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170.12 DESIGN STANDARDS - BLOCKS.
   1.   The length of blocks shall be not less than 240 feet and not more than 1,250 feet in length.
   2.   Blocks shall be of sufficient width to permit two tiers of lots of appropriate depth and in no case shall the width be less than 240 feet, except where a single tier of double frontage lots parallels a limited access highway, a thoroughfare, drainage course, railroad or other barrier, the width shall be not less than 50 feet.
   3.   Crosswalks may be required in blocks over 700 feet long or in areas where curbed streets require excessive out of the way travel. If required, they shall be constructed by the developer. Right-of-way for crosswalks shall not be less than 30 feet, nor more than 45 feet.