§ 7.03. Lots.

A.

Lot design shall provide adequate width, depth, and shape to provide open area, to eliminate overcrowding, and to be appropriate for the location of the subdivision for the type of development and use contemplated, and in accordance with the zoning ordinance of the city.

B.

Every lot shall have frontage on, and access to, a public street.

C.

Lot markers shall be iron pins not less than one-half-inch in diameter and no less than 18 long and shall be set flush with the ground at each lot corner.

D.

All lot corners shall be set prior to the acceptance of the public improvements and shall be marked in a way that is traceable to the responsible registrant or associated employer.

E.

Depth and width of properties reserved or laid out for commercial and industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for the off-street service and parking facilities required by the type of use and development contemplated.

F.

Lots zoned single-family or duplex shall not front upon an arterial thoroughfare and recommended not to front upon a collector, as designated in the comprehensive master plan.

G.

All side lines of lots shall be at approximately right angles to straight street lines and radial to curved street lines except where a variation to this rule will provide a better street and lot layout.

H.

No lot shall have less width at the building line than is required by the zoning ordinance.

I.

Residential lots shall not have direct access onto arterial roadways, and direct access from residential lots shall be permitted on collector roadways only where design conditions do not permit any other possibility.

J.

Where the area is divided into larger lots than for normal urban building sites, and, in the opinion of the city, any or all of the tracts are susceptible to being re-subdivided, the original subdivision shall be such that the alignment of future street dedications may conform to the general street layout in the surrounding area, and so that the larger tracts may be later subdivided in conformance with the requirements of this ordinance and the minimum standards specified by the zoning ordinance.

K.

Where a lot in a residential area backs up to a railroad right-of-way, drainage easement, a high-pressure gasoline, oil or gas line, electric transmission lines (69 kv or higher), an arterial thoroughfare, as designated on the comprehensive master plan, an industrial, commercial, or other land use which has a deprecating effect on the residential use of the property, and where no street or alley is provided at the rear of such lot, additional lot depth may be required.

L.

Double frontage and reverse frontage lots should be avoided except where essential to provide separation of residential development from thoroughfares or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation. Where lots have double frontage, front building setbacks shall be established in accordance with the zoning ordinance.

M.

Building lines shall be shown on all lots in the subdivision but shall not be less restrictive than the zoning ordinance.

N.

All lots shall be consecutively numbered or lettered in alphabetical order. Any lot which is planned as an 'out-parcel' shall be numbered and designated on the plat with notation regarding any development restrictions.

O.

Any land which, in its natural state, is subject to a 100-year flood or which cannot be properly drained shall not be subdivided, re-subdivided or developed until receipt of evidence that the construction of specific improvements proposed by the developer can be expected to yield a usable building site. Thereafter the planning and zoning commission may recommend approval of the plat; however, construction upon such land shall be prohibited until the final plat and construction plans have been reviewed and approved by the city.