20.30.810

Urban lot split standards.

San Jose Municipal Code · San José Municipal Code § 20.30.810

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A. Lot design requirements: 1. Lot Frontage a. Where fifty-five (55) feet of frontage on a public right of way is not proposed for both lots created by an Urban Lot Split, pursuant to Government Code Section 66411.7, each lot shall have a minimum of thirty (30) feet of frontage on a public right-of-way and an average width of thirty (30) feet, or b. Where thirty (30) feet of frontage on a public right-of-way is not proposed for both lots created by an Urban Lot Split, one of the lots shall be provided with an access corridor of either at least four (4) but no more than seven (7) feet or at least twelve (12) feet but no more than fifteen (15) feet of frontage, subject to vehicle travel lane width requirement on a public street, as required by subsection c. below. i. Said access corridor shall maintain a width of at least four (4) feet to seven (7) feet or twelve (12) feet to fifteen (15) feet for the entire length of the corridor. ii. The length of said access corridor shall be at minimum the required front setback of the zoning district in which the lot is situated. iii. The access corridor shall be kept free and clear of buildings or structures of any kind except for lawful fences and underground or overhead utilities. c. Said access corridor width in subsection b. shall be subject to the minimum vehicle travel lane width as provided below: Travel lane width of public street on which the subject lot has access (in feet) Access Corridor Width (in feet) Less than or equal to 20 12 - 15 21 and greater 4 - 7 or 12 - 15 Note: Travel Lane width is measured from extents of the inner edges of the lane, from center of edgeline to center of edgeline, and shall not include bike lanes, bike buffers, street parking, paved shoulders, curb or sidewalks. Where striping is not installed, street parking is presumed to have a width of seven (7) feet. d. Where one of the lots created by an Urban Lot Split does not propose frontage on a public right-of-way, direct access to the public right-of-way must be provided through an easement for ingress and egress and emergency access. Said easement shall have the same dimension requirements of subsection b. Said easement shall be recorded as a Covenant of Easement on the Parcel Map for the Urban Lot. 2. Maximum lot depth, as required by Section 19.36.230 of this Code, shall be waived for lots created by an Urban Lot Split. B. Property line and setbacks: 1. For lots accessed by a corridor of four (4) but no more than seven (7) feet or at least twelve (12) feet to fifteen (15) feet in width: a. Front property line is the property line that abuts the public street. b. The front setback area is the entire length of the four (4) but no more than seven (7) foot or at least twelve (12)-foot to fifteen (15)-foot-wide access corridor. c. The rear property line is any property line that is generally parallel to the public right-of-way from which the lot gains access, and that abuts properties that are not a part of the Urban Lot Split. d. The remaining property lines shall be considered side property lines. 2. For lots that do not abut a public street that are accessed by an easement: a. There shall be no front property line. b. The rear property line is any property line that is generally parallel to the public right-of-way from which the lot gains access, and that abuts properties that are not a part of the Urban Lot Split. c. The remaining property lines shall be considered side property lines. C. All required utility connections shall be placed on the same parcel as the unit or units the utilities are serving or shall be located within a utility easement. D. A minimum of one (1) dwelling unit shall exist on a lot being subdivided at time of recordation of a Parcel Map for an Urban Lot Split. E. Lots created through an Urban Lot Split shall not each contain more than two (2) dwelling units, inclusive of Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units. In no case shall the City permit more than two (2) units per lot created by an Urban Lot Split. F. Lots that contain a two-family dwelling created pursuant to Senate Bill 9 without an Urban Lot Split, shall be limited to one (1) attached accessory dwelling unit or two (2) detached accessory dwelling units per lot. G. For purposes of Government Code 66411.7(a)(3)(G), "acting in concert with" means knowing participation in a joint activity or parallel action towards a common goal whether or not pursuant to an express agreement. Examples include, but are not limited to, an adjacent parcel previously subdivided by a person acting on behalf of, acting for the predominant benefit of, acting on the instruction of, or actively cooperating with, the owner of the parcel that is being subdivided. (Ords. 30707, 30786, 31298 .)