1173.04 AREA REGULATIONS.

   Every lot or parcel shall be of sufficient size to accommodate the main and accessory buildings or uses and the required yards and space for future expansion, and every lot occupied by a main building or use shall comply with the lot area, lot width, the percentage of lot coverage (by the buildings) and the landscaped areas for the various districts as follows:

   (a)    Schedule of Lot Area Regulations.

	Minimum
District and Main Use	Lot Area (Acres)	Lot Width (feet)	Maximum Lot Coverage (percent)	Minimum Lot Coverage (percent)
Motorist Service District
Service Station	1	200	15	20
Auto Garage: Storage, Repair	1-1/2	200	20	20
Motel: with eating assembly recreation	4-1/2	300	15	30
Restaurant if separate	2	200	15	30
Office-Laboratory District
Offices if separate use	3	200	20	30
Laboratories	5	300	20	30
Production-Distribution District
Offices if separate building	5	300	25	25
Laboratories	5	300	25	25
Production plant	5	300	35	25
Distribution establishment	5	300	35	25

 

(Ord. 91-20. Approved by voters 11-5-91; Ord. 97-41. Passed 11-17-97.)

   (b)    General Area Regulations.

      (1)    The lot area, as set forth in the above schedule, shall be the area of any lot or lots comprising a development, excluding the right of way of an existing or planned and duly approved future street, or planned street widening, and it shall be construed to encourage larger parcels for each development so as to provide space for expansion of main and accessory uses.

      (2)    If a subdivision of not less than fifty acres is planned and submitted for approval as provided in Section 1173.10, the lot areas set forth in the above schedule may be construed as average lot areas and up to twenty percent of the lots may be less than the minimum area set forth, provided all other regulations are complied with.

      (3)    The lot width shall be the minimum distance any lot abuts a street line and the average width of any lot, and it shall be construed to encourage wider lots for each development.

      (4)    The lot coverage shall be the maximum percentage of the total ground floor area of all the buildings that cover any lot, and it shall be construed to encourage lower coverage initially so that the establishment may expand.

      (5)    The landscaped areas shall be the minimum percentage of that part of any lot which is not covered by the buildings, parking areas, driveways, swimming pool or similar permitted outdoor use, and it shall be construed that it may be necessary to further increase the landscaped areas in providing the yards required under Section 1173.05. The landscaped areas shall be developed and maintained as lawns along with trees and shrubs, or maintained in an orderly natural state.

      (6)    The lot area occupied by a motel shall be not less than set forth in subsection (a) hereof, or not less than 1,000 square feet of lot area for each lodging unit, whichever is the greater. Each lodging unit shall be comprised of at least 275 square feet of floor area; shall not contain more than two sleeping rooms, and shall not contain cooking facilities.

         (Ord. 69-29. Passed 7-21-69.)