7.3.C Lot Planning | Sedona Land Development Code

C. Lot Planning

The design and layout of lots shall be dependent upon topography, natural vegetation, soil conditions, drainage, street traffic, or other conditions. The following standards shall apply:

For a new subdivision, the number of lots created shall comply with the maximum density limits set forth for the applicable zoning district in Article 2: Zoning Districts.

For a lot split, the lots created shall comply with the minimum lot size limits set forth for the applicable zoning district in Article 2: Zoning Districts.

a. Lot width, area, and building setbacks shall comply with the minimum requirements of this Code and shall be appropriate for the location and character of development proposed and for the type and extent of street and utility improvements being installed. Modifications may be granted pursuant to Section 8.8.B, Minor Modification.

b. Side lot lines shall be at right angles or radial to street lines, except where other terrain makes such design impractical.

c. Double frontage lots are discouraged in new subdivisions.

d. Flag lots and other irregularly shaped lots are discouraged in new and existing subdivisions.

e. Corner lots may be required to be wider than interior lots to provide for setback requirements.

f. No lot shall be divided by a city, county, school district, other taxing agency boundary, or zoning or Community Plan designation boundary.

g. The construction envelope on a lot shall be determined by the setback requirements for the lot and the location of natural and/or topographic features such as drainage ways, rock outcrops, native vegetation, and trees.

Lots shall be designed and located to provide positive drainage away from all buildings, shall comply with the standards in Section 5.3, Grading and Drainage, and shall allow for the infiltration of storm water runoff to the maximum extent feasible.

a. Every residential lot shall abut a public or private street. Access to residential lots shall be from local streets except as specifically authorized by the Director and the City Engineer; and

b. For subdivisions, at least two points of vehicular access into a proposed subdivision shall be provided, where feasible, unless it can be shown to the satisfaction of the City Engineer that legal, topographical, and/or engineering constraints preclude such access. For lot splits, shared common access shall be provided to the maximum extent practicable.

a. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, if access is serving five lots or less (including the flag lot), the width of the flagpole portion of a flag-shaped lot shall be no less than:

1. Thirty feet when both public water and sewer systems are to serve such a residential lot.

2. Forty feet when both public water and sewer systems are to serve such a commercial or industrial lot.

3. Twenty-four feet when only a public water or a public sewer system is to serve such a lot.

4. Twenty-four feet when the lot will not be served by a public water or public sewer system.

b. The length of the flag pole portion of the lot shall not exceed 300 feet and shall comply with all other standards and measurements of this Code and other regulating agencies.

c. Flag lots where the length of the flag pole portion exceeds 130 feet shall provide a permanent turnaround approved by the City Engineer and the Sedona Fire District.

The Director may, upon application by the property owner, modify the construction envelope for an individual lot as shown on the final plat provided that:

a. The revised construction envelope is equally as sensitive to the natural conditions as the original construction envelope;

b. The area of the construction envelope is not enlarged; and

c. The construction envelope meets the setback requirements for the respective zoning district. [Ord. 2023-03 § 1 (Exh. A), 4-25-23].