20.70.120 LE-01 – Lot establishment standards – Residential.
This lot establishment standards (LE) section applies to the following types of development:
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A. General. The shape, location, and orientation of all lots within a development shall be appropriate for the uses proposed and be in accordance with the zoning districts, except as allowed by Chapter 20.60 JCC, Subdivision Types.
B. Standards. Every lot shall meet the following standards.
1. Street Frontage. Residential lots shall be laid out to only have frontage on interior streets, including frontage streets. All residential lots shall have frontage on a public street built to the County street standards or an existing street which was built according to the standards in place at that time.
2. Side Lot Lines. Residential lots shall have side lot lines that are as close to right angles as possible, but shall be within fifteen degrees (15°) of a right angle to the street and right-of-way.
3. Corner Lots. Residential corner lots smaller than 20,000 square feet shall be twenty-five percent (25%) larger than the minimum lot area indicated for the zoning district. This shall include lots at the corner of a development entrance and an exterior public street.
4. Through Lots. Residential lots shall not be designed to be through lots, unless the lot does not establish access to the second frontage.
5. Special Lots. Residential lots abutting a watercourse, drainage way, channel, or stream shall be twenty-five percent (25%) larger than the minimum lot area indicated for the zoning district. This space shall be allocated on the side of the property that abuts the water feature as a “no-disturb” zone.
6. Property Line Corners.
a. At intersections of streets, property line corners shall be rounded by arcs of at least fifteen (15) feet in radius.
b. At intersections of streets the property line corners shall be rounded by arcs of at least twenty-five (25) feet in radius.
7. Lot Number Signs. Upon secondary plat approval, the applicant shall install lot number signs, clearly visible from the road, on each lot. [Ord. 12-27-11 § 7.12.]