(A) Planning, platting and development of hillside subdivisions involves special problems and requires special handling by the developer and project Engineer and by the Site Plan Review Committee, staff and reviewing officials. These problems are preservation of scenic beauty for the benefit of the general public, safe construction of public improvements commensurate with lower density and lesser public use and safe construction of private improvements related to sewage disposal, water supply, storm drainage and foundation bearing.
(B) Lot width and area shall be closely related to the terrain, drainage, percolation factors or construction of sanitary sewers, with emphasis placed on selection of homesites and the access to the homesites.
(C) Special design standards for hillside subdivisions.
(D) Street grades shall not exceed 15%.
(E) Street grades exceeding 10% shall have a maximum length of 600 feet.
(F) Minimum dedicated street right-of-way shall be 50 feet.
(G) T-or Y-type turning-and-backing cul-de-sac may be substituted for circular turnarounds.
(H) Panhandle, double frontage and other unorthodox lots shall be permitted so long as it can be adequately demonstrated that no lot will be adversely affected by any other lots so arranged.
(Prior Code, Ch. 4, Art. V, § 4-457) (Ord. 432-06, passed 6-19-2006)