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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 7 , SECTION 21 OF APPENDIX A
TO THE FAYETTEVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO CLARIFY THE
REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO TANDEM LOT DEVELOPMENT ,
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF FAY,ETVVIVLE ,
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Section 1 , That Article 7 , Section 21 of Appendix _ 0
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( 1 ) For purposes of this section a tandem lot shall m�n LO �p
a lot which does not have required frontage on a public
street and which is located behind a lot or a portion
of a lot which does have frontage on a public street .
Tandem lot development shall be permitted for single family
dwellings only and shall be a conditional use in all districts
where single family dwellings are permitted . The development
of one tandem lot behind another tandem lot shall be prohibited .
( 2 ) Before any conditional use for tandem lot development
shall be granted , the Planning Commission shall determine that :
( a ) Tandem lot development will not significantly
reduce property values in the neighborhood . In determining
whether property values will be significantly reduced ,
the Planning Commission shall consider the size of nearby
lots in comparison with the proposed tandem lot or lots .
( b ) The terrain of the area in which the tandem
lot is proposed is such that subdivision of said area
into a standard block in accordance with the City ' s sub-
division regulations is not feasible .
( c ) The tandem lot will have access to a public
street by way of a private drive with a minimum width
of 25 feet of equal and uniform width . The tandem lot
owner shall be responsible for maintaining said 25 foot
private drive so that sanitation and emergency vehicles
have safe access to the dwelling located on the lot . The
tandem lot owner shall have title to , or a perpetual private
easement in , the private drive . If the private drive
intersects a paved street , the private drive shall be paved
for a minimum distance of 25 feet from said intersection .
( d ) The safety zone between the private drive of
a tandem lot and any adjacent driveway will not be less
than the minimum distance between curb cuts in the standards
for street design of the City ' s subdivision regulations ;
for streets having a use designation higher than collector ,
the standards for collector streets shall apply .
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( e ) The tandem lot , excluding the 25 foot private
drive , will conform to the minimum lot width and lot area
requirements of the zoning district in which it is located .
Lot area calculations to determine whether a tandem lot
meets minimum lot area requirements shall not include
any portion of the lot having less than the required minimum
width . No structure shall be placed on any portion of
a tandem lot having less than the required minimum width .
( 3 ) Each tandem lot shall have a minimum building setback
requirement of 20 feet from all property lines and 25
feet from all street right-of-way lines .
( 4 ) No vehicles shall be parked at any time on that portion
of a tandem lot utilized as a private drive or on the
vehicular turnaround required by paragraph 5 below . The
dwelling structure on a tandem lot shall not be located
more than 200 feet from the end of the private drive nearest
the structure .
( 5 ) Before a certificate of occupancy is issued for a
dwelling located on a tandem lot , the property owner shall
( 1 ) construct a 30 foot by 40 foot hard surface vehicular
turnaround equivalent to SB- 2 base or better at the end
of the private drive and shall execute a written agreement
granting the City permission to enter upon the private
drive and turn around with sanitation vehicles , or ( 2 )
shall construct a masonry garbage can holder , with screening ,
for each garbage can to be used which garbage can holder
shall be constructed alongside the street onto which the
private drive leads .
Section 2 . The Board of Directors hereby determines that
the City ' s Tandem Lot Regulations do not adequately regulate
tandem lot development ; that adequate regulation of tandem
lot development is essential to the public health , safety and
welfare ; and that the passage of this ordinance is essential
for the public heath , safety and welfare . Therefore , an emergency
is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary
for the public health , safety and welfare shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and approval .
�F SBp, AND APPROVED on this �VA day of 19E.
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CERTIFICATE OF RECORD
CERTIFICATE OF RECORD State of Arkansas
STATE OF ARKANSAS ) City of Fayetteville ( SS
Washington County ) SS. I, Suzanne C. Kennedy, City Clerk and
I, Alma L. Kollmeyer, Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder for Ec'O'rtcio recorder f )r the City cf Fayetteville,
Washington County, do heraby certify that the annexed or re- do :iereby cert fy that the ann2-.:e 1 or t_re-
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