Chapter 16.24 DESIGN STANDARDS
Section 16.24.160 Lots.
A. Arrangement. The lot arrangement
and design shall be such that all lots will provide
satisfactory building sites, properly related to topography and the character of surrounding
development.
B. Frontage. Each lot shall have its
full frontage on a street. The minimum frontage shall be as
specified in the zoning ordinance.
C. Depth. The depth to width ratio
of any single-family residential lot shall not be greater than
three to one.
D. Side Lot Lines. Except where it
is determined that an exception to the following would
provide a better lot layout, all side lot lines shall be at nearly right angles to streets; where streets
are curved, the lot lines shall be radial to the street.
E. Double Frontage Lots.
1. Residential lots with frontage
on two parallel streets shall be avoided except where the
commission determines that it is essential to provide separation of the residential development from
arterial or collector roads. A Type A buffer, as defined in the zoning ordinance, shall be provided
along one of the street frontages.
2. Nonresidential lots with frontage
on two parallel streets are acceptable; however, the plan
commission may require a Type A buffer, as defined in the zoning ordinance, along one of the
street frontages.
F. Corner Lots. Corner lot shall be
sufficiently larger than interior lots to allow maintenance
of setback lines on both streets.
G. Lots Fronting Arterial or Collector
Roads. Whenever possible, a major subdivision which
fronts arterial or collector roads shall be designed so that all lots are provided access through the
development of local subdivision streets. Access standards for property abutting collector and
arterial streets are found in Table II. (Ord. 99-24 § 3 (part), 1999; Ord. 97-48 § 3 (part),
1997;
Ord. 89-60 § 3 (part), 1989; prior code § 28-52)