(1) Area. The minimum lot area, width and depth shall not be less than that established by the Lino Lakes Zoning Chapter in effect at the time of adoption of the final plat. Minimum lot area for urban lots shall consist of buildable land exclusive of utility transmission easements or water course easements that encumber lot development.
(2) Corner lots. Corner lots for residential use shall have additional width to permit appropriate building setback from both streets and a side yard buffer yard where the side yard abuts a collector or arterial street as required in the Lino Lakes Zoning Chapter.
(3) Side lot lines. Side lines of lots shall be approximately at right angles to street lines or radial to curved street lines.
(4) Width. Every lot must have the minimum width measured at the minimum front yard setback and at the setback from the OHWL of an abutting lake or stream and extending to the location of the principal building.
(5) Lot frontage. All lots shall have frontage on an improved public street that provides the required lot width at the minimum front yard setback, except multi-family or planned unit developments that provide access via private roads or drives. Flag lots are prohibited.
(6) Urban single- and two-family lot access. All new single- and two-family urban lots shall be designed to receive access from a local street. Direct lot access from an arterial or major collector street for these urban lots shall be prohibited.
(7) Access points in new commercial, industrial and multiple-family lots. New commercial, industrial and multiple-family lots fronting on an arterial or major collector street shall be designed to minimize the number of direct access points through the following methods listed in preferential order. If the highest preference is not possible, the next preference shall be utilized until an access method is possible.
(a) Access from a local street.
(b) Frontage road serving multiple properties.
(c) Frontage driveway or connected parking lot with cross easements serving multiple properties.
(d) Shared driveways.
(e) One driveway access, no closer than 200 feet to another driveway and that meets the city's minimum spacing standards from a street intersection. All driveways shall be reviewed for consistency with the access management guidelines of the Lino Lakes transportation plan.
(8) Setback lines. Setback or building lines shall be shown on all lots intended for residential use and shall not be less than the setback required by the Lino Lakes Zoning Chapter, as may be amended.
(9) Water courses. Water courses may be contained within abutting lots. Water courses shall be protected by easement that will include at a minimum a ten foot buffer extending outward from the delineated wetland boundary or the water course ordinary high water level as defined by § 1001.007. Lots with easements protecting water courses shall have sufficient dimensions and area outside the water course easement to meet or exceed the minimum lot area and width specified in the Zoning Chapter for the district in which the lots are located.
(10) Grading for drainage. Lots shall be graded so as to provide drainage away from building locations and shall conform to the approved final grading plan. Storm water drainage from an improved lot shall not be directed at an adjoining property at a rate above a predevelopment condition except where drainage is directed to a designed drainage easement.
(11) Features. In the subdividing of any land, due regard shall be shown for all natural features, such as tree growth, water courses, historic places or similar conditions which, if preserved, will add attractiveness and stability to the proposed development.
(12) Frontage on two streets. Double frontage or lots with frontage on two parallel streets shall not be permitted except where lots back on major collector or arterial streets, city or state highways, or where topographic or other conditions render subdividing otherwise unreasonable. Additional lot depth and a landscaped buffer yard shall be provided where a lot backs onto a major collector or arterial street.
(13) Irregular shaped lots. On single-family residential lots determined to be irregular in shape (for example, triangular), the developer shall demonstrate to the city an ability to properly place principal buildings and accessory structures upon the site which are compatible in size and character to the surrounding area.
(14) Building expansion. All single-family residential lots shall be designed in consideration of potentials for buildings accommodating garages, porches and decks and the like without need for setback variance. The buildings and structures are to be compatible in size and character with the surrounding area.
(15) Lot remnants/outlots. All remnants of lots below minimum lot size left over after subdividing a larger tract must be added to adjacent lots rather than allowed to remain as unusable parcels. Outlots may be platted within a subdivision to delineate future development phases or commonly owned open spaces. The outlet shall be sized in a manner to accommodate its intended use. An outlot shall be platted into a lot and block prior to issuance of a building permit. No building permits shall be issued for an outlot except for open air structures allowed as a recreational component in an open space area.
(Ord. 04-03, passed 2-24-2003; Am. Ord. 02-09, passed 2-23-2009.)