Deed - Crosby St, extension - File 432, 1959

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but apparently only as a means of distinguishing the portion of the lot abutting on the side and the portion of the lot abutting on the front for taxation or similar purpcses, and only in instances where they have determined that the lot has frontage on another, street. I can find no cases in which the Court has held that frontage exists only when the abutting portion is along the length of a street as opposed to being on the dead end of a street. Indeed, since the Courts as above shown.., use the words "frontage" and abutting" interchangeably, it, must be concluded that where a lot abuts upon a public street, that lot has front- age upon a public street, even though the abutting portion may be along the dead end of the street.. It may be here noted that an offer of dedication was made of that portion of the subject lot which would be included within the cross -hatched portion of the attached drawing. If such dedication were made, the lot would then obviously have frontage along the length of a public street, although the criestion as to whether it would have 50-foot frontage is not here decided. 2. There is no requirement in the San Leandro Zoning Ordinances that a lot in an R-1 District, have 50-foot. frontage. Thus, the fact that a lot has frontage of less than 50 feet does not require that a variance be obtained prior to the issuance of a building permit.. The only place in 'the Sari Leandro Zoning Ordinance in -which "frontage" is mentioned is in the definitions section, wherein a lot is defined as a "piece or parcel of lard . . and which fronts on a public street." The zoning sections with which we are herein concerned, specifically the R-1 zoning regulations, do not in any place use the word "frontage." 'There is a requirement under Section 7-3-108.1 that. a lot mu;t have a width of 50 feet. Width of a lot is not synonymous with frontage of a lot, and a requirement of 50-foot width is no requirement of 50-foot frontage. Thus, assuming for purposes of this opinion only, but not deciding such question, that the definition of a "lot" as "having frontage" has been implemented into the R-1 zoning ordinance, there is no requirement within such ordinance as to how much frontage a lot must have in order to be an acceptable build- ing site. Thus, any lot within an R-1 zone abutting upon a public street has frontage within the requirements of the Sin Leandro zoning ordinance even though that fro tage.be less than 50 feet. It should be here noted that if a building permit for construction of a residence is denied to the owner of the property here under discussion, it is questionable that this owner would be left with any profitable use for - 2 -