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19.06.010 Minimum lot area, width, depth, frontage.
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Minimum requirements for lot area, width, depth, frontage and maximum lot coverage by building standards are shown in Table 6-1 below. Note there may be additional requirements for individual zones based on specific land use types. Exceptions to these standards may be granted for lots created through a binding site plan or unit lot land division as allowed in EMC 19.06.080.

Table 6-1: Minimum Lot Area, Width, Depth, Frontage, Lot Coverage by Building

ZONE

R-S

R-1

R-2

R-2(A)

UR3

UR4

NB

B

MU

LI1

LI2

HI

AG

STANDARDS(1):

Min. Lot Area

9,000 sf (2)

6,000 sf (2)

5,000 sf(2)(3)

5,000 sf (2)

5,000 sf

5,000 sf

5,000 sf

5,000 sf

5,000 sf

5,000 sf

2.5 acres

1 acre

5 acres

Lot Width, Min.

60'

50'

50'

50'

50'

50'

50'

50'

50'

50'

150'

100'

N/A

Lot Depth, Min.

80'

80'

80'

80'

80'

80'

80'

80'

80'

80'

150'

100'

N/A

Lot Frontage Min.

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

Maximum Lot Coverage by Building

35%

35%

40%

40%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

50%

N/A

N/A

Footnotes for Table 6-1:

(1)See EMC 19.06.070 and 19.06.080 for exceptions to minimum lot requirements.

(2)This standard applies to lots used for single-family detached dwellings. See EMC 19.08.030 for additional lot requirements applicable to other housing types. Not more than one single-family detached dwelling may be permitted unless meeting the minimum lot area required in the R-S, R-1 and R-2 zones unless otherwise allowed by this title.

(3)In the R-2 zone, minimum lot area for single-family dwellings with alley access shall be four thousand five hundred square feet. Any lot under five thousand square feet in area shall be subject to the small lot single-family provisions in EMC 19.08.020.

(Ord. 3845-21 § 1, 2021; Ord. 3774-20 § 5(F) (Exh. 3), 2020.)