§ 5.09.06. Lot Requirements

A.

Arrangement and Size

1.

Lots shall be arranged in a contiguous pattern as set forth in the lot design standards of Section 6.02.00 of this Code.

2.

At least one row of Buffer Lots shall be provided within the proposed subdivision along all portions of the site boundary along external roadways and where the adjacent property is developed with or, if vacant, is required to have single-family or two-family lots with an average size that is greater than 200 percent of the average lot size of the proposed subdivision. Alternatively, Additional Open Space comprised of passive area and/or agricultural lands with a minimum width of 200 feet in the Rural Service Area and 100 feet in the Urban Service Area may be provided within the proposed subdivision along said portions of the boundary.

3.

Buffer Lots shall conform with the minimum size and width requirements of the property's zoning district, unless a greater lot size is required to utilize septic tanks under the requirements of Section 6.01.06 of this Code. Lots served by septic tanks shall have a minimum of one-half acre of upland area except when located in a Wellhead Resource Protection Area, in which case the lots shall have at least one acre of upland area.

4.

No minimum size or width is required for Cluster Lots, subject to septic tank requirements of Section 6.01.06 of this Code. Lots served by septic tanks shall be have a minimum of one-half acre of upland area except when located in a Wellhead Resource Protection Area, in which case the lots shall have at least one acre of upland area.

B.

Development Standards

1.

Buffer Lots shall be subject to the development standards of the property's zoning district.

2.

Cluster Lots shall be subject to the development standards of the agricultural or residential zoning district, as applicable by permitted housing type, which has a minimum lot size that is nearest to the size of the smallest lot in the proposed subdivision. For example, if the smallest lot in the proposed subdivision is 8,000 square feet in size, the cluster lots shall be subject to RSC-6 development standards. If the smallest lot in the proposed subdivision is less than 5,000 square feet in size, the cluster lots shall be subject to RSC-9 or RDC-12 standards, as applicable by permitted housing type.

(Ord. No. 02-13, § 2, 8-1-02; Ord. No. 04-46, § 2, 11-4-04; Ord. No. 05-22, § 2, 11-17-05; Ord. No. 07-25, § 2, 11-1-07, eff. 2-1-08)