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Ordinance No. 2228 Page 10 of 17 18.101.080 Action of zoning administrator. A. In any case, and notwithstanding the requirements of this title, the application to create a housing development, with or without an urban lot split, shall be ministerially approved and shall not be subject to chapter 18.144 of this code. B. Notwithstanding the subsection A, above, an application for housing development or urban lot split may be denied if the chief building official, upon making written findings to the zoning administrator, finds the project would have a specific, adverse impact upon public health and safety or the physical environment and for which there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact. 18.101.090 Design and Development Standards — Housing Developments. A. All housing development units shall have separate utility connections and meters. If, however, as a result of an urban lot split or housing development proposal, an accessory dwelling unit becomes reclassified to a primary dwelling unit, a separate utility connection for the reclassified unit shall then be required. B. All housing development units, whether attached or detached, shall be designed for separate conveyance, as defined in this chapter, in accordance with applicable fire code and building code requirements. 18.101.100 Design and Development Standards — Urban lot split. Notwithstanding title 19 of this code, the city shall ministerially approve a parcel map for an urban lot split, subject to meeting all of the requirements in this chapter. A. The urban lot split shall result in no more than two parcels and one of the two parcels resulting from the urban lot split shall not be smaller than 40 percent of the lot area of the original parcel. B. The newly-created parcels shall conform to all of the following standards: 1. Each lot shall be a minimum size of 1,200 square feet. 2. The side line of all lots, so far as possible, shall be at right angles to the street which the lot faces, or approximately radial to the center of curvature, if such street is curved. Side lines of lots shall be approximately radial to the center of curvature of a cul-de-sac on which the lot faces. 3. Each parcel shall provide for direct vehicular access to and have a minimum frontage of 30 feet on the public right-of-way, except for flag lots, where the frontage shall be the width needed to meet access standards as specified in this chapter. 4. Parcels shall have a minimum width of 30 feet. Width shall be determined in accordance with the definition in chapter 18.08. 5. Parcels shall have a minimum depth of 40 feet. Depth shall be determined in accordance with the definition in chapter 18.08. 6. No lot shall be divided by a city boundary line. 7. A lot depth in excess of twice the width shall be avoided whenever possible, and a lot depth in excess of three times the width shall not be permitted. C. Flag lots, if proposed, shall meet the following standards: