A. Blocks shall have sufficient width to provide for two tiers of lots of appropriate depths. Exceptions to this prescribed block width shall be permitted in blocks adjacent to major streets, railroads, waterways or parks.
B. The lengths, widths, and shapes of blocks shall be such as are appropriate for the locality and the type of development contemplated, but block lengths in residential areas shall not exceed six hundred feet or twelve times the minimum lot width required in the zoning district.
C. In long blocks the city council may require the reservation of an easement through the block to accommodate utilities, drainage facilities, emergency access, or pedestrian traffic.
(Ord. 1179 § 4.3(A)(4), 1987)