LOADING SPACE. A designated off-street space on the same lot as a building or group of buildings, used to temporarily park a commercial vehicle while loading and unloading merchandise or materials.
LOT. A parcel of land intended for individual ownership and use, separately described on a deed or other instrument recorded in the office of the County Register of Deeds, whether by metes and bounds, as part of a platted subdivision or site condominium. See lot of record. (See Figure 2-4.)
(1) LOT AREA. The area of land included within a lot as defined by lot lines, but excluding any public rights-of-way.
(2) LOT COVERAGE, BUILDINGS. The lot area, stated as a percentage of the total, covered by all buildings and areas under roof.
(3) LOT COVERAGE, PAVEMENT AND BUILDINGS. The lot area, stated as a percentage of the total, covered by all buildings and paved surfaces, including driveways, patios and walkways. One-half the area of permeable surfaces, approved by the Director of Public Works, are also counted toward this calculation.
(4) LOT FRONTAGE. The length of the front lot line measured at the street right-of-way; except as defined for flag lots.
(5) LOT WIDTH. The horizontal distance between side lot lines measured at the two points where the required front setback intersects the side lot lines.
(6) LOT, CORNER. A lot with at least two contiguous sides abutting two intersecting streets, and where the interior angle of the intersecting streets is less than 135 degrees. Also, a lot located on a curved street or streets if tangents of the curve, at the points of beginning with the lot or the points of intersection of the side lot lines with the street line, intersect at an interior angle of less than 135 degrees.
(7) LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE OR THROUGH. An interior lot bordered by two, more or less, parallel streets. For the purpose of this definition, if one side of the lot is bordered by an alley opposite of a street the lot is not considered a THROUGH LOT.
(8) LOT, INTERIOR. A lot other than a corner or through lot.
LOT LINES. See Figure 2-4.
(1) FRONT LOT LINE.
(a) For an interior lot, the FRONT LOT LINE shall be the line abutting the street right-of-way or private street easement.
(b) For a corner lot, the FRONT LOT LINE shall be the line that abuts the street right-of-way or private street easement that is designated on the plat of subdivision or was determined to be the front lot line at the time a permit was issued for the principal building on the lot. If there is no indication on the plat or in the records of original permits, the FRONT LOT LINE shall be determined by the Director of Public Works in accordance with § 5.62.
(c) For a through lot, each line abutting the street right-of-way or private street easement shall be considered a FRONT LOT LINE for purposes of determining minimum setbacks.
(2) REAR LOT LINE. The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line. In the case of an irregular, triangular or flared lot, the rear lot line shall be a line at least ten feet in length entirely within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front lot line. A through lot does not have a REAR LOT LINE.
(3) SIDE LOT LINE. A lot line that is neither a front lot line nor a rear lot line.
(4) STREET LINE. Any lot line separating a lot from a public or private street right-of-way. A front street line shall be the street line that is also the front lot line, as defined in this section.
LOT OF RECORD. A parcel of land separately described on a plat, condominium document or metes and bounds description recorded in the office of the County Register of Deeds, which was in existence on the effective date of this chapter.
(Ord. effective 11-29-2013; Ord. effective 2-27-2015)