Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 8. ZONING |
Division 82. GENERAL REGULATIONS |
Chapter 82-4. DEFINITIONS |
§ 82-4.244. Lot—Definition, dimensions, area, private road structure setbacks.
(a)
Defined. "Lot" means a piece, parcel, tract, or division of land, including one delineated or described as a single integral unit on a subdivision map, and two or more considered as one pursuant to Section 82-10.002(c).
(b)
Lawful Lot. To qualify as a building site, a lot shall have the minimum dimensions required therefor by Divisions 82 and 84 for the district where it is situated.
(c)
Right-of-Way Excluded. No part, nor all, of a lot within a public road, street, highway, right-of-way, or easement, for vehicles or pedestrians, existing or proposed, shall be used to satisfy minimum area, yard, dimensional or coverage requirements.
(d)
For lots less than forty thousand square feet in size on private roads, for purposes of measuring primary and secondary front yard setbacks, such setbacks shall be measured from the edge of the easement line of the private road abutting such lot or, if there is no recorded easement, then, from the abutting edge of such private road established by use.
(Ords. 99-12 § 2: 79-69 § 1, 71-99 § 3, 1469: prior code § 8102(o): Ords. 939, 932 § 2, 382 § 2[14]: see §§ 92-4.046, 92-4.062).