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<br />PLANNING STAFF REPORT <br />TO Cabarrus County Bo.ard of Commissioners <br />March 16, 2006 <br /> <br />";(cli{ ;.:,;~ i hli:, !\ppnOI,('J: <br /> <br />DClli"d" <br /> <br />r!10kd: <br /> <br />Petition: C2006-03 (ZT) <br /> <br />Purpose: Recently, there have been questio.ns raised abo.ut ho.w average lot width is <br />calculated. The purpo.se o.fthis amendment is to. eliminate the ambiguity in the <br />Zo.ning Ordinance and provide a clear definition and calculatio.n fo.r average Io.t <br />width. <br /> <br />Add the fo.llowing to. Chapter 2, Sectio.n 2-2. Basic Terms and Definitio.ns: <br /> <br />Lot Width. Averal!e - Measurement o.f average lo.t width shall be o.n an individual <br />basis, no.t o.ver severallo.ts. For a regularly shaped lo.t (basically rectangular), two. <br />measurements shall be taken; at the fro.nt lo.t line (street fro.ntage) and the rear lo.t <br />line. The arithmetic mean lo.t size shall be used to determine average lo.t width. <br />When a lo.t has multiple street fro.ntages, the required lo.t width shall be measured <br />alo.ng the narrowest street Io.t line (street frontage). <br /> <br />Irregularly shaped Io.ts shall be measured three times, with the arithmetic mean <br />taken from tho.se measurements. Measurement po.ints will be determined o.n a case <br />by case basis, but shall be roughly at the front, rear, and middle po.ints o.f the Io.t. <br /> <br />Considerations: Enactment of the propo.sed amendment will provide a definitio.n fo.r average lo.t <br />width and eliminate co.nfusio.n o.ver the metho.d by which it sho.uld be calculated. <br />This amendment will ensure that the average Io.t width will co.ntinue to. be <br />interpreted in the future as it has been in the past. <br /> <br />Staff Recommendation: <br /> <br />Planning Staff reco.mmends APPROVAL o.f this petitio.n. <br /> <br />Cb-4 <br /> <br />Page I of I <br />