(a) The size, shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location of the proposed subdivision and for the type of development contemplated.
(b) Excessive depth in relation to width ordinarily shall be avoided.
(c) The entire frontage of every lot shall abut on a public right of way dedicated for street purposes.
(d) Lots for residential purposes shall have a width at the building setback line as established in the Planning and Zoning Code. No lot shall have a frontage on a street of less than sixty feet (60 ft.).
(e) Lots larger than the minimum zoning lot may be required where topography or other considerations may limit the buildable or usable portion of such lots.
(f) Corner lots for residential use shall be platted not less than ten percent (10%) wider than interior lots in order to permit conformance with the setback required in the Planning and Zoning Code on the side street.
(g) Residential lots fronting on highways, thoroughfares and parkways should have extra depth to permit deep setback for the buildings.
(h) Double frontage lots and reversed frontage lots ordinarily shall be avoided. Double frontage residential lots backing on highways, thoroughfares and parkways shall be planted with twenty-foot (20 ft.) wide screen adjacent to the rear lot line.
(i) Side lot lines shall be approximately at right angles to the right of way line of the street on which the lot fronts.
(j) Rear lot lines shall be parallel to front lines wherever possible.
(Ord. 7435-01. Passed 2-18-02.)