A. Minimum Dimensions. The minimum width of lots shall be as required by the Zoning Chapter of the Grand Island City Code. Side lot lines should be at right angles to straight street lines and radial to curved street lines. Lots having a depth of less than 100 feet should be avoided. Lot sizes shall meet or exceed the requirement of the Zoning Chapter and should as near as practical meet or exceed the typical lot size for building sites in the immediate vicinity. Each lot shall be a buildable site after taking into account all yard spaces required by the Zoning Chapter. Excessive lot depth in relation to width should be avoided.
B. Corner Lots Wider. Corner lots in residential areas shall be of sufficient size to comply with the requirements of the Zoning Chapter.
C. Double Frontage. Lots with street frontage at both front and rear shall be avoided except when backing on a controlled access thoroughfare.
D. Street Frontage. Each lot shall have frontage (minimum width of twenty (20) feet) on a street that will allow for practical, physical vehicular ingress/egress, and allow for the proper provision of present or future municipal services to the lot.
E. Reversed Frontages and Key Lots. Reversed frontages at cross street intersections should be avoided except where it will match existing development. Key lots, being those inside lots fronting on side streets, should be avoided except where they are matching existing development and other lots are excessively deep. Key lots shall be prohibited where they disrupt utility or drainage easements. Reverse frontage and normal corner lots when adjacent to a key lot shall have additional width to allow front yard setbacks on both streets.
F. Septic Tanks. In subdivisions within city jurisdiction outside of corporate limits where buildings are to be served by septic tanks, the size of lots shall be sufficiently large to accommodate adequate drainage fields. Standards set forth by the appropriate County and State or other agencies shall be met.
G. Flag Lots. Flag lots, being those lots landlocked from public right-of-way except for a narrow tract of land of less width than minimum frontage as required by the Zoning Chapter should be discouraged except where development cannot reasonably be accomplished without their use. When such lots are platted, it shall be a requirement of the developer, builder, and owner to direct and maintain storm water drainage from the flag lot to the public right-of-way without directing the flow to adjoining property, i.e., drainage shall be by means of that strip of land connecting the area of the structure to the public right-of-way unless other drainage facilities are approved by the public works director.
(Amended by Ord. No. 8921, effective 7-28-2004)