A. Accessibility. All lots shall be accessible by a public street, except for:

1. Lots in approved PDD’s, as provided for in subsection 14.08.050(C)(6);

2. Lots on approved access easements, as provided for in subsection 14.28.070(C); and

3. Lots in new subdivisions with no more than four lots accessible by new or existing private street(s). All private streets must meet the requirements of subsection 14.28.030(H).

Fire protection shall be uninhibited and accessible to all lots by fire trucks and public utility vehicles.

B. Design. Lot size, width, depth, shape, grade, and orientation shall be in proper relation to street and block design, to existing and proposed topographical conditions, and for the type of development and use contemplated. Maximum width to depth ratios shall be 1:5 for residential subdivisions. On parcels containing large percentage of wetlands, marsh, or other type of undevelopable area the depth to width ratio may be measured to the line of determination of those wetland/marsh areas.

C. Dimensions. All lots shall meet the minimum lot area and dimensional requirements of Table 2.

D. Flag Lots.

1. Creation from Existing Lot of Record. A flag lot may be created from an existing lot of record to allow full and complete development thereof, provided:

a. The flag lot shall be occupied only for a single-family dwelling.

b. The original lot must meet all zoning requirements specified for the respective zone in which it is located, both before and after subdivision.

c. The “flag” section of the flag-shaped lot shall meet or exceed the minimum lot area requirements specified for the respective zone. The area of the access driveway of the flag lot shall not be included in computing minimum lot area requirements but title to which must be conveyed by general warranty deed in the same manner as title to the “flag” portion of the lot is conveyed.

d. The front setback shall be measured from the front of the proposed new residence on the flag lot to the new rear property line of the original lot, which was created by the subdivision and shall meet or exceed the distance specified for the respective zone.

e. Rear and side setbacks of a flag lot shall be as prescribed by Chapter 14.08, Table 2.

f. The driveway section shall be limited to use only by the original lot and the flag-shaped lot and shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet.

2. Creation in New Subdivision. Flag lots may be created in new subdivisions where natural features or surrounding development patterns create access problems, provided:

a. Access driveways shall be not less than thirty (30) feet wide, and shall front for at least thirty (30) feet on a public street.

b. Flag lot access driveways shall be separated by the required minimum lot width for the zoning district in which the flag lot is to be created, measured from the front property line.

c. Use of flag lot driveways by adjoining lots on either side of the driveway is encouraged as a means of limiting curb cuts, but a flag lot driveway may not be used to access a second flag lot.

d. The area of an access driveway shall not be counted when computing the minimum area of a lot as required by Chapter 14.08, Table 2.

e. Flag Lots, Creation in New Subdivision. No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of lots in subdivision shall be flag lots. In subdivisions less than four lots only one lot shall be a flag lot.

f. Flag lots shall access paved public streets only.

E. Double (Reverse) Frontage Lots.

1. Residential subdivisions involving new streets, where proposed for areas adjacent and parallel to primary state and federal highways, shall be denied direct access to and separated from such highways by double or reverse frontage lots. Elsewhere, double frontage lots shall be prohibited.

2. Residential reverse frontage lots shall have a minimum rear yard of fifty (50) feet, next to the arterial street, measured from the shortest distance of the proposed back building line to the street right-of-way and shall within such rear yard and immediately adjacent to the right-of-way, have a non-access planting screen easement of at least twenty (20) feet in depth.

F. Alignment. Side lot lines shall be aligned at approximately right angles to straight street lines and radial to curved street lines. (Ord. 03-O-02 (part), 2003; Ord. 99-O-25 § 7.8, 1999)