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under this section may be up to 10 feet if the adjustment is necessary to accommodate an encroachment that existed as of December 14, 2009,. (g) A lot must have the capacity for vehicular access from an alley or street consistent with access standards in the EC. (h) The creation of a new flag lot is prohibited in the S-JW Jefferson Westside Special Area Zone. (2) Other than an alley access only lot, a lot with an area of less than 4500 square feet: (a) May be created only if: 1. The original lot from which the small lot is created abutted a street for at least a continuous 45 feet and was at least 6,750 square feet prior to the creation of the small lot; and 2. Shall not have an existing dwelling that has more than three bedrooms. 3. Only one “small lot” may be created from any portion of a lot that exists as of December 14, 2009. (b) No new dwelling with more than three bedrooms is allowed on a small lot. (3) Exceptions to the maximum lot size shall be granted if any of the following is met: (a) Existing physical circumstances such as topographically constrained lands, conservation easements, existing buildings, or utility easements prevent the ability to further divide the lot. (b) The lot exceeding the maximum lot size is intended to reserve a large lot for future land division with feasibility demonstrated by a conceptual buildout plan. (c) The subdivision achieves a minimum density of 9 units per net acre. (d) The exception will enable protection of natural resources. (4) An alley access only lot may be created only if: (a) The original lot from which the alley access only lot is created abuts a street for at least a continuous 45 feet and is at least 6,750 square feet prior to the creation of the alley access only lot; (b) Only one alley access only lot may be created from any portion of a lot that exists as of December 14, 2009; and (c) A new alley access only lot must include the entire portion of the original lot’s lot line that abuts the alley. 9.3640 Non-conforming development. (1) Existing development that does not meet the lot coverage or open space requirements at EC Table 9.3625, 9.3626(6) or (7) must be brought into conformance with the lot coverage and open space standards in those code sections only when any additional dwelling is created or the number of bedrooms in any dwelling is increased to four or more. However, no development may increase the extent of non-conformance. (2) Existing development that does not meet the driveway or parking requirements at EC 9.3625(3), (6) or (7) must be brought into conformance with those driveway and parking standards only when: (a) An additional dwelling is created on the lot; (b) The number of bedrooms in any dwelling on the lot is increased to four or more; or Ordinance - Page 16 of 19