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Appendix A Section 2.2.127

2.2.127 Lot Measurements - Depth, Width and Frontage:

a. Depth of a lot shall be considered to be the distance between the midpoints of straight lines in front and the rearmost points of the side lot lines in the rear.

b. Width - The width of a lot shall be the horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at 90 degrees to the lot depth, provided that the line used to measure lot width shall be located as close as possible to the rear line of the required front yard, and provided further that no part of said measuring line shall not include any portion thereof in a street right-of-way or a street or drive easement. The frontage of a lot on a street right-of-way or a street or easement shall not be less than 80 percent of the required lot width, except in the case of lots on a turning circle of a cul-de-sac street. On a cul-de-sac the front yard line shall be at the point where 80% of the required width is reached along a line measured parallel to the tangent to the deepest protrusion of the arc describing the road right-of-way through the front of the property. In no case shall the distance between the above described tangent and front yard line be less than the required front yard setback for the zoning district in question. The above described tangent may not be less than 30 feet in width at the road right-of-way line.

c. Lot Frontage - The front of a lot shall be construed to be the portion nearest the street. For purposes of front yard setback requirements for corner and through lots the front yards shall be determined by reference to the street faced by the structure on the lot or that portion of the lot abutting the legal address of the lot, and once said front yard is determined it shall remain the same thereafter. For the purpose of determining minimum lot width the frontage of only one street shall be used. A lot abutting a lake, stream, river, or public body of water may at the election of the owner be considered to front on the water, and such election shall thereafter be binding on the owner and his heirs, successors and assigns for purposes of determining setback requirements and lot frontage.


 
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