A. Lot Measurements.
1. Acreage. The total number or gross number of acres on a tract or site.
2. Lot Depth. The dimension measured from the front of the lot to the extreme rear line of the lot. In case of irregularly shaped lots, the mean depth shall be taken.
3. Lot Width. The width of a lot is measured at right angles to its depth at the edge of the street setback or at a proposed building setback line, whichever is further from the street right-of-way.
4. Minimum Lot Area. The minimum amount of required land area, measured horizontally, that must be included within the lines of a lot (see Figure 9.3.3.A: Lot Measurement). Lands located within any private easements shall be included within the lot area.
5. Street Frontage. The length of the lot line of a single lot abutting a public or existing private street right-of-way.
B. Lot Lines. A lot line is a line of record bounding a lot which separates one lot from another lot or separates that lot from a public or private street or any other public space (see Figure 9.3.3.B: Lot Lines). The following terms describe differing types of lot lines:
1. Front Lot Line. The lot line connecting the two side lot lines along the edge of the street that provides a lot's street address or that opposes the primary entrance of a building.
2. Rear Lot Line. The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line.
3. Side Lot Line. The lot line connecting the front and rear lot lines regardless of whether it abuts a right-of-way or another lot line.
C. Lot Types.
1. Corner Lot. A lot which occupies the interior angle at the intersection of two street lines or a single street which make(s) an angle of more than 45 degrees and less than 135 degrees. The front of the lot is the lot line adjacent to the street from which the lot obtains its street address.
2. Flag Lot. A lot having shape and configuration so that it connects to street frontage by an extension and/or arm of the main portion of the lot.
3. Interior Lot. A lot other than a corner lot with only one frontage on a street.
4. Lot of Record. A lot that is a part of a subdivision, a plat of which has been recorded in the office of the Wake County Register of Deeds, as appropriate or a lot described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been recorded with the Wake County Register of Deeds, as appropriate.
5. Through Lot (Double Frontage Lot). A lot which fronts upon two parallel streets, and/or which fronts upon two streets which do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot.
D. Lots Serving Condominium Use Types. Individual condominium uses, whether residential or nonresidential, are exempted from minimum lot area requirements in this Ordinance, but shall be located on a larger site or parent tract that meets the standards for the zoning district where located.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)