(a) Blocks shall be designed to accommodate lots of a size and character required for the zoning district in which the development is located and to provide convenient circulation, service and safety on boundary streets. The blocks shall be designed so that the rear lot lines shall coincide with drainage courses, railroads and divisions in land uses.
(b) The maximum length of blocks shall be one thousand three hundred and twenty (1,320) feet. The Planning Commission may require a crosswalk at approximately the center of the block in blocks that exceed nine hundred (900) feet in length.
(c) The width of blocks shall be sufficient to provide for an ultimate development of two (2) tiers of lots between streets and eliminate double frontage lots. A single tier of lots, having a greater depth than the required minimum, may be required to separate residential development from major or arterial streets, adjoining non-residential land uses, or unusual topographic or natural features. An easement of at least ten (10) feet in width for screening, which shall not be transversed by vehicles, may be required along the lots abutting such a major or arterial street or non-residential land use.
(d) Where all or part of a subdivision is adjacent to or in the vicinity of a primary or secondary street, the greater dimension of blocks shall generally parallel the primary or secondary streets to avoid unnecessary ingress and egress.
(e) Blocks for multi-family residential, commercial or industrial uses shall be adequate to accommodate the building sites and provide the yards, service drives, off-street parking and other required facilities
(Ord. 95-35. Passed 11-20-95.)