Item 4EItem 4E Ordinance No. 483-L Amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance No. 483, as Amended Pertaining to the Regulation of Panhandle Lots
Article I, Section 1.04 Definitions is amended by adding
Panhandle Lot – Also known as a flag lot, this is a lot having a narrow strip of land extending from the buildable area of the lot to a street, with the primary purpose of the strip
being to provide street frontage and street access for the lot. A panhandle lot does not meet the minimum lot width requirement.
Street
Buildable Area of Lot
Panhandle
(Used for Access
and/or Street Frontage,
does not meet the minimum lot width
of the residential zoning district)
Item 4E Ordinance No. 483-L Amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance No. 883, as Amended Pertaining to the Regulation of Panhandle Lots
Article VIII, Section 8.01, Lotting Requirements :
K. Residential panhandle lots, also known as flag lots, shall not be permitted.
1. However, the approving authority may waive this requirement if it finds that one or more of the following conditions are satisfied and the requirements of subsection 2 are met:
a. Topographical, environmental preservation or other severe physical constraints prevent conventional subdivision and the panhandle lot appears to be the best solution to subdivision
of lands;
b. The panhandle lot arrangement is a temporary one in which the panhandle will disappear and the ultimate access will be provided by conventional means; and/or
c. The proposed lot(s) will not have an adverse affect upon surrounding properties.
Item 4E Ordinance No. 483-L Amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance No. 883, as Amended Pertaining to the Regulation of Panhandle Lots
2. Additionally, the approving authority shall not consider a waiver of this requirement unless the following conditions are met:
a. The area and width of the buildable area of the lot must comply with the underlying zoning regulations. The panhandle portion of the lot is not to be included as part of the required
minimum lot area;
b. The length and width of the panhandle section of the lot must provide for or exceed the minimum emergency access and fire protection standards of the adopted City codes; and
c. The subdivision complies with the City’s Driveway Ordinance, No. 634, as amended.
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