Reserve (flag) lots may be created subject to the following standards:
A. No more than two (2) reserve (flag) lots may be created to facilitate creation of two (2) but not more than three (3) lots/parcels out of a parcel that has sufficient area but insufficient width to be divided.
B. A reserve (flag) lot(s) may be used to eliminate access to collector or arterial roads, or when the buildable area of a parcel is restricted due to the presence of a natural resource or irregular property shape.
C. The access strip of a reserve (flag) lot shall directly access a publicly dedicated street right of way.
D. The access strip of a reserve (flag) lot shall be not less than twenty feet (20') in width at its narrowest point.
E. The minimum street/road setback on a reserve (flag) lot shall be established at a distance equal to the required street/road setback from the property line that is most parallel to the street/road lot line (road right of way line). The lot width at this minimum required setback shall be not less than otherwise required by this chapter.
F. The area within the access strip of a reserve (flag) lot shall not be counted as lot area for the purpose of meeting the minimum lot area requirements of this chapter.
G. If required by the highway authority having jurisdiction over the road on which the reserve (flag) lot(s) will take access, the access strip of the lot, or portion thereof, shall contain an access easement to allow the adjoining lot to share access to the road. In no case shall the access strip of a reserve (flag) lot serve as any access easement for more than three (3) dwelling units. (Ord., 5-20-2003)