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Flag Lot Memo <br />September 29, 1993 <br />Page 2 <br />B. Where a front/back lot division is appropriate, an outlot shall be created for <br />access. <br />C.Such front/back lot division with outlot should be an allowed use when they meet <br />specific standards. <br />D. The acce.ss outlot shall not be creditable lot area. <br />II. Rationale for higher standards for front/back lot divisions: <br />A. <br />B. <br />With such divisions there is created a potential confiict in front yards abutting <br />rear yards, with the resulting incompatible typical uses of such yards. <br />Driveway outlots which abut adjacent r. sidentially-used side and rear yards can <br />have a negative impact on those adjacent properties. <br />C. Creation of additional driveway cuts within a given length of roadway that would <br />normally ser\’e one residence, may cause safety problems in some cases. <br />D. The potential use conflicts and negative impacts of items A and B above can be <br />reduced or eliminated by requiring higher standards for buffering, either by <br />screening or by increased separation of uses. <br />Ill, Recommended standards for front/back lot subdivisions. <br />A. Front/back lot div isions mav be used v/hen existir i: lot dimensions are narrow and <br />deep, such that lot width does not allow for a side-by-side lot split, but acreage <br />is adequate to provide a "front lot" and a "back lot" without requiring an area <br />variance when the area of the outlot access corridor is excluded. <br />B. Front/back lot divisions may be used for individual "lot splits", but may not be <br />used when subdividing a large parcel into numerous lots if creation of a "back" <br />lot is merely a convenience to the developer rather than supported by unique site <br />factors. <br />C. A front/back lot division shall not be allowed when any existing residence on a <br />neighboring property abutting the access outlot is legated nearer the affected side <br />lot line than a distance equivalent to the zoning district required front yard depth. <br />I) Dimuishinal standards for back lots shall be as follows: <br />1. IaH area shall be 150% of the zoning district requirement.