(A) Blocks. Every block shall be so designed as to provide two tiers of lots, except where lots back onto an arterial street, natural topographic feature, or subdivision boundary. Block lengths shall be 300 feet or greater.
(B) Minimum lot sizes. The Board of County Commissioners may approve minimum lot sizes for the area to be served as follows:
(1) Public water and public sewage disposal service according to North Central Public Health District standards; and
(2) Individual well and individual sub-surface sewage disposal service according to North Central Public Health District and the state’s Department of Water Resources standards.
(C) Zoning. The lot width, depth, and total area shall not be less than the requirements of any applicable zoning ordinance.
(D) Lot lines. Side lot lines should be within 30 degrees of perpendicular to straight streets and shall be within 30 degrees of radial to curved streets.
(E) Width related to length. Narrow, deep lots should be avoided.
(F) Corner lots. Corner lots shall have sufficient extra width to permit appropriate building setback from both streets or orientation to both streets, pursuant Idaho Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) standards.
(G) Uninhabitable areas. Land subject to flooding or which shall be otherwise deemed to be uninhabitable shall not be platted for residential purposes, or for any other uses that may increase or create a danger to health, life, or property, or which may increase or create a flood hazard. Such land within a subdivision shall be set aside for other uses, such as parks or other open spaces.
(H) Lot frontage. All rectangular lots shall have at least 25 feet of frontage upon a publicly dedicated street. Variances may be permitted for an approved planned development.
(I) Existing lots. If existing lots are included in a subdivision plat and owned by someone else other than the owner of the rest of the lots, the other owners shall sign the ownership certifications on the final plat.
(Ord. 70, passed 5-19-2020)