Appendix 304. REQUIRED FRONTAGE, DEPTH AND AREA FOR ALL LOTS

304.1

Lot Frontage for Residential Lots

Lot frontage on the street or private easement for residential lots shall conform to the Zoning Ordinance.

304.1.1

Lot frontage on cul-de-sac turn-around or short radius curves may be less than the lot frontage required above, provided that the lot has the required minimum lot frontage at (1) the rear of the required front yard, or (2) the building setback line as shown on the plat, or (3) in the case of a flag lot, the narrowest part not in that part that extends to the street.

304.1.2

The minimum lot frontage on the street or private drive or easement for a residential flag lot shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet, (except the City Engineer, City Manager, or Planning Commission may allow the lot frontage on a street to be reduced to not less than fifteen (15) feet capable of being used for ingress and egress.

304.1.3

The City Manager, Governmental Engineer, or Planning Commission may require that residential corner lots have such extra width as will permit the establishment of a building line at the minimum distance specified by the zoning ordinance from the side street.

304.2

Lot Depth for Residential Lots

Lot depth for residential lots shall conform to the minimum standards required by the Zoning Ordinance.

304.3

Lot Area for Residential Lots

304.3.1

The minimum lot area for residential lots shall be as specified in the Zoning Ordinance.

304.3.2

The Health Department may require additional lot area for any residential lot which uses a septic tank and field lines for sewage disposal.

304.3.3

For lots served by septic tank systems, any area separated from the building site by a drainage easement, and the drainage easement, (except the standard five (5) foot drainage easements along the side and rear lot lines), shall not be included in the minimum lot area. Areas subject to flooding, or standing water during brief periods of high rainfall, or with seasonally high water tables, as determined from a soil survey, shall not be included in the minimum lot areas. This regulation may be varied by the Health Department.

304.4

Lot Frontage, Depth and Area for Non-residential Lots and Community Lots

There shall be no minimum lot frontage, depth or area for non-residential lots and community lots except as required by the Health Department, the City Manager, the Governmental Engineer, or the Zoning Ordinance.

304.5

Flag Lots

304.5.1

Purpose Statement

Flag lots are intended to be used for access to property which otherwise would prove unfeasible or impractical to access with a public road. Flag lots are intended to be used to preserve the natural features or to create more beautiful building sites. Use of flag lots is not intended to abrogate standard subdivision development when it is feasible to construct public roads.

304.5.2

Criteria for Platting Three or More Flag Lots on a Single Tract of Land :

A.

Topographic considerations (e.g., steep terrain, slopes greater than 15 percent presence of sink holes or natural depressions, drainage reviews or water courses geologic features)

B.

Irregular land configurations and ownership patterns

C.

Limited public road frontage

D.

Existing land use

E.

Excessively deep lots

304.5.3

In proposed subdivision, the Planning Commission staff and Governmental Engineer shall determine the appropriateness of platting multiple flag lots based on the above criteria.