A. An application on the form prescribed by the Town, accompanied by a parcel map.

B. An urban lot split shall create no more than two new parcels of approximately equal area; provided, that one parcel shall not be smaller than forty percent of the lot area of the original parcel proposed to be split. Under no circumstances may any resulting parcel be smaller than one thousand two hundred square feet.

C. Existing parcels shall be split approximately perpendicular to the longest contiguous property line.

D. The front parcel line of any newly created parcel shall be the parcel line that is closest to or parallel to the public road that serves the parcel.

E. The side lot lines of all lots, as far as practicable, shall be at right angles to straight streets on which the lot faces, or radial to curved streets.

F. Flag lots shall have a minimum access width of twenty feet.

G. Separate utility meters shall be provided for each parcel.

H. The urban lot split shall comply with chapter 16.32 relating to Improvements.

I. The urban lot split is subject to all impact or development fees related to the creation of a new parcel.

J. A note on the parcel map and a recorded deed restriction in a form approved by the Town shall be applied to all newly created parcels indicating that the parcel was split using the provision of this chapter and that no further urban lot split of the parcels is permitted.

K. Prior to the recordation of the parcel map, the applicant shall sign and record an affidavit stating that the applicant will reside in one of the proposed or existing primary dwelling units or SB 9 units for three years from the date of the approval of the urban lot split. This requirement shall not apply if the applicant is a community land trust or a qualified nonprofit corporation as provided in Sections 214.15 and 402.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (Ord. 650 § 1, 2022)