A.
The lot size, width, depth, shape and orientation and a minimum building setback line shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and for the type of development and use contemplated.
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Editor’s Note: Former § 250-58, Residential lots served by public sewer, as amended, was repealed 7-12-2016 by Ord. No. 16-15.
Every residential lot served by community water but not served by a public sewer shall have a minimum width of 75 feet on the street it fronts and a rear width of not less than 50 feet and shall be of such area as to properly serve the property as specified by the appropriate health officer.
[Amended 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 03-3]
Residential lots shall have a minimum average depth of 100 feet, unless otherwise stated in Chapter 286, Zoning.
Depth and width of properties reserved or laid out for commercial and industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for the off-street service and parking facilities required by the type of use and development contemplated.
Every corner lot for residential use shall have sufficient width to permit the required building setback from the street it faces and a side yard width on the street side equaling the setback requirement on the side street.
[Added 5-6-2008 by Ord. No. 08-2]
A.
Flag-shaped lots shall comply with the following provisions:
(1)
Shall be designated by the developer at the time of submittal of the preliminary plat.
(2)
The Director of Planning and Community Development shall require the subdivider to establish the location and orientation of residences located on or abutting flag lots.
(3)
The original lot must meet all zoning requirements specified for the respective zone in which it is located, both before and after subdivision.
(4)
A flag lot may be created from an existing lot of record to allow full and complete development thereof.
(5)
A flag lot may be created in new subdivisions where natural features or surrounding development patterns create access problems.
(6)
In new subdivisions greater than four lots, no more than 25% of the total number of lots in the subdivision shall be flag lots.
(7)
The flag lot shall be occupied only for a single-family dwelling.
(8)
The narrowest portion of any flag pole, pipestem or other nomenclature for the narrow access portion of the lot shall be at least 28 feet. That portion of the lot is not considered buildable and shall not be included in computing minimum area requirements but title to which must be conveyed by general warranty deed in the same manner as title to the flag portion of the lot is conveyed.
(9)
The flag section of the flag-shaped lot area shall be at least 110% of the minimum lot area of the zoning district it is located in.
(10)
All the minimum lot area dimensional requirements shall at least be met in the buildable (flag) portion of the lot.
(11)
The front setback shall be measured from the front of the proposed new residence on the flag to the new rear property line of the original lot, and shall meet or exceed the distance requirements of the zoning district.
(12)
The rear and side yard setbacks shall meet or exceed the distance requirements in the zoning district.
B.
The creation of irregular lots, as defined in § 250-2, Definitions and word usage, of this chapter shall be prohibited. No lot shall be platted or modified, pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Ordinance, that due to its geometric characteristics, results in the creation of an irregular lot.
Each lot shall front on a public street, which shall connect with an existing public street.
Double-frontage and reverse-frontage lots shall be avoided, except where essential to provide separation of residential developments from traffic arteries or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation. A planting screen easement of at least 10 feet, across which there shall be no right of access, shall be provided along the line of lots abutting such a traffic artery or other disadvantageous use.
No fence, wall, hedge or shrub planting which obstructs sight lines at elevations between two and six feet above the roadways shall be placed or permitted to remain on any corner lot within the triangular area formed by the street property lines and a line connecting them at points 40 feet from the intersection of the street property lines extended. No tree shall be permitted to remain within such distance of any such intersection unless the foliage line is maintained at sufficient height to prevent the obstruction of such sight lines.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Division 6, Areas Developed for Townhouses, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 10-9-1979 by Ord. No. 79-48.