§ 03.03. Lot Area and Width Requirements

All lots shall meet the following minimum area and width requirements. No new lots shall be created or altered in a manner that does not comply with the following requirements.

Table 03.03
Lot Area And Width Requirements

	Min. lot size (g)
District (a)	Lot area (acres) (b)	Lot width (ft.)(c)(d)(e)	Max. res. density (du/ac.)
A1 — Restricted Agricultural	30	660	0.033
A2 — Agricultural	30	660	0.067 (f)
	1 (f)	200 (f)

 

(a)

Subdivision of Land. All divisions to land shall be subject to the requirements set forth in the Subdivision Regulations of La Porte County, City of La Porte or City of Michigan City, as applicable.

(b)

Lot Area Calculation. Lot area is calculated based upon the net area of the lot, measured in the horizontal plane, exclusive of any area that is part of a public road right-of-way, private road easement or submerged land beneath the ordinary high water mark of a lake, river or stream.

(c)

Lot Width and Frontage. Lot width shall be measured as a straight line between the side lot lines at the minimum front yard setback of the district. All lots shall have frontage along a public road. The width along the road shall be sufficient to meet the lot width requirement at the minimum front yard setback.

(d)

Dominant Parcel. The dominant tract or parcel from which any newly created lot has been divided from must also maintain the required lot width.

(e)

Depth to Width Ratio. All newly created lots shall have a lot depth of no more than four times the width (i.e. maximum 4:1 depth to width ratio).

(f)

A2 Residential Lots. In the A2 District, lots less than 30 acres may be created as follows:

(1)

One lot may be subdivided from a dominant parcel for each whole 30 acres of the dominant parcel, as illustrated in the following schedule:

Parcel size	Number of new lots permitted
30 acres	1 new lot
60 acres	2 new lots
90 acres	3 new lots
1 new lot for each additional 30 acres

 

(2)

The new lot that is subdivided shall be at least one acre in area and have at least 200 feet of road frontage.

(3)

The dominant parcel may be less than 30 acres, provided the combined area of the dominant parcel and the new lot totals at least 30 acres.

(4)

The remaining dominant parcel must have at least 660 feet of road frontage.

(5)

Dividing of parcels where all resulting parcels are at least 30 acres shall not count towards the above number of allow new lots.

(g)

Nonconforming Lots. Lots of record that were in existence prior to the effective date of this ordinance may be used subject to the provisions of the nonconforming lot regulations of Section 29.03.