(A) Lots shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 151 of this code in terms of width, depth, and area, except for outlots that are provided for an indicated and approved purpose. Lots abutting a pedestrian mid-block crosswalk or other right-of-way shall be treated as corner lots.
(B) Residential lots shall not open or face directly onto a freeway right-of-way, an arterial or collector street, shopping centers, industrial districts or parks, and other similar nonresidential areas, In such situations, lots shall be laid out in 1 of the following ways:
(1) Lots may back onto the above features, but shall be separated therefrom by a 20-foot wide landscaped strip along the rear property line. The 20-foot wide strip shall not be considered part of the lot's minimum length, width or area, but shall be considered part of the contiguous lot. The landscaping shall be such as to create a screen to insure the privacy of each lot.
(2) Lots may face onto a marginal access street.
(3) Lots may face onto intersecting local streets with driveways opening onto the intersecting local streets. The corner lots which abut the major street right-of-way or the non-residential area shall each have the 20-foot wide landscaped strip as required in section § 152.070(B)(1), above.
(4) Lots may be grouped around cul-de-sac or loop streets which open onto the major street. In such situations the corner lots abutting the major street right-of-way shall each contain the landscaped strip required in § 152.070(B)(1).
(C) The layout of lots, whichever method is used, is intended to restrict the number of access points to the major streets and thereby reduce the number of traffic hazard points, to preserve the traffic carrying capacity of the major streets; and to protect each lot's privacy and its freedom from noise, litter, fumes, and dust.
(D) Any landscaped strip required above shall not be part of the normal road right-of-way or utility easement.
(1984 Code, § 5.556)