The lot design shall contain the following principles and standards:
A. Minimum Area; Size: The minimum area, width and dimensions of all lots shall conform to the requirements of title 17 of this Code for the district in which the subdivision is located. In calculating the lot area for purposes of this chapter and for purposes of title 17, chapter 17.60 of this Code, the square footage of any street, whether public or private, shall not be included.
B. Side Lot Lines: The side lines of all lots, so far as possible, shall be designed to be at right angles to the street which the lot faces, or approximately radial to the center of curvatures, if such street is curved. Side lines of cul-de-sac lots shall be designed to be approximately radial to the center of curvature of the turnaround.
C. Corner Lots: Corner lots have more than one side which must maintain required front yard setbacks, and therefore shall be platted wider than interior lots in order to permit conformance with the required street setback requirements of title 17 of this Code.
D. Flag Lots: Flag lots are not permitted unless the Planning Commission finds that due to unusual lot shape, location, or other unusual conditions, direct lot frontage on a street is precluded, and recommends waiver of the minimum width requirement on an individual lot basis as a conditional use under title 17 of this Code. The access strip may not be less than twenty feet (20') in width. In calculating the lot area of a flag lot, the square footage included in the access strip may not be included in the computation.
E. Developable Area Limitation: The Planning Commission may recommend that certain areas in a proposed subdivision may be built upon, fenced, or more extensively landscaped. The Planning Commission may recommend all undevelopable portions of proposed lots be identified by shading and notation upon the final plat, and that limitation shall also be made a part of the subdivision restrictive covenants. This provision may be invoked to protect, among other things, natural slopes or vegetation, special natural topographic features, faults, or visual factors.
F. Double Frontage Lots: Lots, other than corner lots, having double frontage may not be approved except where necessitated by topographic, transportation corridor requirements, or other unusual conditions. Double frontage lot improvements shall include the masonry wall and related landscape improvements as follows:
1. A solid masonry buffer wall is required on the rear lot line of double frontage lots which abut collector and arterial streets.
2. Regulation sidewalk and approved park strip are required adjacent to the rear lot line buffer wall of double frontage lots.
3. A subdivision plat may not receive final approval for recording unless the design plan for the buffer wall and related sidewalk/park strip improvements required by this section have been approved by the Public Works Department and the Community and Economic Development Division and installation of the improvements is guaranteed as provided by law.
4. The masonry buffer wall and related sidewalk and park strip improvements shall be approved according to the following criteria:
a. The buffer wall shall comply with title 17 of this Code.
b. The buffer wall shall be constructed of brick, concrete block or similar masonry materials as approved by the Community Development Department.
c. Unpaved areas between the inside edge of the sidewalk and the buffer wall are not permitted; any of these gaps shall be covered by widening the sidewalk.
d. The subdivider/developer shall, as part of the development, install concrete around the park strip, along with sleeves underneath or through the sidewalk to accommodate sprinkling systems to the park strip and shall include a program for watering and care to assure the survival and growth of the landscaping that meets the approval of the Planning Commission.
e. Trees shall be provided on thirty foot (30') centers in the park strip. On corner lots, the first tree nearest the intersection shall be located forty feet (40') from the intersection. Trees to be planted shall be provided by the subdivider/developer as provided in section 16.16.280 of this chapter.
f. The park strip area abutting the collector or arterial street shall be landscaped with vegetation, as approved by the Community and Economic Development Division, except as otherwise provided in subsection F4j of this section.
g. The subdivider/developer shall warranty that all required landscaping shall survive the initial planting season and shall be in a hardy living condition, as determined by the City Forester, within one year of the initial planting season.
h. A property owners' association or the adjacent property owner shall maintain the landscaping required for the park strip, unless the City agrees to maintain the landscaping. The City, at its discretion, may add, remove, replace, or maintain landscaping within the park strip.
The applicant may request City maintenance. The following standards apply:
(1) Acceptance of maintenance shall be based on the determination that the public interest is served by City maintenance. The City may require an additional assessment on the subject properties for ongoing maintenance.
(2) Installation of all landscaping improvements shall be per City standards.
(3) Installation of all landscaping and improvements shall be part of the public improvements.
The applicant shall maintain the improvements for at least one year following construction acceptance by the City, thereafter until the City has granted final acceptance for maintenance.
i. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove turf, trees or forms of landscaping from a park strip which were required by the provisions of this section unless first approved by the Community and Economic Development Division. This provision does not apply to routine maintenance of a park strip.
j. Due to high traffic volumes and limited access by property owners, the required vegetation in park strips adjacent to double frontage lots abutting 1300 East, 900 East, the Van Winkle Expressway, State Street, 700 West, 4500 South, Winchester Street and 5300 South west of State Street may be substituted with brick pavers or finished concrete.
5. The Community and Economic Development Division may approve minor modifications to the requirements of this section to better achieve the intent and address specific site conditions. Upon request by an applicant, the Planning Commission may approve an alternative landscape plan that may be substituted in whole or in part for the landscaping meeting the standards of this section. To approve an alternative landscape plan, the Planning Commission must first find that the proposed alternative plan accomplishes the purposes of this section equally well or better than would a plan which complies with the standard of this section.
6. "Double frontage lots" as used in this section means a subdivision lot which has access from an interior subdivision street and also abuts the right-of-way of a collector or arterial street along the rear lot line. This section does not apply to subdivision lots created by plats which received preliminary approval from the Planning Commission prior to the effective date hereof. (Ord. 18-06: Ord. 16-19: Ord. 06-42 § 2: Ord. 06-14 § 3: Ord. 02-32 § 2: Ord. 94-40 § 1: Prior Code § 30-42)