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t t Shoreland Management Overlay § 1102.08 NONCONFORMITIES. All legally established nonconformities as of the date of this chapter may continue, but they will be managed according to applicable state statutes and other regulations of the city, City -of Lino Lake& for the subjects of alterations and additions, repair after damage, discontinuance of use, and intensification of use; except that the following standards will also apply in the Shoreland Overlay District. (1) Construction on nonconforming lots of record. (a) Lots of record in the office of the county recorder prior to the date of enactment of this chapter which do not meet the requirements of § 1102.07(1) may be allowed as building sites without variances from lot size requirements, provided: 1. This use is permitted in the underlying zoning district; 2. The lot is and has been in separate ownership from abutting lands at all times since it became substandard; 3. The lot was created compliant with official controls in effect at the time; 4. All other dimensional requirements are complied with insofar as practical; and 5. Sewage treatment and setback requirements of this chapter are met. (b) A variance from setback requirements must be obtained before any use or building permit is issued for a lot. In evaluating the variance, the City Council shall consider sewage treatment and water supply capabilities or constraints of the lot and shall deny the variance if adequate facilities cannot be provided. (c) If, in a group of 2 or more contiguous lots under the same ownership, any individual lot does not meet the requirements of Section- § 1102.07(1), the lot must not be considered as a separate parcel of land for the purposes of sale or development. The lot must be combined with the one or more contiguous lots so they equal 1 or more parcels of land, each meeting the requirements of Section § 1102.07 of this chapter as much as possible. (2) Additions /expansions to nonconforming structures. (a) All additions or expansions to the outside dimensions of an existing nonconforming structure must meet the setback, height, and other requirements of this chapter. Any deviation from these requirements must be authorized by a variance pursuant to § 1102.04(3). (b) Deck additions may be allowed without a variance to a structure not meeting the required setback from the ordinary high water level if all of the following criteria and standards are met: