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1. Lot Layout:
A. Access To Public Street: No building shall be constructed or erected upon any parcel not abutting a public street, or having a permanent access easement to a public street that was of record prior to the effective date of this Code. The minimum street frontage is 30 feet and the minimum lot width is 30.
B. Clear Vision Triangle: Clear vision triangle shall be kept free of visual barriers including vegetation (except deciduous trees pruned at least eight feet in height above the sidewalk and 14 feet above the roadway), walls, signs, vehicles, solid fences, or other sight obstructions exceeding three feet in height.
C. Common Driveways: Common driveways are subject to the following requirements:
(1) The common driveway benefits the design of the development and reduces the number of public street accesses.
(2) The common driveway provides access to no less than two and no more than six lots, each occupied with one single family or townhouse dwelling unit. A Minor Land Division shall not result in a common driveway being used to serve more than 4 lots.
(3) The maximum length is 150 feet, unless approved by the Fire Department, and the minimum width is 20 feet. "No parking" signs shall be placed on the common driveway.
(4) A five-foot wide landscaped area is required between the common driveway and lots that do not utilize the common driveway.
(5) The minimum street frontage requirement of each flag lot served by the common driveway is five feet.
(6) Lots that abut a common driveway shall take access from the common driveway and not the public right-of-way.
(7) A perpetual ingress/egress access easement and an agreement for maintenance for the paved driveway and any required landscaping shall be recorded prior to issuance of building permits. For Minor Land Divisions, a copy of the easement or agreement must be submitted for the lots to be deemed legal.
(8) Required off-street parking shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from the edge of the common driveway.
(9) In the case of a subdivision plat, the common driveway and utilities shall be constructed concurrently with all other public improvements.
2. Construction Over Platted Lot Lines: Construction over platted lot lines of multiple whole lots in any zoning district is allowed provided that:
A. Prior to issuance of a building permit, a copy of a recorded notice of buildable parcel and a copy of a recorded deed describing by metes and bounds the entirety of the platted lots shall be submitted to the Director.
B. Platted or recorded easements must be vacated prior to construction of a structure within the easement area, or as may be required by the easement holder.