(A) Flag lots shall not be permitted when the result would be to increase the number of properties requiring direct and individual access connections to the state’s highway system or other arterials.
(B) Flag lots may be permitted for residential development when necessary to achieve planning objectives, such as reducing direct access to roadways, providing internal platted lots with access to a residential street or preserving natural or historic resources, under the following conditions.
(1) Flag lot driveways shall be separated by at least twice the minimum frontage requirement of that zoning district.
(2) The flag driveway shall have a minimum width of ten feet and maximum width of 20 feet.
(3) In no instance shall flag lots constitute more than 10% of the total number of building sites in a recorded or unrecorded plat, or three lots or more, whichever is greater.
(4) The lot area occupied by the flag driveway shall not be counted as part of the required minimum lot area of that zoning district.
(5) No more than one flag lot shall be permitted per private right-of-way or access easement.
(Ord. 2009-01, passed - -2009)