1117.09 DESIGN OF LOTS.

   Each lot shall be designed to form a functional site for the type of dwelling and the ancillary open space and the lot lines shall not be considered as merely a geometric shape enclosing the minimum requirements. The lots shall generally be rectangular in form; triangular, elongated or other shapes that restrict its use as a building site and utilization of yards shall be avoided.

   (a)    Area and Width of Lot. In residential subdivisions the area and width of lots shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Zoning Code, which requirements shall be construed as absolute minimum and not as optimum dimensions. The width of lot shall be not less than required at the front yard building line, on curved streets; the arc of the front lot line or a rear lot line shall be not less than sixty percent of the required width at the building line.

   (b)    Depth of Lots. The depth of a lot abutting a local street in a proposed one-family subdivision should not exceed three and one-half times its width. This ratio shall be increased when the rear line of such lots abuts a railroad, a freeway, other nonresidential land uses or where the rear yard contains rugged topography. Lots abutting major streets may exceed the aforesaid depth ratio as set forth in Section 1117.03 in order to increase the safety and privacy thereon. The Municipality may prepare a local street plan of partially subdivided areas and reserve openings at intervals along the major roads for future local streets to serve the interior areas in accordance with duly adopted mapped street procedures .

   (c)    Corner Lots. In one-family subdivisions, corner lots shall have extra width to obtain the required side yards and building setback from both streets and to obtain appropriate orientation to both streets and as set forth in the Zoning Code.

   (d)    Side Lot Lines. In one-family subdivisions, side lot lines shall be designed to be at approximately right angles to street lines or radial to curved street lines. Where a street intersects another to form a "T" intersection, the side lot lines shall be planned so that one line will be located approximately on the projected center line of the street which terminates.

      (Ord. 69-38. Passed 4-20-70.)