Design standards for lots in subdivisions shall be as follows:

A.

Except where explicitly permitted elsewhere in this Chapter, every lot shall have frontage along the right-of-way lines of a street.

B.

Reverse frontage residential lots should be avoided, except along arterial or collectors where aligning blocks to have side lot lines adjoining the main road is impractical or, as otherwise permitted by the Department, where it can be shown that other arrangements are necessary or desirable to relate building sites to the terrain or to provide better site utilization and building relationships.

C.

Sidelines of a lot should generally be set approximately at right angles or radial to street right-of-way lines, and rear lines should generally be approximately parallel to street lines. Acute angles or small projections should be avoided. However, different lot shapes will be permitted if they can be shown to be necessary or desirable to relate building sites to the terrain, open space, or if they provide better site utilization and building relationships.

D.

Lot lines shall follow County boundary lines rather than cross them, except where no other feasible method of development exists, as determined by the Department.

E.

In rural areas, lotting along existing roads should generally be such as to preserve the future developmental viability of interior lands by providing adequate road right-of-way access to the interior of properties.

F.

The arrangement of lots must reflect sensitivity to the natural features of a tract. Alternative development options, such as open space subdivision or planned developments, provide the design flexibility needed to reduce the intrusion of lot areas into wetlands, floodplains and other natural resources.

G.

Commercial and industrial lots should be designed to prevent any visually unattractive facility, such as loading platforms, material or refuse storage areas, mechanical equipment, and supply areas, from facing major streets or residential neighborhoods. Alley access or screening walls should be utilized to shield visually unattractive facilities.

H.

For development along designated byways, modifications to lot design may be permitted where an applicant incorporates conservation design and scenic viewshed protection. The applicant is encouraged to use conservation design techniques to locate buildings outside the scenic viewshed. Smaller lots, zero lot-lines and other flexible siting techniques are permissible provided the applicant demonstrates a logical configuration and contextually sensitive approach to lot sizes and setbacks.

(Ord. No. 97-172, § 3(ch. 13, § 20.220), 12-31-1997; Ord. No. 01-112, § 1(Exh. A), 3-12-2002; Ord. No. 22-072, § 8, 10-11-2022; Ord. No. 24-137, § 5, 12-10-2024)