Lots shall be designed following these principles:
(a) Building Sites. Each lot shall be designed to form a good site for the type of building to be developed and the lot lines shall not be considered as merely forming a geometric shape which encloses the minimum area permitted. The lots shall be more or less rectangular in form. Triangular, elongated or other shapes that restrict its use as a building site shall be avoided.
(b) Access. Every lot shall have access to it that is sufficient to afford a reasonable means of ingress and egress for emergency vehicles as well as for all those likely to need or desire access to the property in its intended use.
(c) Area and Width. The area and width of each lot in a subdivision shall be not less than required by the Planning and Zoning Code and shall be appropriate for the neighborhood and type of development proposed. The lot size shall be calculated as the total horizontal area contained within the lot lines exclusive of any portion of the right-of-way of any public street. The width of a lot shall be not less than that required at the front yard building line. On curved streets the arc of the front lot line or a rear lot line shall be not less than sixty percent (60%) of the required width at the building line.
(d) Lots on Major Streets. Lots abutting major streets in a one-family subdivision shall exceed the minimum depth set forth in Chapter 1133, in order to increase safety and privacy thereon. However, the depth shall not exceed five times the width, provided that for lots of five acres or less the average depth shall not exceed 500 feet. Lots of such roadside subdivisions shall be planned to achieve uniform rear lot lines. The City may prepare a local street plan of partially subdivided areas and reserve openings at intervals along the motor roads for future local streets to serve the interior areas.
(e) Corner Lots. Corner lots in a one-family subdivision shall have extra width to obtain the required side yards and building setback from, and appropriate orientation to both streets and as may be required by the Zoning Code. Lots abutting a pedestrian way shall have extra width.
(f) Side Lot Lines. Side lot lines shall be designed to be at right angles to straight street lines or radial to curved street lines. Where a street terminates on another to form a “T” intersection, the side lot lines shall be planned so that a dwelling site will not be directly on the projected line of the street which intersects.
(g) Entrances to Streets. All driveway entrances and other openings onto streets within the City shall be constructed so that:
(1) Vehicles can exit from the lot in question without having to back up on to a major thoroughfare. For the purposes of this section, the following streets are considered major thoroughfares: SOM Center Road (S.R. 91); Bishop Road (S.R. 84); Chardon Road (U.S. 6); and River Road (S.R. 174).
(2) Interference with the free and convenient flow of traffic in abutting or surrounding streets is minimized.
(Ord. 2006-35. Passed 5-25-06.)