[Amended 12-9-2008 by Ord. No. 08-22]
A. Frontage.
(1) Every lot shall fully front on a public street, from
which street access to the lot must be available from the City, except
that a lot may front on a parcel of land over which a permanent easement
has been granted, provided that the permanent easement meets the following
requirements:
(a)
The easement is permanently granted in a document
that has been properly recorded in the Barron County Register of Deeds
office.
(b)
The recorded easement acknowledges and accepts
the owner's duty to maintain the easement's improvements (except utilities),
including but not limited to striping, curb stops, signage, winter
maintenance and surface repair, and in which document the owner has
consented to the City undertaking said maintenance, at the owner's
expense, upon failure of the owner to do so within 24 hours of notice
from the City.
(c)
The easement will provide that the ownership
of and responsibility for any utilities above, below or on the easement
will be the same as if the easement were a dedicated street.
(d)
The easement is at least 66 feet in width.
(e)
The easement contains the owner's agreement
that if the owner is derelict in its maintenance duties, the City
may, at the City's option, declare the easement a public street, without
compensation to the owner, and rebuild, as necessary, to bring the
easement improvements up to City standards at the owner's expense.
(f)
The easement runs with the land.
(2) The Common Council may waive the requirements of Subsection
A(1), after due deliberation and discussion.
B. Lot dimensions shall conform to the requirements of Chapter
260, Zoning, and shall have a minimum average depth of 100 feet. Where not served by a public sewer, lot dimensions and area shall, in addition, conform to the requirements of applicable Wisconsin Department of Commerce Administrative Code.
C. Side lot lines shall be, insofar as practicable, at
right angles to straight street lines or radii to curved street lines
on which the lots face.
D. Corner lots shall have a minimum width of 90 feet.
E. Excessive lot depth in relation to width shall be
avoided, and a proportion of 2 to 1 shall be normally considered as
a desirable ratio.
F. Lot lines shall follow municipal boundary lines rather
than cross them.
G. Double-frontage and reverse-frontage lots shall be
prohibited except where necessary to provide separation of residential
development from through traffic or to overcome specified disadvantages
of topography and orientation.
H. Residential lots fronting or backing on major streets
should be platted with extra depth to permit generous distances between
the buildings and such traffic ways.
I. Depth and width of properties for commercial or industrial
use shall be adequate to provide for the off-street service and parking
facilities required by the type of use and development contemplated.
J. Lots capable of resubdivision. Where a lot(s) is platted
or designated on a certified survey map in excess of 20,800 square
feet or 160 feet in width at the building setback line, a preliminary
resubdivision plan shall be submitted showing a potential and feasible
way in which the lot or lots may be resubdivided in future years for
more intensive use of the land.