lot lawfully created and of record on the effective date of the adoption or amendment of the Zoning Ordinance, notwithstanding limitations on lot area and width imposed by other provisions of the ordinance. Yard and outdoor living and open space requirements shall be complied with unless waived by Variance. [Formerly numbered Section 31-199; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2370.]

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10-1-1806: LOTS OF RECORD GENERALLY:

If two (2) or more lots or combination of lots with continuous frontage in single ownership are of record at the time of the adoption or amendment of the Zoning Ordinance, and if all or part of the lots do not meet the requirements established for lot width and area, the lands involved shall be considered to be an undivided parcel for the purposes of such ordinance, and no portion of said parcel shall be used or sold which does not fully comply with lot width and area requirements, nor shall any division of any parcel be made which creates a lot width or lot area not in compliance with such requirements. [Formerly numbered Section 31-200; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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