§ 28-5. LOT DESIGN.

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City of Compton, CA § 28-5.1

LAND SUBDIVISION

§ 28-5.7

• a. Each lot in a division of land shall have an area not less than that required, and shall have an average width not less than that required, for the land use zone in which the lot, or any portion hereof, is located except as set forth in subsection 28-5.5. The required area and the required width shall be the same as set forth in Chapter 30, Zoning, setting forth the zoning regulations. Where such regulations do not specify a required area or a required width in a particular land use zone, the required area shall not be less than 10,000 square feet, and the required width shall not be less than 70 feet.

• b. If a lot is in more than one land use zone, the area and width thereof shall be not less than the area and width requirements, respectively, in that zone in which any part of the lot is located which has the largest area requirement and in that zone in which any part of the lot is located which has the greatest width requirement.

• c. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any lot which the subdivider offers to deed or dedicate to the public or for public utility purposes.

Where public sewers are not available and private sewage disposal is to be used, every lot shall be of sufficient size to provide for satisfactory sewage disposal for the land use intended.

In all cases where practicable, the side lines of lots shall be at an approximate right angle to the street upon which such lots front.

Wherever practicable, divisions of land abutting rights-of-way for freeways, highways, railroads, transmission lines, and flood control channels shall be so designed as to create lots which back up to such rights-of-way.

No lot shall be divided by a City boundary line. A City boundary line shall be made a lot line.

All lots shall have frontage on a street or highway except as provided in subsection 28-5.5 of this Chapter. Alleys shall not be considered as providing frontage for any lot in a division of land.

In lieu of compliance with the provisions of paragraph a of subsection 28-5.1, the plan of a division of land may comply with the requirements of this section if the Planning Commission determines:

• a. That due to sloping terrain the topographic features within the division of land will be better utilized if a portion of the lots in such division are less in area and width than that required by the applicable land use zone designation;

• b. That a final map or parcel map of the division of land or any part thereof will not be filed unless the

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City of Compton, CA § 28-5.7

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