Ord #064-3rd Ser/Amending code re: wetland credit/back lots

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ORDINANCE NO. 64 ,THIRD SERIES AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 78 AND 82 OF THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 78-1370 AND 82-256 ' REGARDING WETLAND CREDIT FOR BACK LOTS The City Council of Orono, Minnesota ordains as follows: SECTION 1. Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1370, Special standards for back lots created after January 1, 1994, Paragraph (1), is hereby amended as follows: "Sec. 78-1370. Special standards for back lots created after January 1, 1994. Back lots which were created as part of a subdivision that received preliminary subdivision approval after January 1, 1994, are subject to the following special requirements in addition to the standards required in section 82-256: (1) Dimensional standards for back lots shall be as follows: a. Lot area shall be 150 percent of the zoning district requirement. Wetlands mav be allowed as area credit for meeting the 150% back lot area requirement, as long as the back lot contains sufficient conti�uous dry buildable land to satisfy the minimum acrea�quirement of the underlvin zg oning district. b. Lot width measured parallel to the front or street lot line at the street yard setback line of a lakeshore back lot, or at the front yard setback line of a non- lakeshore back lot, shall meet the zoning district width requirement. The street yard or front yard for any back lot will be a yard starting where the narrow access outlot corridor ends and the lot begins. Lakeshore back lots shall meet the lot width standard at the shoreline, at the lakeshore setback line, and at the street yard setback line. c. The depth of the required street yard or front yaxd shall be 150 percent of the zoning district front yard requirement. d. The required side yard and rear yard depths for back lots shall be 150 percent of the zoning district yard requirements. The required lakeshore yard of a lakeshore back lot shall meet the zoning district lakeshore yard requirements." SECTION 2. Orono Municipal Subdivision Code Section 82-256, Double-frontage lots, access to lots, and front/back lot divisions, Paragraph(c)(2), is hereby amended as follows: "Sec. 82-256. Double-frontage lots, access to lots, and front/back lot divisions. ... (c) Front/back lot subdivisions. Flag lots and easement back lots shall not be created. Front/back lot divisions shall be allowed only in conjunction with the creation of an outlot to provide access from the back lot to the public or private road. Such outlot shall not be allowed as creditable lot area for either the back or front lots. Front/back lot subdivisions shall adhere to the following standards: i 1