The size, dimensions and configuration of lots or parcels created by any division of land shall conform to this section.
A. Lot Numbers. The lots or parcels shall be numbered consecutively commencing with the number one, with no omissions or duplications. Block numbers or letters may be used, but not preferred.
B. Lot Area. The minimum net lot area shall be that prescribed for the zone in which the property is located. In a division by parcel map or tract map, if the average lot area, as calculated in this subsection, is not less than the minimum lot area prescribed for the zone, then the minimum lot area requirement shall be deemed to have been met. Calculation of average lot area shall be in the following manner:
1. No lot having an area of less than eight percent of the minimum lot area for the zone in which the property is located shall be created.
2. No lot having an area equal to or greater than two hundred percent of the minimum lot area permissible in the zone shall be included in either the total area calculation or the total lot number calculation when determining average lot areas.
3. The procedure for calculation of average lot size is:
a. Sum the area of all lots in the tract or parcel map, taking into account the exclusions listed in this subsection and also excluding from the sum all lot area in excess of one hundred twenty percent of the minimum lot area of the zone.
b. Total all of the lots involved, taking into account the exclusions listed in this subsection;
c. Divide the sum of the areas by the total number of eligible lots. The quotient of this division is the average lot area and shall not be less than the minimum lot area for the zone in which the property is located. Where only a portion of the area covered by an approved tentative map is to be recorded, the average lot area of the lots shown on that increment shall not be less than the minimum lot area of the zone. When land is divided by a zoning line, then the calculations shall be made separately, using the minimum lot size for each appropriate portion of the land being divided.
C. Public Street Frontage. All lots created by the division of land, whether by tract or parcel map, shall have frontage on a dedicated public street, unless it is determined by the Director of Engineering that said access is not feasible, or cannot be reasonably provided. The owner/developer may obtain a review and determination from the Director of Engineering by submitting a written request that clearly establishes the site restrictions that necessitate this action. The Director's review and decision is final and may not be appealed.
If approved, an irrevocable mutual access agreement shall be recorded by separate instrument, and filed concurrently with the map. Said easement shall be referenced and delineated on the final map.
In the case of condominiums, or planned residential developments with lot areas owned in common, the street frontage requirement for individual lots may be satisfied by the individual lot's ownership in common lot, if the common lot has frontage on the public street.
D. Lot Width. The width of lots shall conform to standards of development as defined by the City zoning ordinance or other ordinances or official plans adopted pursuant to law, and the following criteria:
1. The minimum width of interior lots shall be not less than sixty feet, measured on a line parallel with and twenty-five feet from the street right-of-way line. For a curved or other irregular street right-of-way line, this minimum width shall be measured parallel with, and twenty-five feet from a straight line drawn between front lot corners.
2. The lot width shall be not less than forty-five feet measured along the line closest and parallel to street right-of-way line. If the Director of Engineering grants a waiver as provided in Subsection C of this section, the minimum lot width along the closest first line parallel to the street right-of-way line shall be forty-five feet.
3. Corner lots shall have a minimum width of sixty-five feet measured the same as interior lots.
4. For a subdivision of land which is zoned with a minimum lot size less than seven thousand two hundred square feet, the minimum widths and dimensions specified herein in subdivisions 1, 3 and 5 of this subsection may be reduced from sixty feet down to forty-five feet, and from sixty-five feet down to fifty feet, respectively.
5. The minimum widths of odd-shaped lots which result from extreme topography, difficult terrain, street alignments or widths, previous irregular boundaries, or prior divisions or other unavoidable circumstances shall be subject to individual determination and may be approved; provided however, that the width along the closest first line parallel to the street right-of-way line frontage of any such lot created should not be less than twenty feet, and the lot width measured along the building line should not be less than sixty feet. If the Director of Engineering grants a waiver as provided in subsection C of this section, the minimum lot width along the closest first line parallel to the street right-of-way line shall be twenty feet and the lot width measured along the building line should not be less than sixty feet.
The above provisions governing minimum lot widths shall not apply to residential or common lots within a planned residential (PRD) zone. Lot sizes and widths therein shall conform to the standards as set forth in Title 15 of this code, or the approved concept plan or site plan for the particular development, whichever applies.
Small odd-shaped lots or parcels resulting from the separation of land by streets or easements, or lots burdened by easements, utilities, or other facilities to a degree which minimizes their value or use for other purposes, or parcels subject to flooding, or portions of railroad rights-of-way, or other lots or parcels which because of their size, shape, topography, use or location are unable to be built upon or developed, shall, upon the determination of the City Engineer, be exempted from the above requirements as to lot widths and areas.
E. City Boundary. No lots shall be divided by the boundary line of the city.
F. Side Lines. The side lines of lots shall be approximately at right angles to the street lines on straight streets and shall be approximately radial on curved streets.
(Ord. 2888 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2722 (part), 1990).