Ordinance 2720-03 - Laserfiche WebLink

8. The development standards of Section 7.010 shall apply to single-family dwellings on lots with less than five thousand square feet created using the lot area averaging process; 9. Panhandle lots and lots with easement access shall not be eligible for lot area averaging, except as provided in subsection C.7 of this section, and short subdivisions that have received final approval prior to September 1, 1998, for which an amendment for one additional lot is made prior to January 1, 1999, provided such application complies with all requirements of this code and the city's Land Division Ordinance. is hereby amended to read as follows: Minimum Lot Area—Minimum Lot Dimensions A. Minimum Lot Area. 1. All of the following are deleted from the net square footage of a lot for the purpose of determining minimum lot area, except as otherwise permitted by Title 18 of this code: a. Public right-of-way; and b. Private roads, private primary access easement; and c. Minor portions of panhandle lots. d. Portions of a tapered or pie shaped lot less than 40 feet in width. Only the front portion of the lot located between the street or easement access drive and dwelling shall be excluded from lot area. All other angled or tapered portions of lots may be included in lot area. 2. The area of any other easement is not subtracted from the net square footage of a lot. B. Minimum Lot Dimensions. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, every lot shall be of a shape such that two lines, one equal to the required width and one equal to the required depth for the land use district, may be placed at right angles to each other entirely within the lot boundaries. The minor portion of a panhandle lot may not be used for purposes of meeting this requirement. Lot width shall be measured at the midpoint between the front and rear building setback lines of the primary structure, which structure does not include detached garages or other accessory buildings. C. Minimum Lot Area—Averaging in Subdivisions. In any formal subdivision within the R-S, R-1 and R-2 zones and in short subdivisions other than easement access short subdivisions, the individual lots of the subdivision shall be considered legal lots if the average of the areas of all lots in the subdivision meets the minimum requirement for the district in which the subdivision is located, and further provided: 1. That no lot shall be less than 4,000 square feet with a minimum of 50 feet of width and 80 feet of depth unless in an R-2 zone where the lot abuts and takes vehicular access from a public alley. 2. On lots with alley access, no individual lot therein shall have an area less than three thousand square feet, be less than thirty feet in width, or less than eighty feet in lot depth. On such lots, the minimum lot frontage requirement shall be not less than thirty feet, and the lot frontage requirements of subsection D of this section shall not apply;