§ 30.56.080. Lot Configuration.

a.

All divisions of land shall result in the creation of lots which conform to lot requirements contained in this Title and are capable of being developed or built upon unless they are required for private streets, public or private utilities, for the provision of required landscaping, or other common area lots. Provisions must be made, by a recorded document, for the permanent maintenance of such street, utility and/or landscape lots. No remnants of land shall be left in the subdivision.

b.

The side lines of lots shall be approximately at right angles to the street upon which the lot faces, or approximately radial if the street is curved.

c.

All lots, parks or public ground created shall have legal access in the form of easements, conditions, reciprocal ingress/egress or other similar agreements, to streets meeting the adopted street standards of Clark County for right-of-way widths and paving widths. Rights-of-way shall be improved in accordance with the standards for street improvements in accordance with Chapter 30.52 and as set forth in the adopted Uniform Standard Drawings for Public Works' Construction, Off-site Improvements, Clark County Area, Nevada and appendices, the current editions or as amended.

d.

Double frontage lots shall be avoided wherever possible, except in hillside development where they are encouraged to reduce the amount of site grading (see Chapter 30.56 Part C - Design Standards - Hillside Development).

e.

Single family residential access to any arterial street is prohibited unless the arterial street is the only means of access to a residential lot created prior to the adoption of this Title. Through lots from a local or collector street are strongly discouraged.

f.

Single family residential lots shall face into a subdivision or front a local street and shall not face, front, or have direct access without an intervening street or access easement to a collector or arterial street. A single family residential lot on a cul-de-sac street shall face into the cul-de-sac unless located on the intersecting corner of the cul-de-sac and a local street, in which case the lot may face or front the intersecting local street (See Figure 30.56-6).

Exception: Lots created prior to the adoption of this Title whose sole access is from a collector or arterial street shall be exempt from this requirement; however, if such a lot has not been developed and is later subdivided, the resulting lots shall be designed to have access from a private drive or local street.

g.

Subdivisions should be planned to provide two (2) rows of lots, except where lots are planned to back upon a collector or arterial street, drainage channel, shopping center, etc. This shall not prevent the inclusion within any subdivision plan of streets of greater width or irregular outline. Such streets should be indented by cul-de-sacs, looped access roads, etc., to provide access to the central areas of the block.

h.

Residential subdivisions shall be designed with lots fronting or facing local streets exterior to the subdivision to the greatest extent possible. The number of lots which rear or side onto local streets exterior to the subdivision should be minimized, and the number of lots which side onto collector or arterial streets should also be minimized.

i.

Corner lots shall have additional width wherever possible.

j.

Residential lots cannot be divided by a city boundary, and should not be divided by a street (effectively creating two (2) remainder lots). A map shall not subdivide one lot over another which results in a remainder lot. In this case, all of the affected properties shall be mapped. In no case shall a lot be divided by a street or right-of-way greater than one hundred (100) feet in width.

k.

Lot area may be affected by Southern Nevada Health District regarding septic sewer service and well separations, regardless of the permitted lot size.

l.

Driveways and drive aisles constructed across common property lines shall establish easements or agreements for common ingress/egress with the adjacent property.

m.

The intersection of a local street with a collector and arterial street should occur approximately six hundred sixty (660) feet apart, except near intersections of arterial and collector streets, where the length should be no more than one thousand (1,000) feet.

n.

The street pattern should be related to adjoining areas and the entire neighborhood, or district, should conform to the natural contour of the land as much as possible, and incorporate slight amounts of curvature within level, or nearly level, areas. Curved streets are encouraged. (See Figure 30.56-14)

o.

Radius cul-de-sac per Uniform Standard Drawing Number 212 are the County's preferred turnarounds within residential subdivisions. Approval of a Design Review application per Table 30.16-9 is required for residential subdivisions utilizing a hammerhead design as depicted in Uniform Standard Drawing Number 212.1.S1. Factors that will be considered in determining whether a hammerhead design is appropriate include without limitation: 1) the number and layout of on-site parking spaces, 2) driveway length, 3) the number of hammerheads, 4) size of lots, and 5) shape and other constraints of the property.

p.

Driveways that are on residential streets that are less than 50 feet, from back of curb to back of curb, may be located adjacent to the curb return of an intersecting street that is less than 50 feet, from back of curb to back of curb.

(Ord. 3549 § 9 (part), 2007; Ord. 3472 § 10 (part), 2006; Ord. 3397 § 11 (part), 2006; Ord. 3354 § 9 (part), 2006; Ord. 2573 § 12 (part), 2001; Ord. 2482 § 13 (part), 2000; Ord. 2481 § 3 (part), 2000)

(Ord. No. 3805, § 6, 8-16-2009; Ord. No. 4152, § 9, 11-20-2013; Ord. No. 4508, § 3, 7-19-2017; Ord. No. 4529, § 1, 10-4-2017; Ord. No. 4658, § 13, 12-19-2018)