Section 16.24.060 Flag lots permitted.

The residential use of flag lots or panhandle shaped lots in residential zones shall be considered a permitted use provided the following requirements are met:

A. It has been demonstrated to the City Planner, Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council that because of topographical features or unique situations associated with the parcel proposed to be subdivided, that substantial use of the subject parcel can not occur unless a panhandle shape lot is allowed to be created.

B. The lot has the required width for access onto a dedicated public street as required in Section 16.26.230 and the Uniform Fire Code. Required side yards shall not be counted as part of the access strip, the access strip shall be a hard surface with adequate drainage and properly maintained. Hard surface means asphalt or concrete. Shared access for more than one lot may be allowed with a recorded easement for all property owners.

C. The body of the interior portion of the lot meets the lot area requirements of the zone in which it is located. The access strip shall not count as part of the land area needed to meet the lot area requirement.

D. A fire hydrant will be located within 250 feet of where the dwelling is located or proposed to be located.

E. The address of the dwelling located on the panhandle lot shall be clearly visible from a public street which the panhandle lot accesses. (PZSC § 03-11-006)(Ord. No. 98-02, Amended, 01/28/98)

(Ord. 2004-26, Amended, 11/03/2004, Prior Text)