(a) The lot arrangement and design shall be such that all sublots will provide satisfactory and desirable building sites, properly related to topography and the character of surrounding development.
(b) All side lines of lots shall be at right angles to street lines and radial to curved street lines except where a variation to this rule will provide a better street and sublot layout.
(c) Reverse frontage lots abutting an intercommunity thoroughfare or major street and fronting on an interior street within a subdivision shall be of sufficient depth so as to provide for a minimum rear yard of seventy feet. Lots with double frontage shall be avoided except when paralleling major highways.
(d) In case of unusual soil conditions or other physical factors which may impair the health and safety of the neighborhood in which a subdivision may be located, upon recommendation of the appropriate Board of Health or the City Engineer, the Commission may require larger lot widths and lot areas as deemed necessary.
(e) In an established neighborhood, the commission may, at its discretion, approve the plat of a subdivision containing lots of less width than the minimum required in the zoning district if the lots conform generally to the other lots in the neighborhood.
(g) Property lines at street intersections shall be rounded with a minimum radius of twenty feet.
(h) No lot shall have less area or width than is required by the zoning regulations applying to the area in which it is located. If zoning is not in effect in any portion of the area of jurisdiction of these Regulations as specified in Section 1151.05, the following minimum lots sizes shall be met:
Type of Development | Group Sewer and Water Available | Group Sewer Available | Group Sewer and Water Not Available |
Single-family | 70 ft. frontage | 100 ft. frontage | 150 ft. frontage |
10,000 sq. ft. | 20,000 sq. ft. | 40,000 sq. ft. | |
Two-family | 100 ft. frontage | 150 ft. frontage | 200 ft. frontage |
14,000 sq. ft. | 30,000 sq. ft. | 1-1/2 acres | |
Multi-family (3 or more families) | 120 ft. frontage | Not permitted | Not permitted |
4,000 sq. ft. per dwelling unit | |||
Commercial | 1,000 ft. frontage | 100 ft. frontage | “ |
20,000 sq. ft. | 20,000 sq.ft. | ||
Industrial | 200 ft. frontage | 200 ft. frontage | “ |
1 acre | 1 acre | ||
*Minimum frontage and minimum area to be determined by health officials having jurisdiction.