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*IV- B -S -d. Flag Lots <br />a) Intent <br />*Amended <br />7/5/88 Orange County discourages and restricts forming flag lots (as <br />8/6/90 defined in Section II - Definitions). A flag lot shall be <br />9/4/90 permitted if necessary to allow a property owner reasonable use <br />and benefit from his land or to alleviate situations which would <br />otherwise cause extreme hardship for him. <br />b) Lot Standards <br />Flag lots are allowed only: <br />(A) where necessary to eliminate access onto arterials (See <br />Figure 1); <br />(B) to reasonably utilize irregularly shaped land (See Figure <br />2); <br />(C) to reasonably .utilize land with difficult topography (See <br />Figure 3); <br />(D) to reasonably utilize land with limited sites suitable for <br />septic tank nitrification fields (See Figure 4); <br />(E) where it is unlikely that a road created in lieu of a flag <br />lot would ever be extended, or otherwise needed to <br />provide access to adjoining parcels (See Figure 5); or <br />(F) to provide for the protection of significant natural or <br />cultural resources. <br />No flag lot will be allowed if it increases the number of access <br />points onto an arterial or collector street. <br />The length of a flag lot between the street onto which it has <br />access and the point where a lot dimension parallels the street <br />shall be based on the size of the proposed regular lot. The <br />following table indicates the allowed length of the flag portion <br />of the lot based on the required minimum width of the regular <br />lot (see example). <br />33 -a <br />y! <br />