Insofar as practical, acute angles at street intersections shall
be avoided. Where an acute angle of less than seventy-five degrees
(75°) occurs between streets at their intersection, the city manager
may require the property lines to be rounded or otherwise set back
to permit curb construction of desirable radius without curtailing
the sidewalk at the street corner to less than normal width.
(2001 Code, sec. 10.802)
(a) In general, lots shall conform in width, depth and area to the pattern
already established in the adjacent areas, having due regard to the
pattern already established in the adjacent areas, having due regard
to the character of the neighborhood, its particular suitability for
development for residential purposes and also taking into consideration
the natural topography of the ground, drainage, sanitary sewerage
facilities and the proposed layout of the streets. Lot width and depth
determinations shall be oriented to the city-approved street address
assigned to the lot. Unless approved by the city manager, street addresses
establishing the lot orientation for width and depth shall be originated
so that minimum lot dimensions are conforming to this article.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the building inspector to issue a permit
for any residence, utilizing as a building site the rear portion of
any corner lot, or the rear portion of any corner lot merged with
a portion of any adjoining lot to produce a plottage of sufficient
size to meet the minimum requirements for a permissible residential
use.
(c) Structures, accessory structures, fences and other developments on lots in each of the zoning regions within the municipality shall meet the setback distances as published in the respective zoning section of chapter
14 of this code.
(d) Size of lot.
(1) Lot area.
No building to be used as a dwelling unit shall be constructed on any lot of less than the square footage listed in the respective zoning section of chapter
14 of this code.
(2) Lot width.
The minimum width of a lot shall conform to those dimensions established for each of the zoning sections as listed in chapter
14 of this code.
(3) Lot depth.
The average depth of a lot shall not be less
than one hundred feet (100') with the following exceptions:
(A) A corner lot used for the purpose of a DSFD or DTF, shall have a
minimum width of not less than eighty feet (80'), and may have an
average depth of less than one hundred feet (100') provided that the
minimum depth is no less than eighty-eight feet (88').
(B) Where a lot having less area, width and/or depth than herein required,
existed in separate ownership upon the effective date of this article,
the above regulations shall not prohibit the erection of a DSFD or
DTF thereon on a lot existing in separate ownership at the effective
date of this article, provided such that the DSFD or DTF shall not
be erected on a lot less than five thousand (5,000) square feet.
(e) The area of the lot shall be computed by taking the average width
of the lot times the average depth of the lot measured from the street
lot line to the rear lot line.
(f) All side lines of lots shall be at right angles to straight street
lot lines or radial to curved street lot lines, unless a variation
from this rule would, in the opinion of the city manager, give a better
lot plat.
(g) For private housing projects and shopping villages, it will not be
necessary to subdivide tracts of land. Site plans, however, must be
filed showing the arrangement of the project in detail, together with
essential requirements such as parking facilities, locations of buildings
and the other uses to be permitted.
(Ordinance 2017.7.1, sec. 4, adopted 7/11/17)