(a) Conformity with Zoning Requirements. The lot size, width, depth, frontage and area, and the minimum building setback lines shall meet or exceed the existing requirements of the zoning code, except as follows. In order to better achieve a more efficient and effective development of a specific parcel of land or to achieve City-determined objectives for the locations or other characteristics for streets or other public improvements, the Planning Commission may recommend and Council may approve a variance from the above-listed zoning requirements. The variances shall not involve more than 20% of the total lots in the total subdivision for which a preliminary plan approval is being sought, and any variance requested or approved shall not exceed 20% of the requested lot area or 10% of any of the other specified requirements of the zoning code. Any such variance shall be requested and considered as part of the preliminary plan approval process, which shall include the submission of the preliminary plan to Council for approval if zoning variances are utilized in the design of the proposed subdivision.
(b) Corner Lots. Corner lots shall have extra width to permit appropriate building setback from and orientation to both streets.
(c) Access to Public Streets. Each lot shall have a frontage of not less than that which is required in the zoning code. Lots with frontage on a private easement or street may be approved as part of a cluster development, planned residential development, or planned industrial pursuant to the regulations in the applicable chapters of the City of Stow Zoning Code.
(d) Double-frontage Lot.
(1) Lots, shall be laid out so that there are no double-frontage lots, except where:
A. Extreme conditions in elevation prevent access to the lot from one of the streets; or
B. It is necessary to separate residential lots from major arterial thoroughfares.
(2) Where double-frontage lots are created adjacent to major arterial thoroughfares, a reserve strip along the major arterial thoroughfare shall be deeded to the City. The plat shall state that there shall be no right of access across the reserve strip. The City may require that a decorative 6-foot high solid board, fence, or masonry wall be constructed or that a 10-foot wide planning screen be provided.
(e) Lot Lines. Lot lines shall be substantially at right angles or radial to street lines. Lot lines shall follow City and county boundary lines rather than cross them.
(f) Lot Depth. Except as otherwise authorized by the City, no lot depth shall exceed 3-1/2 times the lot width or be less than 1-1/2 times the lot width.
(g) Building Setback on Major and Collector Streets. Building setback on major and collector streets shall be at least 10 feet more than that required in the zoning code.
(Ord. 2007-222. Passed 1-10-08.)