JRDeLisle
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9 years ago Ron. I’m not sure how they handle irregular shapes. I assume they deal with trapezoids by taking the average of the respective dimension but they also likely look at the adjacent lots to determine setbacks. Recall, if a commercial use abuts a residential, the residential setback of the adjoining applies if there is a building on site. If the rear yard abuts residential, then the standard is 50% of the lot depth for the rear yard to insulate the residential.
As you can see, irregular sites would complicated to model so, at this point, I’d suggest making the rectangular a requirement and if not, then indicate calculations are approximate in a disclaimer or “Not Applicable to this site.” Ben or Pam, do you have a better answer? Thanks.
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From: Ron House [mailto:notifications@github.com] Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 5:17 AM To: UMKC-Law/Parcel-Assessment-Tool Subject: [Parcel-Assessment-Tool] Parcel Width and Depth (#18)
When requesting parcel width and depth from the City, how does one account for odd-shaped parcels? Are all parcels treated as if they are rectangular in shape? In other words, are there calculations within the formula to deal with odd-shaped parcels?
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pamnagel
When requesting parcel width and depth from the City, how does one account for odd-shaped parcels? Are all parcels treated as if they are rectangular in shape? In other words, are there calculations within the formula to deal with odd-shaped parcels?