(A) The lengths, widths, and shapes of blocks shall be determined with due regard to:
(1) Provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special needs of the types of uses contemplated;
(2) Zoning requirements as to lot sizes and dimensions within the corporate limits of the village;
(3) Needs for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic; and
(4) Limitations and opportunities of topography.
(B) (1) Block lengths shall not exceed 1,200 feet, or be less than 600 feet.
(2) Cul-de-sacs shall not exceed 1,200 feet in length.
(C) Pedestrian crosswalk easements not less than ten-feet wide shall be required by the Planning and Zoning Commission to provide for pedestrian circulation or access to schools, playgrounds, shopping centers, transportation and other community facilities.
(D) Blocks or portions thereof intended for commercial or industrial use shall be designed as such, and the plan shall show adequate off-street areas to provide parking, loading docks and other such facilities as may be required by the Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 176, passed 3-6-78; Am. Ord. 1233, passed 5-20-02; Am. Ord. 1589, passed 8-3-09)