The following site and development criteria are established to promote the harmonious exercise of property rights without conflict.
(a) Principal Buildings Per Lot. Except for single-family and two-family residences, there may be more than one (1) principal building on a zoning lot provided that the required yards are maintained around the perimeter of the zoning lot.
(b) Access to a Public Street. No building shall be erected on a lot, or tract of land, which does not abut on at least one (1) public thoroughfare, or private road, built in accordance with public thoroughfare standards and specifications. In the case of a planned residential development, the entire tract shall be considered one (1) zoning lot. Any subdivision of land within the zoning lot for a PRD, at the election of the applicant, does not need to comply with the lot size, lot width or yard requirements for the district in which it is located.
(c) Maintenance of a Vacant Lot. A vacant or otherwise undeveloped lot shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery and/or other appropriate ground cover or landscaping material, which shall at all times be properly maintained.
(d) Additional Requirements for Yards. The following requirements for yards must be observed in all zoning districts:
(1) On lots fronting on two (2) nonintersecting streets, a front yard must be provided on both streets;
(2) Where a lot is occupied for a permitted use without any building or structure thereon, the front, side and rear yards required by this Zoning Code shall be provided and maintained between such use and the respective lot lines, except lots used for shared spaces, noncommercial gardens or public playgrounds.
(e) Visibility at Intersections. On every corner lot, and at the intersection of every driveway with a public or private street, there shall be no material impairment to visibility (whether by the location of structures including fences, landscaping or other means) between a height of three (3) feet and a height of eight (8) feet above the established grade, within the triangle formed by:
(1) The curb lines of two (2) intersecting streets, and a line drawn between two (2) points, one (1) on each such curb line, each twenty (20) feet from the point of intersection of such curb lines; or the triangle formed by the two (2) right-of-way lines and a line drawn between two (2) points, one (1) on each such right-of-way line, each ten (10) feet from the point of intersecting of such right-of-way lines; whichever is less;
(2) The intersecting boundary of such driveway and the curbline of such street and a line drawn between two (2) points, one (1) on such driveway boundary and one (1) on such curbline of the street, each twenty (20) feet from their point of intersection; or the triangle formed by the intersecting boundary of such driveway and the right-of-way line, and a line drawn between two (2) points, one (1) on such driveway boundary and one (1) on such right-of-way line, each ten (10) feet from their point of intersection; whichever is less.
(f) Projections into Required Yards. The following may project into a required yard according to the following:
(1) Sills, belt courses, cornices and ornamental features may project one (1) foot into a required yard.
(2) Chimneys and flues may project into a required rear yard for a distance of not more than three and one-half (3-1/2) feet when placed so as to not obstruct light and ventilation.
(g) Additional Lot Requirements. The following additional lot requirements shall be observed:
(1) Every building shall be on one (1) lot only. Contiguous lots may be joined in accordance with the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(2) Yards, loading and parking space, or lot area required for one (1) building cannot be used for another building; nor can the size of a lot be reduced below the requirements of this Zoning Code;
(3) Unless subdivided, only one (1) single-family or two-family dwelling, whichever is a permitted use, shall be allowed on any parcel of land not subdivided previous to the passage of this Zoning Code.
(4) No parcel of land not already subdivided by a plat duly approved and filed for record in the office of the County Recorder, on or before the effective date of this Zoning Code, shall be divided into smaller parcels, except by a plat of subdivision thereof duly approved and filed for record in the office of the County Recorder. No sublot or block shown on a recorded plat of subdivision on file in the office of the County Recorder shall be divided, subdivided or added in whole or in part to any other parcel of land in the City, without the formal approval and consent of the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 20-2012. Passed 5-21-12; Ord. 127-2023. Passed 11-6-23.)