1196.06 LOTS AND BLOCKS.
   (a)   Every lot shall abut on a dedicated street as specified by the Municipality of Groveport Zoning Ordinance.
      (1)   When sanitary sewer service is not available, lots shall have a minimum frontage of one hundred (100) feet and a minimum lot area of two (2) acres (87,120 square feet), subject to: soils, subsurface conditions, and topography conducive to the function of an onsite treatment facility. The County Board of Health and or the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency shall approve said system;
      (2)   When water service is not available, lots shall have a minimum lot frontage of one hundred (100) feet and a minimum area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet (approximately ½ acre);
(3)   Double frontage lots shall be avoided except when said lots abut limited access streets such as but not limited to freeways and principal and minor arterials as specified Section 1112.03 (Access Management):
         A.   Lots abutting these streets will require a landscape buffer and mounding area a minimum of fifty (50) feet depth in addition to the typical lot depth for the required zoning.
      B.   The landscape buffer and mounding area will be shown on a landscaping plan that will be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for their approval.
      (4)   All lots shall meet the setback and/or yard requirements as required by the Municipality of Groveport Development Ordinance. The side property lines of the lot should be perpendicular or radial to the road right-of-way;
      (5)   Lots should not exceed a lot depth of three and one-half (3-½) times the lot width;
      (6)   Corner lots shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet wider than the required width of the zoning.
   (b)   The maximum length of blocks shall not exceed fifteen hundred (1,500) feet except where topographic conditions require longer blocks, nor shall they be less than four hundred (400) feet in length.
      (1)   Wherever blocks are longer than nine hundred (900) feet in length, crosswalks or crosswalk easements not less than ten (10) feet in width may be required near the center of the block;
      (2)   The width of a block shall normally be sufficient to allow two (2) tiers of lots of appropriate depth except where double or reverse frontage lots are allowed;
      (3)   Where frontage on a Primary or Minor Arterial streets is involved, the long dimension of the block shall front thereon in order to minimize access intersections. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)