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Lot and Parcel Controls Chapter 918: Interpretation <br /> <br />No building shall be so placed so that it obstructs future streets which may be constructed <br />by the City in conformity with existing streets and according to the system and standards <br />employed by the City. <br />(C) Outlots <br />No building permit or grading permit can be issued for a parcel of land designated in a plat <br />as an outlot unless specifically authorized by the City Council. <br />(D) Principal Buildings on a Parcel <br />Normally, only one principal building is allowed on each land parcel. However, more than <br />one principal building may be allowed on a platted lot if: <br />(1) The buildings are closely equivalent in size and importance and <br />(2) They are all approved and remain under the same ownership or <br />(3) The parcel is platted as a Common Interest Community per MS 515B.2-1101. <br />918.030 Lot and Parcel Controls <br />(A) Survey Required <br />Any person desiring to improve property shall submit to the Building Official a survey of <br />said premises and information on the location and dimensions of existing and proposed <br />buildings, location of easements crossing the property, encroachments, and any other <br />information which may be necessary to insure conformance to City Codes. <br />(B) Zoning Lots <br /> No part of an existing zoning lot shall be used as a separate zoning lot or for the use of <br />another zoning lot, except as otherwise provided in this ordinance. <br />(C) Minimum Lot Area <br /> Lot area requirements shall be as specified in the applicable zoning district in which a <br />zoning lot is located. No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall <br />be reduced in size or area below the minimum requirements identified within this <br />ordinance. <br />(D) Street Frontage <br /> Each lot shall have frontage on a public street at a width satisfying the requirements <br />specified for each zoning district. In the case of a condominium, unified shopping center, or <br />planned unit development, the entire site shall be considered one zoning lot. <br />(E) Common Yard and Height Requirements <br />(4) In General <br />(a) Unless otherwise authorized by variance, administrative adjustment or PUD, no <br />lot, yard, or other open space shall be reduced in area or dimension so as to <br />make such lot, yard, or open space less than the minimum required by this <br />ordinance; and if the existing yard or other open space as existing is less than <br />the minimum required, it shall not be further reduced. <br />(b) A yard or other open area required about a building shall not be included as part <br />of a yard or other open space for another building. <br />Page 917-3