Land Development Ordinance - Amended 9-2-2025

i. Pie Shaped Lot . Minimum lot width for pie-shaped lots may be measured at the front building setback.

ii. Cul-de-sac lots are not required to meet the minimum lot width but must meet the minimum lot area.

(7) Average Lot Size. Average lot size applies to the size of a single-family lot subdivision, including conventional subdivisions and zero-lot line developments, where single family residential uses are applied. The average lot size shall be calculated by taking the total gross acreage of the proposed lots and dividing by the total number of lots, and shall be calculated and provided on all required submittals. (8) Accessory Structures . An accessory structure shall meet the yard requirements of the zoning district in which it is located, in accordance with Article G Lot & Structure Provisions, §9-1300, Table – Dimensions & Standards, unless otherwise provided. All accessory structures, when attached to a principal building by means of a roofed breezeway or similar feature or within 10 feet of the principal building, shall be considered attached to the principal building, and shall comply with the yard requirements of the principal building in the zoning district in which it is located. (9) Landscape Features . Trees, shrubs, flowers, fences, walls, hedges, landscaped lighting, ornamental statuary, and other landscape features may be located within any required yard setback.

§9-1302 PERMITTED ENCROACHMENT INTO REQUIRED YARD SETBACKS

Principal buildings or structures on a zoning lot shall not be located in whole or in-part of a required zoning lot yard setback. In addition to landscape features, the following shall not be considered to be an obstruction, but a permitted exception, within the zoning lot yard setbacks. Additional standards which supersede the following exceptions may be applicable in accordance with Article F Use Regulations of the Land Development Ordinance.

a. All Zoning Lot Setbacks

Architectural Feature or Structure

Encroachment

Awnings & Canopies (Commercial or Residential)

Maximum projection six (6) feet from the principal building or projection into setback Minimum projection five (5) feet from any property line or maximum projection three (3) feet from the principal building

Chimneys or Fire Escapes

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