14-4-2 LOT IMPROVEMENTS

1. LOT ARRANGEMENT. The lot arrangement shall be such that there will be no foreseeable difficulties, for reasons of topography or other conditions, in securing building permits to build on all lots in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance and Health Regulations and in providing driveway access to buildings on such lots from an approved street. LOT DIMENSIONS. Lot dimensions shall comply with the minimum standards of the Zoning Ordinance. Where lots are more than double the minimum required area for the zoning district, the Planning and Zoning Commission may require that such lots be arranged so as to allow further subdivision and the opening of future streets where they would be necessary to serve such potential lots, all in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance and these regulations. In general, side lot lines shall be at right angles to street lines (or radial to curving street lines) unless a variation from this rule will give a better street or lot plan. Dimensions of corner lots shall be large enough to allow for erection of buildings, observing the minimum front-yard setback from both streets. Depth and width of properties reserved or laid out for business, commercial, or industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for the off-street parking and loading facilities required for the type of use and development contemplated, as established in the Zoning Ordinance. 3. DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOTS AND ACCESS TO LOTS. a. DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOTS. Double frontage and reversed frontage lots shall be avoided except where necessary to provide separation of residential development from traffic arterials or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation. b. ACCESS FROM MAJOR AND SECONDARY ARTERIALS. Lots shall not, in general, derive access exclusively from a major or secondary street. Where driveway access from a major or secondary street may be necessary for several adjoining lots, the Planning and Zoning Commission may require that such lots be served by a combined access drive in order to limit possible traffic hazard on such street. Where possible, driveways should be designed and arranged so as to avoid requiring vehicles to back into traffic on major or secondary arterials. 4. SOIL PRESERVATIONS, GRADING. a. SOIL PRESERVATION AND FINAL GRADING. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until final grading has been completed in accordance with the approved final subdivision plat. That portion of the lots where the existing earth and or vegetation has been removed or changed shall be covered with soil with an average depth of at least three (3) inches. The soil shall contain no particles over two (2) inches in diameter except that portion covered by buildings or included in streets. Topsoil may be removed from residential lots or used as spoil, provided that at least three (3) inches of topsoil be left on the lots. b. LOT DRAINAGE. Lots shall be laid out so as to provide positive drainage away from all buildings and individual lot drainage shall be coordinated with the general storm drainage pattern for the area. Drainage shall be designed so as to avoid concentration of storm drainage water from each lot to adjacent lots used to comply with any requirement of seeding set forth herein. 5. DEBRIS AND WASTE. No cut trees, timber, debris, earth, rocks, stones, soil, junk, rubbish, or other waste materials of any kind shall be buried in any land, or left or deposited on any lot or street at the time of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, and removal of same shall be required prior to issuance of any certificate of occupancy on a subdivision. Nor shall any be left or deposited in any area of the subdivision at the time of expiration of the performance bond or dedication of public improvements, whichever is sooner. 6. FENCING. Each sub-divider and/or developer shall be required to furnish and install fences wherever the Planning and Zoning Commission determines that a hazardous condition may exist. The fences shall be constructed according to standards established by the City Engineer and shall be noted as to height and material on the final plat. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until said fence improvements have been duly installed.