(a) General Planning Standards.
(1) The length, width, and shape of blocks shall be determined with due regard to:
A. Provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special needs of the type of use contemplated.
B. Zoning requirements as to lot sizes and dimensions.
C. Need for convenient access, circulation, and control safety of street traffic.
D. Limitations and opportunities of topography.
(2) Irregular shaped blocks or oversize blocks indented by cul-de-sacs, parking courts, or loop streets and containing interior block parks or playgrounds will be acceptable when properly designed, as determined by the Planning Commission. Such blocks shall include adequate off-street parking, facilities for pedestrian access from streets to all lots, proper easements for utility lines, and satisfactory provision for maintenance of park and open space, where included.
(3) Non-residential blocks intended for commercial or industrial use shall be of such length and width as is suitable for their prospective use. Such blocks shall include adequate provisions for off-street parking and servicing.
(b) Design Standards.
(1) Block lengths shall not exceed 1,200 feet, not be less than 400 feet, except, however, blocks abutting on designated arterial streets shall be no less than 1,000 feet and may exceed 1,200 feet.
(2) Blocks over 800 feet in length may be required to have a crosswalk, if necessary, to facilitate pedestrian circulation to a school, park, recreation area, shopping center, or other similar neighborhood facility.
(3) The minimum lot depth for single frontage lots shall be 125 feet or as specified in the Zoning Ordinance.
(4) Where double frontage lots are necessary the minimum depths of lots shall be 150 feet.
(Passed 5-23-74.)