(A) General.
(1) All lots shall meet the minimum width, depth, and area requirements of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance.
(2) The size, shape, and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision, and for the type of development and use contemplated.
(3) Subdivisions shall contain no left-over pieces, corners, remnants of land except that which is designated as public or community parks, open space, or other designated uses pertaining to the development.
(B) Lot arrangement. The lot arrangement shall be such that there will be no foreseeable difficulties for reasons of topography or other conditions in securing building permits to build on each of the created lots in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance and health regulations and in providing driveway access to buildings on such lots from the appropriate approved street.
(C) Lot dimensions. Lot dimensions shall comply with the minimum standards in the Zoning Ordinance. In general, side lot lines shall be at right angles to the street lines (or radial to curving street lines) unless a waiver from this rule will give a better street or lot plan. Dimensions of corner lots shall be large enough to allow for erection of buildings, observing the minimum front yard setback from both streets. Depth and width of properties reserved or laid out for business, commercial, or industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for all of the off-street parking and loading facilities required for the type of use and development contemplated, as established in the Zoning Ordinance. Excessive depth in relation to width shall be avoided. A proportion of three and one-half to one (3.5:1) shall be considered a maximum.
(1) Lot widths shall be measured at the required building setback line except that in the case of lots fronting on a cul-de-sac, the building setback line may be 80 feet back from the property line, providing the Commission approves this waiver.
(2) All lot corners shall be designated with five-eighths-inch diameter rebar with cap designating the surveyor who performed the survey.
(D) Double frontage lots and access to lots.
(1) Double frontage lots. Double frontage and reversed frontage lots shall be avoided except where necessary to provide for the separation of residential development from the traffic on bordering arterials or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation or where a limited access highway, railroad right-of-way, major street or similar situation exists. In instances where double frontage lots are platted in this manner, the subdivider shall be required to provide and plat in some acceptable manner a strip of non-access land no less than 15 feet wide on the highway side or rear yard of the lot. This strip of land is to be adequately landscaped with shrubs and trees so as to provide a sufficient screening or buffer area.
(2) Access to public street. Every lot shall front or abut on a public street. The number of feet of width of lots is specified in the Unincorporated Lake County Zoning Ordinance. Lots in a minor subdivision with an access only to existing private drives, streets, or easements may be permitted only with the permission of the Commission.
(3) Access from primary and secondary arterials. Lots shall not, in general, derive access from a primary or secondary arterial street. Where driveway access from a primary or secondary arterial street may be the only possible access for several adjoining lots, the Commission may require that the lots be served by a marginal access street in order to limit possible traffic hazards from multiple access to the streets. Where possible, driveways should be designed and arranged so as to avoid requiring vehicles to back into traffic on primary or secondary arterials.
(E) Debris and waste. No cut trees, debris, junk, rubbish, or other similar waste materials shall be buried by the developer on any lot or street in the subdivision.
(F) Water bodies and watercourses. If a tract being developed contains a water body other than a temporary detention facility or portion thereof, lot lines shall either be so drawn as to distribute the entire ownership of the water body among the fees of adjacent lots, or the Commission may approve an alternative plan whereby the ownership of and responsibility for safe maintenance of the water body is so placed that it will not become a local government responsibility. No part of the minimum area of a lot required under the Zoning Ordinance may be satisfied by land which is underwater other than a temporary detention facility or portion thereof.
(G) Real estate sales offices. Sales offices for real estate may be permitted in subdivisions provided that:
(1) Only sales of real estate concerning property within the subdivision in which the office is located are conducted;
(2) Only a model home can be used;
(3) There shall be a main office for the real estate firm and it shall remain in operation;
(4) No advertising device may be utilized other than a non-illuminated sign not to exceed 16 square feet with no printing other than sales office and the name of the real estate office;
(5) The residential character of the model home cannot change (no parking lots for sales offices);
(6) Sales offices are only permitted until 75% of lots have been sold by the original developer; and
(7) Storage of contractor's equipment and/or supplies is prohibited.
(Prior Code, § 153.051) (Ord. 1670, passed 6-11-1996)