(A) Blocks.
(1) Blocks shall have sufficient depth to provide for two tiers of lots of appropriate depth. Exceptions to this prescribed block width shall be permitted for perimeter lots, in blocks adjacent to major streets and railroad right-of-ways and industrial/commercial areas.
(2) The lengths, widths and shapes of blocks shall be such as are appropriate for the locality and the type of development contemplated and in compliance with the Chapter 153 and amendments thereto.
(B) Lots.
(1) Lot arrangements shall be designed in such a way that there will be no foreseeable difficulties, for reasons of topography or other conditions, in securing building permits or Improvement Locations Permits to build on all lots in compliance with Chapter 153 and other regulations; and in providing safe driveway access to buildings on such lots from an approved street.
(2) Lot dimensions shall not be less than the minimum requirements specified by Chapter 153 and amendments thereto, for the district in which the lot is located.
(3) Side lot lines shall be at right angles to straight street lines and radial to curved street lines. The Commission may consider variations from this rule if such result in a street or lot plan which better serves the purposes of this chapter.
(4) Building set-back lines for individual lots shall follow the requirements of Chapter 153, and amendments thereto, for the district in which the lot is located.
(5) Provisions shall be made for off-street parking in the subdivision design following the requirements of Chapter 153, and amendments thereto, for the district in which the lot is located.
(6) Double frontage and reversed frontage lots shall be discouraged except where necessary to provide separation of residential development from arterial streets, or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation. The use of frontage roads to allow residential development to front on arterial streets is encouraged.
(7) All lots shall abut on a street which is accessible to an established public street already in use.
(8) Lots shall be laid out so as to provide drainage away from all buildings and individual lot drainage shall be coordinated with the general storm drainage pattern for the area.
(9) No cut trees, timber, debris, earth, rocks, stones, soil, junk, rubbish, or other waste materials of any kind shall be buried in any land, or left deposited on any lot or street at the time the buildings are ready for occupancy.
(10) An applicant may be required to furnish and install fences wherever the Commission determines that a hazardous condition exists. Fencing shall be constructed according to the provisions to the Chapter 153, and amendments thereto.
(11) Except where alleys are provided for this purpose, each lot shall have an easement for utilities along the front or side.
(12) When the terrain so requires, easements for sanitary sewers along lot lines other than the front lot lines shall be provided.
(Ord. 5-2009, passed 3-9-09)