§ 116. Lot width.

A minimum lot width requirement helps prevent irregular, oddly shaped lots, assures sufficient side yards between the structure that might be erected on the lot and the lot line, confers privacy and space for recreation by providing distance between houses or buildings on adjacent lots, and permits access of light and air to the building or structures on the lot.

(a)

No lot shall hereafter be created or subdivided unless it meets or exceeds the minimum lot width established for the zoning district in which it is located by article 2 of this UDC.

(b)

No lot shall be reduced below the minimum lot width for the zoning district in which said lot is located as established by article 2, except as otherwise specifically provided in this UDC.

(c)

Where this UDC requires a minimum lot width, the lot width shall be measured at the front building setback line required by this UDC or as established on a recorded plat. If the required minimum lot width cannot be achieved at the front setback line required by this UDC, as is the case with "flag" lots and "pie shaped" lots fronting on cul-de-sac streets, the required front building setback line shall be moved further interior to the lot where the minimum lot width can be achieved.

(d)

Where a lot has frontage only on an access easement rather than frontage on an existing county standard paved road, the lot width for purposes of meeting the minimum lot width requirement shall be measured at the proposed building line fronting the access easement.

(e)

The Jackson County Environmental Health Department may require a greater lot width at the front minimum building setback line than the minimum lot width required by a zoning district established in this UDC, where an on-site sewage management system is to be installed (e.g., septic tank).

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)