ARTICLE II. GENERAL REGULATIONS

 DIVISION 1. GENERAL LOT REGULATIONS

(a) Each lot created subsequent to the adoption or amendment of this chapter shall comply with all area and dimensional regulations, as amended, for the district in which located and with all applicable provisions of the subdivision ordinance. Lots shall not be created in such a manner as to cause any existing structures to be in conflict with setback and yard requirements of the district in which located.

(b) Where a development is proposed to encompass and be situated on multiple existing lots under the same ownership, the lot lines separating said lots shall be vacated through the preparation and recordation of a survey plat, prepared in accordance with all applicable procedures and requirements. The recordation of such plat shall be a prerequisite for the issuance of land disturbing permits and/or building permits for the proposed development project. In the event the development proposed can stand alone on each of the lots without a principal use/accessory use dependency and in compliance with all applicable setback and other dimensional requirements, then vacation of the lot lines shall not be required.

(c) Other provisions of this chapter relating to side and rear setbacks notwithstanding, an individual lot encompassing one or more of the attached tenant spaces in a retail or office center may be created provided that:

      (1) The lot meets the minimum area and width requirements for the district in which located;

     (2) The remainder of the parent tract meets the minimum area and width requirements for the district in which located;

      (3) The proposed lot lines shall be coterminous with a common wall separating individual tenant spaces, or with a landscape island running parallel to the lot line(s), or with the centerline of a driveway, parking lot drive-aisle, or shall be otherwise located logically and appropriately in relation to en-trance drives, the parking lot layout and other similar features of the property, as determined by the zoning administrator and subdivision agent;

      (4) Appropriate cross-easements shall be established to allow the development to function in an integrated and coordinated manner in terms of parking, circulation, management, maintenance and operations;

      (5) Binding agreements or restrictions shall be established requiring the structures on the parcels created in this manner to remain in the approved con-figuration relative to property lines and to observe the same configuration if ever destroyed and rebuilt; and

      (6) There shall be no additional freestanding signage allowed for the retail or office center as a whole as a result of such parcel configurations. For purposes of signage, the retail or office center shall continue to be deemed to constitute a single parcel.

      (7) There shall be no additional driveway connections to the adjoining public road(s) allowed for the retail or office center as a whole as a result of such parcel configurations. For purposes of driveway connections, the retail or office center shall continue to be deemed to constitute a single parcel.
Ord. No. 05-13(R), 5/17/05;  Ord. No. 08-17(R), 3/17/09)