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Memo - Flag Lots <br />November 1, 1993 <br />Page 2 <br />Planning Commission Recommendation <br />I Basic recommendation: <br />A. The classic "flag lot" should not be created henceforth, on lakeshore or non- <br />lakeshore. and to do so should require a variance. <br />B. Where a froni/back lot division is appropriate, an outlot shall be created for <br />access. <br />C. Such front/back lot divisions with outlot should be an allowed use when specific <br />standards are met. <br />D. fhe access outlot shall not be creditable lot area. <br />11. Rationale for higher standards for front/back lot divisions: <br />A. With such divisions there is created a piuential contlict in front yards abutting <br />rear yards, with the resulting incompatible typical uses of such yards. <br />B. Driveway outlots which abut adjacent residentially-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 />nonnally serve one residence, may cause safety problems in some cases. <br />D. The potential use conllicts and negative impacts noted in items A and B above can <br />be reduced or eliminated by requiring higlier standards for buffering, either by <br />screening or by increased separation of uses. <br />Ill Recommended standards for front/back lot subdivisions. <br />A. <br />B. <br />I ront/back lot divisions m;iy be used when e:x. sting lot dimensions are narrow and <br />deeo. such tliat 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 />Front back lot divisUms 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 />Uu IS merely a convenience to the developer rather than supported by unujue site <br />lactors