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Chapter 82—Definitions <br /> Lot area, minimum, means minimum area required for each proposed lot as prescribed in <br /> chapter 78. In rural zones not served by sanitary sewer, each lot must contain a minimum of <br /> two acres of contiguous dry buildable land exclusive of wetlands, public and private rights-of- <br /> way, vehicular or pedestrian easements, surface areas below the ordinary high water mark of <br /> any surface water or areas at or below the floodplain elevation for a specific property. All rural <br /> lots must comply with chapter 58, article II. In urban areas served by sanitary sewer, each lot <br /> must contain contiguous dry buildable land equal to the minimum areas as prescribed in <br /> chapter 78 or half-acre, whichever is less (exclusive of public and private rights-of-way, <br /> vehicular or pedestrian easements, surface areas below the ordinary high water mark of any <br /> surface water wetlands or areas at or below the floodplain elevation for a specific property), <br /> and have legal access to the building site without encroachment of a wetland or floodplain <br /> area. <br />