(a) Cul-de-sacs shall be not more than:
(1) Five hundred feet in length, when serving land zoned for industrial or commercial use;
(2) Seven hundred feet in length, when serving land zoned for residential uses having a density of more than four dwelling units per net acre;
(3) One thousand feet in length, when serving land zoned for residential uses having a density of four or less dwelling units per net acre.
(b) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the approval of a division of land utilizing frontage on an existing cul-de-sac of more than the maximum permitted length nor shall it be construed to prohibit the planning commission from reducing the length of a proposed cul- de-sac to less than the maximum length permitted by this section or requiring the elimination of a proposed cul-de-sac in order to provide for the efficient circulation of traffic, the future development of the neighborhood street system or the deployment of emergency services.
(Ord. 537 § 2 (part), 1985)