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July 20, 2020 page 30 (1) Applicability. 1267 a. Front/back lot divisions may be used when existing property dimensions are narrow and 1268 deep, such that lot width does not allow for a side-by-side lot split, but acreage is adequate 1269 to provide a front lot and a back lot without requiring an area variance when the area of the 1270 outlot access corridor is excluded. 1271 b. Front/back lot divisions may be used for individual lot splits but may not be used when 1272 subdividing a large parcel into numerous lots if creation of a back lot is merely a convenience 1273 to the developer rather than supported by unique site factors. 1274 c. A front/back lot division shall not be allowed when any existing residence on a neighboring 1275 property abutting the proposed access outlot is located nearer its affected side lot line than a 1276 distance equivalent to the zoning district required front yard depth. 1277 (2) Dimensional standards. Dimensional standards for back lots shall be as follows: 1278 a. Lot area shall be 150 percent of the zoning district requirement. Wetlands may be allowed 1279 as area credit for meeting the 150 percent back lot area requirement, as long as the back lot 1280 contains sufficient contiguous dry buildable land to satisfy the minimum acreage 1281 requirement of the underlying zoning district. 1282 b. Lot width measured parallel to the front or street lot line at the street yard setback line of a 1283 lakeshore back lot, or at the rear of the front yard setback line of a non-lakeshore back lot, 1284 shall meet the zoning district width requirement. The street yard or front yard for any back 1285 lot will be a yard starting where the narrow access outlot corridor ends and the lot begins. 1286 Lakeshore back lots shall meet the lot width standard at the shoreline, at the lakeshore 1287 setback line and at the street yard setback line. 1288 c. The depth of the required street yard or front yard shall be 150 percent of the zoning district 1289 front yard requirement. 1290 d. The required side yard and rear yard depths for back lots shall be 150 percent of the zoning 1291 district yard requirements. The required lakeshore yard of a lakeshore back lot shall meet the 1292 zoning district lakeshore yard requirements. 1293 (3) Dimensional standards for front lots. A front lot created as part of a front/back lot division shall 1294 meet all zoning district area, width and setback standards; except that the required side yard of 1295 the front lot adjacent to the access outlot shall be equivalent to the side street yard requirement 1296 for that zoning district. 1297 (4) Access requirements. 1298 a. Access outlots shall be wide enough to accommodate drainage, snow removal and screening 1299 without encroaching on neighboring properties. In no case shall an outlot be narrower than 1300 30 feet in width. 1301 b. In approving front/back lot divisions, the city may require that both front lot and back lot 1302 share a driveway access within the access outlot if the council determines that creating an 1303 additional access to the existing street will be a potential safety hazard. 1304 c. Driveways within a back lot shall be located at least ten feet from the side or rear lot lines of 1305 adjacent lots. 1306 d. No more than two residences may be served by a driveway located within an access outlot. 1307 e. No access outlot may be platted abutting an adjacent outlot except when the intent is to 1308 combine the two access outlots for creation of a public or private road meeting city standards. 1309