(A) Minimum lot area. Minimum lot area shall conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which the lot is located.
(B) Access. All lots shall provide a minimum of 20 feet of frontage on an existing or proposed public street, with the following exception: flag lots, accessed by a private driveway, may be permitted by the Planning Commission when any of the following conditions are met:
(1) The subject property is surrounded by developed properties and the terrain, shape of the parcel, or the location of existing structures precludes accessing the property with a public street;
(2) The proposed flag lot(s) front on the arc of a cul-de-sac and the use of flag lots would result in a better lot pattern around the cul-de-sac than that which might otherwise result;
(3) The subject property is located in the commercial or industrial zoning district and full frontage on a public street is unnecessary to the logical development of the property;
(4) The use of flag lots is necessary due to conditions of terrain or other physical features of the property; and
(5) The use of flag lots accessing from a collector or local street is acceptable.
(C) Flag lots. When authorized by the Planning Commission pursuant to the access requirements of division (B) above, flag lots shall be subject to the following development standards.
(1) The access strip shall be a minimum of 15 feet in width, with an improved surface of at least 12 feet, except as required by the Uniform Fire Code.
(2) The access strip shall not be included in the calculation of lot area for purposes of determining compliance with any minimum lot size provision of this chapter.
(3) The length of the access strip is subject to the requirements of the Uniform Fire Code, and shall not exceed 200 feet.
(4) Subsequent development on flag lots in the R-7.5, R-5 and R-2.5 Zoning Districts shall provide a minimum:
(a) Fifteen feet in the yard facing the garage door or carport entrance;
(b) Ten feet in the yard facing the front of the residence;
(c) Ten feet in the yard facing the rear of the residence; and
(d) Side yard setbacks shall be the same as the underlying zone.
(D) Through lots. In residential zones, street access must be interior to the developments. Screening or buffering may be required by the Planning Commission during the review of the land division request.
(E) Lot side lines. The side lines of lots, as far as practicable, shall run at right angles to the street upon which the lots face.
(F) Lot grading. Lot grading shall conform to the requirements of Ch. 70 of the Uniform Building Code and city public works standards.
(G) Large lots. In dividing tracts into large lots which at some future time are likely to be re-divided, the applicant’s tentative plan shall also demonstrate that any redevelopment or re-subdivision may readily take place at the planned residential density without violating the requirements of this subchapter. The Planning Commission may require that the blocks be of such size and shape, be so divided into building sites and contain such site restrictions as will provide for extension and opening of streets at intervals which will permit a subsequent division of any tract into lots of smaller size.
(H) Land for public purposes. When a proposed park, open space or other public use shown on the Comprehensive Plan or zoning map is located in whole or in part within a subdivision, the final subdivision plat shall dedicate the identified area for the designated public use.
(Prior Code, § 16.125.10) (Ord. 427, passed 5-16-2016)