(A) All lots created in a division of land shall conform to the minimum requirements of the Development Code and the General Plan as adopted by the city for the particular zone district, use, and classification in which the development is being constructed.
(B) Lot sizes.
(1) All lots shall meet the area, frontage, width, depth, and building setback requirements of the zone district within which the lots are located, unless otherwise permitted through the provisions of Title 9; provided, however, that in its consideration of any land division, the approving authority may determine that a greater than minimum lot size is necessary:
(a) For the proper protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare;
(b) To be consistent with the general pattern established in the vicinity;
(c) To maintain the value of property in the vicinity; or
(d) To provide sufficient pad area for buildings and usable open space.
(2) When lots or parcels twice the required area or width or more are shown on a division of land, the approving authority may require such lots or parcels to be so established as to make practical a further division into allowable building sites, without injury to adjoining property.
(3) Lot sizes and arrangement shall be compatible with lots in the surrounding area, subject to the preceding two provisions.
(C) Side lot lines.
(1) Sidelines of lots shall be at approximately right angles to the street lines, except where terrain or street design makes such lot lines impractical.
(2) Side and rear lot lines shall be located along the top of slopes instead of at the toe of slopes or at intermediate locations. Exceptions may be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer or the applicable approval authority, when not the City Engineer or Community Development Director.
(D) Lot frontage.
(1) All lots shall have frontage upon a public or private street, which shall be open to and usable by vehicular traffic. The width of such streets shall be determined in accordance with this title.
(2) Double frontage lots shall be avoided, except where essential to provide separation of residential development from traffic arteries, or where required by unusual or excessive topographic conditions. When double frontage lots are permitted, access rights shall be dedicated to the city along the street designated by the approving authority.
(E) Wherever practicable, subdivisions of property abutting rights-of-way for freeways, expressways, railroads, transmission lines, and flood control channels shall be so designed as to create lots that back up to the rights-of-way or are separated from the rights-of-way by a street or frontage street, as applicable.
(F) No lot shall be divided by a city, county, school district, or other taxing agency boundary line.
(G) Blocks.
(1) Blocks shall not be less than 250 feet in length.
(2) Blocks shall not be over 1,350 feet in length, except along major highways or where topographical conditions or previous highway or street layouts require a different length.
(Ord. 2019-286, passed 11-20-2019; Am. Ord. 2019-291, passed 12-18-2019)