Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

2.16 GILBERT UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
2.16 No space needed to meet the width, yard, area, coverage, parking, or other requirements of this
Code for a lot or building may be sold or leased away from such lot or building.
2.17 No parcel of land which has less than the minimum width and area requirements for the zone in
which it is located may be cut off from a larger parcel of land for the purpose, whether
immediate or future, of building or development as a lot except by Permit of the Board of
Adjustment.
2.18 A large lot or parcel of land may be subdivided into smaller lots provided such smaller lots
conform to the lot size limitations of the district in which the lots are situated; however, if a
parcel is divided into more than four (4) lots, the Building Inspector shall not issue permits for
same unless a recorded plat of such subdivision shall be filed.
A. No lot shall be divided in such a way that any division of such lot shall contain more
dwelling units than are permitted by the Zoning Regulations of the district in which
such lot is situated.
B. If, after dividing the area of a lot by the zoning requirements for the district in which the lot
is situated, there is a remainder which is less than that required for a unit but more than
eighty-five (85) percent of that amount, then one additional dwelling unit may be built on
such lot.
2.2 Buffering criteria.
2.21 In an NCC, C-1, C-2, 1-1, 1-2, or 1-3 District, property which is in common with or separated
only by an alley, from any lot line in any Residence District, the developer shall construct a
masonry wall, six (6) feet in height, (or other suitable divider to be approved by the Town
Council) along the common lot line.
2.22 On an interior lot, in any Residence District, having no access to an alley and where the garage
or carport is not attached to the main building, one side yard shall have a width of not less than
eleven (11) feet.
2.23 The keeping of livestock in a residential subdivision is allowed only on lots of fifteen thousand
(15,000) square feet or larger with at least six thousand (6,000) square feet of lot area for each
animal. No livestock shall be corralled or stabled within seventy-five (75) feet of the residence
of any person other than the owner nor shall such confinement facilities be located in the front
or side yard. Grazing of livestock shall be limited to the
side and rear yards.
2.3 Development siting dimensions.
2.31 Projections into required yards:
A. A paved terrace shall not be considered in the determination of yard sizes or lot coverage,
provided, however, that such terrace is unroofed and without walls, parapets, or other forms
of enclosure. Such terrace, however, may have an open guard railing not over three (3) feet
high and shall not project into any yard to a point closer
than three (3) feet from any lot line.
Ch. I, Pg. 102