(A)
Lot
Required.
Every building or property use (excluding temporary
amusements or similar uses) hereafter erected, altered, expanded,
placed, or otherwise located must be on a lot or lots of record, except
when situated on a farm or ranch.
(B)
Multiple
Structures on Lot.
Where a lot of record is used for
other than single-family or duplex dwelling uses, more than one main
building may be located upon the lot, provided that all other provisions
of this GDC are met.
(C)
Nonconforming
Lots.
Where a lot of record has less area, width, or
depth than required by this GDC on its effective date, the lot is
considered a conforming lot for the purposes of area, width, and depth
requirements.
(D)
Frontage
on Street.
(1)
Every building hereafter erected must be on a lot which has been platted and filed for record in accordance with the procedures of this GDC (specifically Chapter 3), as amended. Every lot must have a frontage on a public or improved private street, and all structures must be located on lots as to provide safe and convenient access for servicing, fire protection, and required off-street parking. The public or private street must have a minimum right-of-way as provided in the approved current Major Thoroughfare Plan.
(2)
Whenever more than one main building is located upon a lot (as allowed in Subsection 2.71(B) above), each building must conform to the yard, parking, density requirements applicable to the uses and districts, and the front of each main building must face a public street. However, upon approval of the appropriate development application by the City, the requirement that the front of each main building must face a public street may be waived.
(E)
Residential
Uses.
All residential uses in existence at the effective
date of this GDC in which minimum lot square footage requirements
were in compliance with Ordinance 4647, as amended, or requirements
of an applicable Planned Development (PD) Ordinance are conforming
for the purposes of square footage requirements.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7107, sec. 32, adopted 12/3/19)
(A)
Measuring
Setbacks & Lot Dimensions.
All setback measurements
must be made in accordance with Illustration 2-13.
(B)
Building
Lines & Setbacks.
(1)
Building
lines established on a recorded plat may only be changed through amending
or replatting proceedings or by modifying a building line through
the Plan Commission. If there is a conflict between platted building
line and a building line set by this GDC or by special ordinance the
most restrictive requirement shall apply.
(2)
Where
a building line has been established by a special ordinance adopted
prior to the passage of this GDC, and the building line requires a
greater or lesser yard setback than is prescribed by this GDC for
the district in which the property is located, the required yard must
comply with the building line established by that ordinance.
(C)
Yard
Depth & Width Adjacent to Streets.
Depth and width
of required yards adjacent to streets must be measured in accordance
with Illustration 2-14.
(D)
Yards
in Relation to Future Rights-of-Way.
Where a future right-of-way
line has been established for future widening or opening of an abutting
street or thoroughfare, the front, side, or rear yard must be measured
from the future abutting right-of-way line.
(E)
Front
Yards.
(1)
Corner
Lots.
On all corner lots, only one lot line may be designated
as the front lot line, and the front yard setback must be the required
distance from the designated lot line.
(2)
Measuring
Front Yards.
The front yard must be measured from the
property line to the front face of the building, to the nearest supporting
member of a covered porch or terrace.
(3)
Double-Frontage
Lots.
Required front yard setbacks must be provided on
both frontages of double-frontage lots, as depicted in Illustration
2-15.
(F)
Illustration
of Lots.
Illustration 2-16 shows the various types of
“typical” lots that are regulated by this GDC, and Illustration
2-17 shows a “key corner” lot. Key corner lots must observe
the same front yard setback on both sides so that the front yard setbacks
of the key corner lot, and its two neighboring lots, are the same
on each respective street frontage.
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Illustration 2-13 Required Yards (Setbacks)
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Illustration 2-14 Measuring Lot Depth and Width
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Illustration 2-15 Double Frontage Lots & Front Yards
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Illustration 2-16 Types of Lots
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Illustration 2-17 Key Corner Lot
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(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7107, sec. 33, adopted 12/3/19)
