CONNECTICUT MODEL ZONING CODE PROJECT - Land Use Law

Lot, Corner:A lot located at the intersection of two or more streets. (Canton, CT)Lot Depth:The mean distance from the street line of the lot to its rear line measured in the average direction of the side lines ofthe lot (Stamford, CT)Lot, Interior:A lot with no frontage other than that of the driveway or easement used to access the land. (Cape Canaveral, FL)Lot Line:The dividing line between the street and lot. (Stamford, CT)Lot Line, Front:In the case of a lot abutting upon only one street the line separating the lot from the street; in the case of any otherlot, the owner shall, for the purpose of these Regulations, have the privilege of electing any street lot line as the frontlot line. (Canton, CT)Lot Line, Rear:The lot line which is generally opposite the front lot line; if the rear lot line is less than 10 feet in length, or if the lotcomes to a point at the rear, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be a line parallel to the front line not less than 10 feetlong, lying wholly within the lot and farthest from the front lot line. (Canton, CT)Lot Line, Side:Any lot line which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line, as defined herein. (Canton)Lot, Rear:A lot of which the buildable area is located generally to the rear of other lots having frontage on the same street assaid lot and having access to the street via a private right-of-way. (Canton, CT)Lot Shape:Configuration of lot shall be such that a minimum rectangle as specified herein shall be contained within the lotlines, and that the Regularity Factor shall be 0.55 or greater. In determining compliance with minimum rectanglerequirements, land of severe topography having slopes of twenty-five (25) percent or greater, and land covered bywaterbodies, watercourses and/or wetlands may be used to satisfy no more than twenty (20) percent of the minimumarea rectangle requirements. Each new lot created by a subdivision, resubdivision, or first cut as of November 1,2000 shall have a Regularity Factor of not less than fifty-five one hundredths (0.55). In calculating the RegularityFactor, the perimeter of the lot may be configured to exclude any portion of the lot in excess of the minimumrequired lot size. This is done when including the excess area would cause the Regularity Factor to be less than 0.55.The Regularity Factor shall be determined by the following formula:16A / P2= RA= Gross area of lot in square feetP=Lot PerimeterR=Regularity factor(Westport, CT)Lot, Through:A lot having both front and rear yards abutting on a street. Front yard requirements shall be maintained on bothstreet frontages, when the minimum depth of the lot is greater than one hundred and twenty feet (120'). When theminimum depth of the lot is less than one hundred and twenty feet (120'), the total front yard requirements on bothstreets shall equal that specified in the SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS FOR AREA, HEIGHT AND BULK OFBUILDINGS for that of the more restricted district in which the property is located. A lot with a rear yard abuttingon an alley or a private right-of-way is not considered a through lot. (Stamford)A lot other than a corner lot which has frontage on two or more streets. Corner and through lots have two or morefront lot lines and generally no rear lot lines. (Westport, CT)25