In order to carry out the purpose and intent and provisions of this title, size and dimension criteria for particular zoning districts are hereby established. Such size and dimension criteria shall be applied in accordance with this section and other applicable provisions of this title.
A. Lot Size Requirements:
1. Reduction Of Lot Size Or Yards: No lot or yard existing on the effective date of this title shall thereafter be reduced in size, dimension, or area below the minimum requirements set out herein, except by reason of a portion being acquired for public use in any manner, including dedication, condemnation, or purchase. Lots or yards created after the effective date of this title shall meet the minimum requirements established herein.
2. Applicability To All Uses: Unless otherwise specified in this title, all permitted uses and all special uses shall be subject to the lot size requirements specified for a given district, unless other minimum requirements are specified for such uses elsewhere in this title.
3. Structure Built On Two Lots: A building constructed on a site consisting of two (2) lots must be located either within the required setback from the common or center lot line, or the building must be constructed on both lots.
4. Lots Of Record Less Than Minimum Size: Any lot of record at the time of the adoption of this title which contains less lot area or width than required in the district in which it is located may be used for a use in such district; provided, that the lot has a minimum width of thirty feet (30'). This provision shall not be construed to permit more than one dwelling unit on a lot with less lot area per family than required for the district in which such lot is located.
5. Use Of Lots In Single-Family Districts: In single-family districts, every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a "lot" as herein defined, and in no case shall there be more than the principal building and the customary accessory buildings on one lot or parcel of land.
B. Minimum Yard Requirements:
1. Generally: Minimum yard requirements shall be as specified for a given zoning district. The yard requirements shall apply to all buildings and structures, as they relate to the respective lot lines, except as otherwise specifically provided in this title or as exempted in subsection B2 of this section.
2. Exemptions: The following structures shall be exempt from the minimum yard requirements set forth in this title: underground utility equipment, clotheslines, flagpoles, regulation mailboxes, traffic signals, fire hydrants, light poles or any similar structure or device (see also section 10-14-3 of this title).
3. Front Yards In Built Up Areas: Except as specifically provided otherwise, in any built up portion of any residential zoning district, where lots having fifty percent (50%) or more of the frontage on one side of a street between intersections (that is, in one block) are developed with buildings, and the front setbacks of those lots do not differ by more than ten feet (10'), the minimum required front setback on that block shall be the average of the existing front setbacks; provided however, that no front setback less than fifteen feet (15') shall be permitted nor shall any front setback greater than fifty feet (50') be required.
C. Maximum Building Height: Maximum building height shall apply to all structures located in the zoning district except those structures and appurtenances excluded in section 10-14-2 of this title or special uses which have a maximum height specified in this title.
D. Access Required: No building shall be erected on any lot unless such lot abuts, or has permanent easement or access to, a public or private street. (Ord. 96-21, 9-10-1996)