Publisher's Note: This Section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Ord. 23-27
). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified.
A. General: A "lot", as defined, shall be subject where applicable to the following special regulations:
1. Where two (2) or more lots are used as a building site, and where main buildings cross lot lines, the entire area shall be considered as one lot, except that the front of the parcel shall be determined to be the front of the individual lots as platted, subdivided or laid out. Prior to, or as a condition of, the issuance of a building permit, the interior lot lines shall be abandoned.
2. For a flag lot, the following special standards shall apply:
a. All flag lots shall have a twenty foot (20') minimum width access road which abuts to a public or private street.
b. Any portion of the access road which measures less than thirty feet (30') in width shall not be figured as part of the lot area, lot width or lot depth.
c. A fifteen foot (15') setback shall be applied to all setbacks within the lot. There will be no distinction between front, rear or side yards.
d. The zoning administrator shall determine lot width (typically the distance between the longest parallel lot lines when excluding the access road) and lot length (typically the distance between the shortest parallel lot lines when excluding the access road).
e. Flag lots should only be utilized when all other methods of lot development fail. Flag lots are to be used in infill situations within developed areas and are not considered appropriate in areas of new development. A flag lot shall not be developed adjacent to another flag lot. (Ord. A-407, 3-15-1982; amd. Ord. 05-25, 11-21-2005)
B. Multiple Uses On Same Lot; Conditional Use Criteria:
1. Total signage shall be limited to that permitted based on building frontage. A master sign plan shall be submitted showing the size, location, materials and design of any proposed signage with the application for conditional use permit.
2. Parking shall be provided according to the sum of the uses on the property. A generalized parking, drainage and landscaping plan shall be submitted with the application for conditional use permit to show that the necessary parking, drainage and landscaping can be accommodated on the property.
3. When the use requires the construction of multiple buildings, the site layout and building design shall ensure that lots or sublots meeting the requirements of subsection C of this section and the city subdivision regulations 1 can be created. All reservations that would be necessary for future roads and utilities in the event of subdivision shall be identified in the application. Development of these areas is not permitted.
4. All buildings or groups of buildings shall be so arranged as to permit emergency vehicle access by some practical means to all sides of each building.
5. Uses which are generally compatible with one another shall be integrated by design to the degree of their compatibility and separated to the degree of their incompatibility.
6. A conditional use permit shall not be granted in cases where the proposed uses are unrelated and the conditional use permit process is being used as an alternative to subdivision. (Ord. 97-2, 10-20-1997; amd. Ord. 05-25, 11-21-2005)
C. Sublots: When authorized as a permitted use in the zoning district in which it is proposed to be located, dwellings with common party walls may be constructed on a sublot and separately conveyed subject to compliance with the subdivision regulations 2 of the city and with all of the following conditions:
1. Site Requirements:
a. Recorded Lot: Each sublot shall be located in a recorded subdivision lot which shall contain an area of not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet.
b. Number Of Sublots: The allowable number of sublots shall be determined by dividing the gross area of the platted lot by the density limits of the zoning district. In no case, however, shall a sublot have an area of less than two thousand (2,000) square feet nor more than one dwelling unit thereon. Neither the board of adjustment nor the zoning administrator shall have authority to vary this provision. For density computation purposes, the gross area of the lot shall not be reduced by the area of drainageways dedicated to the city.
2. Building Limitations: The yard, height and area requirements of the district shall apply to the entire area of the platted lot or of the developed tract.
3. Use Of Common Areas: When the proposed sublots are located in a subdivision which also contains areas to be held in common ownership by the respective owners of lots or sublots, such common area may be used for required and supplementary parking for accessory buildings and for recreational facilities.
4. Private Accessways: Private accessways may be used for vehicular ingress and egress when shown on the preliminary plat, provided they are constructed in accordance with standards and specifications approved by the city council. (Ord. A-407, 3-15-1982; amd. Ord. 05-25, 11-21-2005)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See title 12 of this code. |
| 2 | 1. See title 12 of this code. |