(a) Blocks.
(1) Block lengths should usually not exceed 1600 feet, or be less than 600 feet. Pedestrian crosswalks may be required under certain conditions, but should be avoided through proper block length and street design whenever possible.
(2) The width of a block shall normally be sufficient to allow two tiers of lots, to conform to the zoning requirements or to provide building sites suitable to the special needs of the type of use contemplated.
(3) The depth and width of properties laid out or reserved for commercial and industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for the off-street service and parking facilities required by the type of use and development contemplated. Suitable buffer and easement areas may be required, where deemed essential.
(b) Lots.
(1) Size, shape and orientation. The lot size, width, depth, shape, orientation and the minimum building setback lines shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and type of development and use contemplated. Corner lots for residential use shall have extra width to permit appropriate building setback from and orientation to both streets. A length and width ratio of approximately two and one-half to one is considered desirable. Lot depth in relation to width shall normally not exceed a ratio of three and one-half to one.
(2) Lot dimensions.
A. Lot dimensions shall conform to the requirements of the Zoning Code.
B. Building sites or lots, relying on septic systems shall conform to the provisions specified in Section 1119.04(b) and (c).
(3) Access to streets. Every lot shall normally abut for at least fifty feet on a public street, or it shall have an exclusive unobstructed private easement of access or right of way at least twenty feet wide to a public street for one single-family dwelling and at least fifty feet in width for two or more single-family dwellings or for one or more two-family or multiple dwellings provided the Planning Commission is satisfied that the arrangement will not be hazardous nor in conflict with the continuity of the public street system; provided further that such private street, way or grounds are expressly indicated as for the exclusive use of the abutting or other owner; and a forty foot building setback line is also shown along the sides and at the end of such areas.
(4) Side lot lines. Side lot lines shall be approximately at right angles or radial to the street lines, unless variation of this provision will result in a better street and lot arrangement.
(5) Double frontage lots. Double frontage lots shall be avoided except where essential to provide separation or residential development for major arteries or specific disadvantages of topography.
(6) Building setback line.
A. Building setback lines shall be shown on the plat and reference thereto made in the deed restrictions.
B. The established setback for detached accessory buildings at the rear of a corner lot shall not be closer to the street than the setback line for the main building on an adjoining butt lot.
C. It is recommended that a setback building line of at least forty feet in depth in conformity with the Zoning Code be established along residential lots having their frontage on a major trafficway.
(Ord. 1973-118. Passed 6-12-73.)
(7) Public sites and open spaces. Where a proposed park, playground, school or other public use shown in a general community plan is located in whole or in part in a subdivision, the Planning Commission may require the dedication or reservation of the area within the subdivision in those cases in which the Commission deems such requirements to be reasonable.
No subdivision plan shall be approved unless the developer has made provision for deeding to the City for park, playground and recreation purposes a parcel, approved by the Commission amounting in area to not less than five percent of the total area of the proposed development, provided however, that no parcel shall be approved if less in area than one acre.
If five percent of the total area is less than one acre, or if no parcel within the development is approved for park, playground or recreation purposes, or at the option of the developer, the developer may:
A. Acquire, and deed to the City for park, playground and recreation purposes any parcel, approved by the Commission, located in any part of the City and conforming to the minimum area requirements set forth above.
B. Contribute to a Special Recreation and Land Acquisition Fund, which is hereby established, an amount equal to one hundred dollars ($100.00) per lot. The Special Recreation and Land Acquisition Fund contribution must be paid prior to any permits being issued.
C. A fee shall not be assessed for lot splits created on existing roads.
(Ord. 1994-121. Passed 7-12-94.)