(A) The size, shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and the type of development and use contemplated.
(1) Except as provided herein, residential lots for single-family detached dwellings shall have a minimum width at the building line of 80 feet. All lots shall have an average depth of at least 100 feet, and single-tier lots shall have an average depth of at least 125 feet. Smaller lots may be permitted in the case of cluster development design, the development plan for which is submitted for consideration as part of a planned unit development.
(2) Lots for townhouses shall have a minimum width of 20 feet.
(3) Depth and width of parcels reserved or laid out for commercial and industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for the off-street service and parking facilities (five spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor space) required.
(4) Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles or radial to the street.
(5) Corner lots shall have extra width as necessary to meet building line requirements on both streets.
(6) The subdividing of land shall be such as to provide, by means of a public street, each lot with satisfactory access to an existing street.
(7) All remnants of lots below minimum size left over after subdividing of a tract must be added to adjacent lots, or otherwise disposed of rather than allowed to remain as unusable parcels.
(8) Where the land covered by a subdivision includes two or more parcels in separate ownership, and lot arrangement is such that a property ownership line divides one or more lots, the land in each lot so divided shall be transferred by deed to single ownership, simultaneously with the recording of the final plat. Said deed is to be deposited with the Clerk of the court and held with the final plat until the subdivider is ready to record same, and they both shall then be recorded together.
(9) Lots intended for business or industrial use shall be designed specifically for such purposes with adequate space set aside for off-street parking and delivery facilities.
(B) Lot size.
(1) The minimum lot size in any area shall be in accordance with recommendations of the Planning Commission until such time as a zoning ordinance shall have been passed, except that where public water and/or public sewer systems are not available, the Administrator may, in accordance with recommendations of the Health Officer, require such minimum lot sizes to be increased.
(2) These recommendations shall be submitted to the Administrator in writing either by notations on the plat or by letter.
(3) The Health Officer shall be guided by appropriate tests in determining the area required for the sanitary and safe disposal of septic tank effluent.
(a) Lot size (public water and public sewer): residential lots served by both public water and public sewer systems shall be 80 feet or more in width and 10,000 square feet or more in area.
(b) Lot size (public water or public sewer): residential lots served by only one of public water or public sewer systems shall be 100 feet or more in width and 15,000 square feet or more in area.
(c) Lot size (neither public water nor public sewer): residential lots served by neither public water nor public sewer systems shall be 150 feet or more in width and 30,000 square feet or more in area.
(d) Greater lot sizes may be required where individual septic tanks and/or individual wells are used if the Health Officer determines that there are factors of drainage, soil condition or other conditions to cause potential health problems. The Administrator shall require that data requested by the Health Officer be submitted as a basis for passing upon a subdivision dependent upon septic tanks as a means of sewage disposal.
(e) Satisfaction of lot dimensions or area shall not be achieved by including land covered by water or flowage easements.
(1996 Code, § 143-11)