The following standards shall apply to the layout of blocks and lots in all subdivisions, and to the extent possible, in all resubdivisions.
(A) No residential block shall be longer than 1,300 feet or shorter than 300 feet, measured from street line to street line. The width of blocks should be arranged so as to allow two tiers of lots, with utility easement.
(B) In blocks over 700 feet in length, the governing body may require a public way or an easement at least ten feet in width, at or near the center of the block, for use by pedestrians.
(C) The size and shape of blocks or lots intended for commercial or industrial use shall be adequate to provide for the use intended, and to meet the parking, loading and other requirements for the uses contained in the Zoning Ordinance.
(D) Lot arrangement and design shall be such that all lots will provide satisfactory building sites, properly related to topography and surrounding land uses.
(E) The size and shape of all lots shall comply with all requirements of the Zoning Ordinance for the zone in which the lot is located.
(F) All lots shall abut a public street, or upon an approved private street, with a minimum frontage of at least 35 feet, measured as a straight line between the two front lot corners.
(G) Unless unavoidable, lots shall not front, or have direct access to arterial streets. Where unavoidable, lots shall be so arranged as to minimize the number of access points.
(H) All lot lines shall be at right angles to straight street lines or radial to curved street lines, except where, in the judgment of the governing body, a variation to this provision will provide a better street and lot layout.
(I) Corner lots shall have sufficient extra width to permit the required front yard setback as specified in the Zoning Ordinance, oriented to either street.
(J) Reversed frontage lots are prohibited. Double frontage lots shall only be permitted where abutting a major street and a minor street, and such lots shall front only on the minor street.
(K) Any lot not to be served by a sanitary sewage system shall have sufficient area to allow for a satisfactory drain field. No subdivision to be served by septic systems shall be approved by the governing body until percolation tests have been performed and the results of the tests have been provided to, and reported on, by the City Engineer.
(L) Satellite dishes intended to serve an entire development should be shown on the site plan construction dwellings. Assurances should exist that dish would not interfere with utility easements or create problems with nearby electrical substation, if applicable.
(Ord. B-391, passed 1-4-1983; Ord. B-466, passed 5-7-1985)