(A) Conformity to minimum requirements. Lot dimensions shall be a minimum of 75 feet in width and 100 feet in depth.
(B) Fronting. Each lot shall face a public street.
(C) Key lots.
(1) Where corner lots are key lots, that is where lots face the frontage street and other lots face the side street, the corner lot shall have a front building line on both streets.
(2) Key lots or irregular-shaped lots shall have sufficient width at the building line to meet frontage requirements of the appropriate zoning district. Also, the rear width shall be sufficient to provide access for all utilities, including garbage collection, and shall not be less than ten feet.
(D) Depth. No lot shall be platted less than 100 feet in depth; however, in cases where an irregularly-shaped tract is platted into lots and a remnant piece of property is of sufficient area to plat one or more lots, the Council may waive the depth requirement to prevent a hardship on the developer.
(E) Side lot lines. Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angels or radial to the street line.
(F) Double frontage and reverse frontage lots. Double frontage and reverse frontage lots shall be avoided except where essential to provide separation of residential development from traffic arteries or where necessary to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation. Where lots have double frontage, a front building line shall be established for each street.
(G) Alteration of lot size.
(1) It shall be lawful to increase the size of lots from that originally platted, provided, however, that there is no remaining portion of a lot or a lot smaller than the original lot; and also provided, that the final plat is submitted in accordance with the requirements of a final plat as contained hereinabove; also, provided that the change is in compliance with Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code, Ch. 212.
(2) No lot shall be replatted to reduce the size of the lot originally platted by a common dedicator, unless the consent of all property owners in the same addition has been obtained. The required consent may be implied where another lot or lots in the addition, as recorded, have already been subdivided and built upon in the manner prescribed above. No lot will be reduced in width below 75-foot frontage with an area of 7,500 square feet, except for property having a local retail, commercial or manufacturing zone classification and not for residential use.
(H) Building permits. When an applicant exhibits a duly executed and recorded deed covering a lot having a minimum dimensions of 75 feet by 100 feet, and the lot is being assessed for city taxes as conforming to the established lot, pattern and zoning classification in the block where located, then a building permit may be issued, provided the requested use of the property conforms to the permanent zoning of the property covered by the application.
(Ord. 11-5-98, passed 11-5-1998; Ord. 11-1-04, passed 4-7-2005; Ord. 8-3-2006, passed 8-3-2006)