41-047 2016 ZoningCurrent Northampton Zoning RR District (12/01/15)
LOT
A parcel of land held in fee simple ownership designated on a plan or deed filed with the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds or Land Court; however, contiguous lots in common ownership
may not be divided except in conformance with this chapter. Two or more contiguous lots in common ownership may be treated as one lot for the purposes of this chapter; provided that
the combined lots are used as a single lot would customarily be used. The following shall not be counted toward land within the minimum lot area: land under permanent water bodies;
land within public ways, and land within private ways and rights-of-way where the general public has the right of access by automotive vehicles.
LOT DEPTH
The mean horizontal distance, measured perpendicular (at right angles) to the front lot line, between the front lot line and the rear of the lot. Said distance shall be measured
from a portion of the front lot line that equals the minimum lot frontage, and no (principal) structure may be placed on a portion of the lot that has a depth less than the minimum
lot depth required.
LOT FRONTAGE: The uninterrupted length of the front lot line, as defined herein, whether straight or not, which conforms to the Minimum Lot Frontage Requirement.
LOT LAYOUT
In addition to the minimum lot area, depth, width and frontage requirements, lots shall be laid out in such a manner so that a square, with sides equal to the minimum frontage requirement
for the zoning district in which it is located, can be placed within the lot with at least one point of the square lying on the front lot line with no portion of the square extending
beyond the boundaries of the lot.
LOT LINE, FRONT
The property line dividing a lot from a single street right-of-way. In the case of a corner lot or a through lot, at least one front lot line shall conform to the minimum lot frontage
requirement.
LOT, WIDTH
The horizontal distance (measured parallel to the front lot line) between the side lot lines. At no point, between the front lot line and the rear of the principal structure (said
rear being the furthest point of the structure from the front lot line) located on the lot, shall the lot have a width less than the minimum lot width required.
Lot Size
Standard 40,000 sf
(min. 80,000 sf if both private water and private sewer)
Frontage Width = 175 feet min.
Depth = 200 feet min.