(A) General. Blocks shall be laid out with special attention given to the type of land use and development form contemplated, and they shall be rectilinear unless natural or man-made barriers constrain such a form.
(B) Key design factors. The size and shape of blocks shall be determined with consideration of the following issues:
(1) Provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special needs of the type of use contemplated.
(2) Zoning regulations and Health Department requirements for lot sizes and dimensions.
(3) Needs for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic.
(4) Environmental opportunities and constraints.
(C) Block lengths. Block lengths in residential areas shall not exceed 1,200 feet nor be less than 200 feet or four lot widths whichever is greater, except as the Planning Commission deems necessary to secure efficient use of land or desired features of the street pattern. Wherever practicable, blocks along arterial streets shall not be less than 1,000 feet in length. For blocks over 600 feet long, the Commission may require mid-block public crosswalks at least ten feet wide, especially when providing access to schools, shopping areas, parks, other community facilities, and similar places accommodating a significant number of pedestrians.
(D) Block widths. Blocks shall be wide enough to provide two tiers of lots of minimum depth, except where fronting on freeways, expressways, major thoroughfares or rail lines, or prevented by topographical conditions or size of the property. In such case, the Planning Commission may approve a subdivision containing a single tier of lots of minimum depth.
(E) Commercial and mixed-use blocks. Blocks used for commercial and mixed-use purposes, not including industrial areas, shall be no longer than 600 feet and the perimeter shall not exceed 2,400 feet.
(Ord. 2022-07, passed 3-14-2022)