§ 7.02.02. Minimum lot area requirements.

A.

Requirements for all developments. All developments shall have a total land area sufficient to meet all development design standards in this Code including, but not limited to, setbacks, buffers, stormwater management, off street parking and circulation and protection of environmentally sensitive lands.

B.

Specific requirements for residential development. There is no minimum lot area for individual lots within a residential development that will be served by both a public supply water and public supply sewer system, provided that all of the following requirements are met:

1.

The land area for the total project is sufficient to meet standards of this Code as stated in paragraph A of this Section.

2.

Gross density of the area shall not exceed that specified in section 2.01.04, Table of Density and Dwelling Unit Types for Residential Uses.

3.

Land, exclusive of individual lots to be conveyed in fee simple ownership, shall be controlled and maintained through a condominium association, property owners' association, or other similar provision, or may be conveyed to governmental or not-for-profit organizations.

Recordable instruments providing for these common-ownership lands shall be submitted for review with the application for development plan review.

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C.

Specific requirements for areas without public central utilities. All proposed development in areas that will not be served by public central water and public central sewer shall have the minimum lot areas shown on the table of minimum lot areas:

TABLE OF MINIMUM LOT AREAS
(without public utility supply )

Zoning District	Type of Use	Minimum Lot Size
Agriculture	Residential	10 acres
	Non-residential	None
Residential single-family	Residential lot of record	8,000 square feet (width 75 feet)
	Residential new lot	½ acre (width 100 feet)
Residential single-family-estate	Residential	1 acre (width 100 feet)
Residential mixed	Residential lot of record	8,000 square feet (width 75 feet)
	Residential new lot	½ acre (width 100 feet)
Residential mobile home	Mobile home subdivision lot of record	8,000 square feet (width 75 feet)
	Mobile home subdivision new lot	½ acre (width 100 feet)
	Mobile home park	N/A
Rural residential	Residential	1 acre (width 100 feet)
Residential general	Single-fam lot of record	8,000 square feet (width 75 feet)
	Single-fam new lot	½ acre (width 100 feet)
	Two family lot of record	14,000 square feet (width 100 feet)
	Two family new lot	½ acre (width 100 feet)
	Three family lot of record	½ acre (width 100 feet)
	Three family new lot	½ acre (width 100 feet)
	Multiple family (four or more units) lot of record	1 acre plus 11,000 square feet for each dwelling unit in excess of four. (width 100 feet)
	Multiple family (four or more units) new lot	N/A Public supply water and sewer must be provided.
	Non-residential use	NONE
Neighborhood commercial-1	Limited commercial uses	½ acre (width 100 feet)
Neighborhood commercial-2	Limited commercial uses	½ acre (width 100 feet)
Commercial	Other commercial uses	½ acre (width 100 feet)
Commercial 1	Other commercial uses	½ acre (width 100 feet)
Commercial 2	Other commercial uses	½ acre (width 100 feet)
Commercial—recreational vehicle	Recreational vehicle parks and subdivisions	1,500 square feet
Industrial 1	Light industrial	½ acre (width 100 feet)
Industrial 2	Heavy industrial	½ acre (width 100 feet)
Planned development	All	As established above for applicable types of uses

 

NOTES:

All uses are subject to other limitations and requirements specified in this Code. See also: Floor area ratios, section 2.01.05; Clustering, section 4.02; Impervious surface ratios, section 7.02.03; Table of density and unit types, section 2.01.04.

These uses must have public central water and sewer facilities.

Only permitted within the properly zoned areas of the urban residential mixed use, commercial corridor mixed use, commercial activity center and resort activity center future land use categories.

Industrial uses producing non-domestic waste must be on a public sewer facility.

Connection to public supply water and/or sewer facilities may be required in accordance with section 7.02.01.

Minimum area of an individual lot may be less than ten acres when part of a platted subdivision with a maximum density of one unit per 10 gross acres.

To be considered a lot of record when determining the minimum lot area for two family, three family and four or more family structures, the lot or parcel must be zoned residential general on or before August 15, 2005.

(Ord. No. 94-8, § 1 (7.02.02C), 10-5-94; Ord. No. 97-02, § 1, 2-27-97; Ord. No. 2002-04, § 1(Exh. A), 9-26-02; Ord. No. 2005-12, § 2(Exh. A), 7-28-05)

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