§ 17.06.210. Lot area and dimensions.

A.

Purpose. Minimum lot regulations are established to ensure that sites in each district have sufficient area and dimensions to accommodate allowable uses, consistent with reasonable current standards for development for such uses and compatible with other uses in the district.

B.

Measurement of Area. Unless as otherwise established in this title, the area of a lot for purposes of compliance with minimum site development requirements shall be the area within bounding lot lines, but excluding any area which:

1.

Comprises the "stem" or "pole" portion of a flag or panhandle lot providing vehicular access to a street or road.

C.

Width. Minimum lot width may include any portion of a flag lot or traversing easement providing access to another lot.

D.

Minimum Area to be Maintained. No portion of the required area of a lot shall be used or considered as part of the required area for another lot. No lot shall be reduced in area, width or depth to less than the minimum requirement, except when such reduction results from partial acquisition for public use.

E.

Reductions Resulting from Public Acquisition. If a portion of a lot in any zoning district is acquired for public use in any manner including dedication, condemnation, or purchase, the remainder of such lot shall be considered as a complying lot, provided:

1.

The remainder of such lot contains a rectangular space of at least fifty (50) feet by one hundred (100) feet, usable for a principal building, excluding required yards; and such lot has a remaining area of at least seventy-five (75) percent of the minimum requirement.

F.

Public and Utility Buildings. If a lot is devoted exclusively to public buildings and uses owned by a public agency, or to public utility facilities, and no living quarters are located on the lot, a reduced lot size may be authorized pursuant to the provisions of this title.

(Ord. 313, § 3(part), 1998; Ord. 264, § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214, § 2(part), 1992)