Suisun City Municipal Code Ch. 18.40 Building Site Area and Frontage Exceptions

The use of land in the zoning district in which it is located shall be permitted on a building site of less area or frontage than that required by the regulations for such district, providing such is shown as a lot on a subdivision map of record or is a parcel of land which was under one ownership on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title and provided that in either case the owner of such lot has not owned or purchased any adjoining property since the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

A. A building site may have its principal frontage on a public or private street. Land that has its principal frontage on a private street shall be considered a building site only if the land is connected by a private drive serving only one building site and meeting the following standards:

1. If the private drive exceeds 600 feet in length, the driveway shall be at least 60 feet wide.

2. If the private drive is more than 75 feet and less than 600 feet in length, it shall be at least 50 feet wide.

3. If a private drive is more than 75 feet and less than 300 feet in length, it shall have at least 30 feet of paved surface, provided a 12-inch by 18-inch "No Parking at Any Time" sign is installed on each side at the entrance of the drive. The private drive shall also have installed a 24-inch by 24-inch stop sign consistent with city standard designs located on the egress side of the private drive where it enters a public street. The signs shall have a clearance of not less than seven feet to the bottom of the sign.

4. A private driveway more than 50 feet in length and serving more than two dwelling units shall be not less than 15 feet in width.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)