Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum units
- 2
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to lots in A-1 or R-1 single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residential zones.
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Deed restriction required
The owner must record a deed restriction, acceptable to the city, that does each of the following...
Where fifty (50) feet of frontage on a public right-of-way is not proposed for both lots, each lot shall have a minimum of thirty (30) feet of frontage and an average width of thirty (30) feet, or access corridor of 12-15 feet.
- Minimum rental period30 days
No dwelling unit ... may be rented for a period of less than thirty (30) days.
- Minimum resulting lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The resulting lots must each be at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet.
- Owner occupancy requirement3 years
The applicant ... intends to occupy one of the dwelling units ... for a minimum of three (3) years.
The lot is not located on prime farmland, wetland, very high fire hazard severity zone, hazardous waste site, earthquake fault zone, 100-year flood hazard area, regulatory floodway, conservation land, habitat for protected species, or land under conservation easement.
- Resulting lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. percentage of original
Each of the resulting lots must be between sixty (60) percent and forty (40) percent of the original lot area.
Use
- Residential only
No non-residential use is permitted on any lot created by urban lot split.
From the ordinance
The lot to be split must be at least two thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet. The resulting lots must each be at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet.