The size, shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location of the proposed subdivision and the type of development contemplated, and shall conform to any existing zoning regulations.
(a) No lot shall have less area or width than is required by any zoning regulations applying to the area in which it is located. If no zoning is in effect, the following minimum average lot sizes and setbacks shall be met:
Development | Minimum Setback from Right of Way ** | City Sewer and Water Available | Outside City Limits | |
Group Water or Sewer Available | Group Sewer and Water Not Available | |||
Single-family | 30' | 50' frontage * 6,000 sq. ft. | 80' frontage * 13,600 sq. ft. | 80' frontage * 20,000 sq. ft. |
Two-family | 30' | 85' frontage * 12,000 sq. ft. | 120' frontage * 19,200 sq. ft. | Prohibited |
Development | Minimum Setback from Right of Way ** | City Sewer and Water Available | Outside City Limits | |
Group Water or Sewer Available | Group Sewer and Water Not Available | |||
Multi-family (3 or more families) | 30' | 100' frontage * 5000 sq. ft. per dwelling unit | 200' frontage * 10,000 sq. ft. per dwelling unit | Prohibited |
Commercial | 30' | 100' frontage 20,000 sq. ft. | 150' frontage 30,000 sq. ft. | 200' frontage one acre |
Industrial | 50' | 120' frontage 24,000 sq. ft. | 150' frontage one acre | 300' frontage two acres |
* The minimum lot frontage or lot width shall be measured at the building line.
** Minimum setback from the centerline on all state and federal routes shall be 100 feet, and for all county and township roads the setback from the centerline shall be 75 feet.
NOTE: The aforesaid lot requirements shall become null and void upon the adoption of Zoning Regulations by the City
(b) No lot shall be subdivided after acceptance of the original plat, unless it meets all minimum lot standards.
(c) Every lot shall abut on a road or on an officially approved cul-de-sac.
(d) Side lot lines shall be approximately at right angles to the centerline of the road. On curved roads, the side lot lines shall be radial lines if practicable.
(e) Where the traffic is subdivided into larger parcels than normal building lots, such parcels shall be arranged so as to allow for the logical resubdivision of such parcels and for the planned opening of future streets and extensions of existing streets.
(f) On corner lots a uniform setback shall be maintained from both streets.
(g) All corner lots, be they at the intersection of the rights-of-way of two streets, shall have a curve with a minimum radius of twenty (20) feet to the intersection of the property line. (Ord. 82-16. Passed 4-19-82.)