§ 6.01.01. Minimum lot area requirements.

(a)

Requirements for all developments. All developments shall have a total land area sufficient to meet all development design standards in this Land Development Code, including, but not limited to, land required to provide setbacks from abutting rights-of-way, buffers, stormwater management, off-street parking and circulation, protection of environmentally sensitive land and any other provisions which may require land area to be set aside.

(b)

Specific requirements for residential development. There is no minimum lot area for individual lots within a residential development that will be served by both a central water and central sewer system, provided that all of the following requirements are met:

(1)

The land area for the total project is sufficient to meet standards of this Land Development Code, as stated in subsection (a) of this section.

(2)

Gross density of the area shall not exceed that specified in section 2.02.04, table of density and dwelling unit types for residential uses.

(3)

Land, exclusive of individual lots to be conveyed in fee simple ownership, shall be controlled and maintained through a property owners' association, or other similar provision, or may be conveyed to governmental or not-for-profit organizations. Recordable instruments providing for these common ownership lands shall be submitted for review with the application for development plan review.

(c)

Specific requirements for areas without central utilities. All proposed development in areas that will not be served by central water and central sewer systems shall have the following minimum lot areas:

Type of Development Sewer/Water System Lot Area
Residential septic tanks	One acre individual wells per unit
Residential aerobic septic	One acre individual wells per unit
Residential septic tanks	½ acre central water per unit
Residential septic tanks	One acre on lake/canal well or central
Nonresidential septic tanks	One acre for individual wells

 

No structure septic tank or other individual waste water treatment system shall be permitted in an area deemed environmentally unsuitable for their proper and continued functioning.

(Ord. No. 91-6, § 3(6.01.01), 2-11-1992)