A. The minimum lot area shall be not less than six thousand square feet per dwelling unit; provided, however, that when a nonconforming lot has less than herein required and the lot description was recorded in the office of the county recorder at the time of the passage of the ordinance codified in this section as a separate lot, the lot may be occupied by not more than one dwelling unit.

B. When there is an alley at the rear of the lot, the minimum lot area may be measured to the center of the alley.

C. A lot may be of less than the minimum provided it is a lot as shown on a recorded subdivision map approved by the city. (Ord. 2697 § 3, 1982; prior code § 17.13.070)