(A) No land division shall be granted which creates a parcel smaller than the minimum size and which has less than the lot width required by the city zoning ordinance.
(B) The transfer of title of land between abutting properties shall not be considered a land division and is exempt from the provisions of this chapter. However, the parcel transferred from one abutting parcel to another shall not be considered a separate parcel and shall be joined by deed to the parcel to which the property is transferred and shall be considered one parcel for purposes of assessment, zoning, and building.
(C) All parcels created by land division shall not exceed a depth-to-width ratio of more than four to one.
(D) The City Zoning Board of Appeals shall not grant a variance to permit creation of a parcel of land having a smaller lot area or a narrower lot width than is required by the city zoning ordinance.
(E) For the purposes of this chapter, a LOT shall mean a parcel of land shown in a request for a land division.
(F) All parcels created under the provisions of this chapter shall have direct frontage on a public street. Alternatively, an access easement across another parcel having frontage on a public street may be permitted by the City Planning Commission.
(Ord. passed 10-8-2002)