(A) Blocks.
(1) General considerations. The lengths, widths and shapes of blocks shall be determined with due regard to provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special needs of the type of use
contemplated, zoning requirements, needs for vehicular and pedestrian circulation, control and safety of street traffic, limitations and opportunities of topography, and convenient access to water areas.
(2) Length. Blocks shall not be less than 400 feet or more than 1,800 feet in length.
(3) Width. Blocks shall have sufficient width to allow two tiers of lots of minimum depth except where single tier lots are required to separate residential development from through vehicular traffic or another type of use, in nonresidential subdivisions or where abutting a water area.
(4) Crosswalks. Where deemed necessary by the Town Commissioners, a pedestrian crosswalk at least 15 feet in width may be required to provide convenient public access to a public area such as a park or school, to a water area or to areas such as shopping centers, religious or transportation facilities.
(5) Block numbers. Block numbers shall conform to the town street numbering system, if applicable.
(B) Lots.
(1) Conformity to zoning districts. All lots in new subdivisions shall conform to the zoning requirements of the district in which the subdivision is located. Conformance to zoning requirements means, among other things, that the smallest lot in the subdivision must meet all dimensional requirements of this ordinance. It is not sufficient merely for the average lot to meet the dimensional requirements of the zoning district.
(2) Health requirements. Lots shall meet any applicable County Health Department requirements.
(3) Lots; double frontage. Double frontage lots shall be avoided wherever possible.
(4) Side lots. Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles to or radial to street lines.
(C) Easements.
(1) Utility easements. Easements for underground or aboveground utilities shall be provided, where necessary, across lots or centered on rear or side lot lines and shall be at least 20 feet wide for water and sanitary sewer lines and as required by the companies involved, for telephone, gas and power lines.
(2) Easement sufficiency. The Town Commissioners will determine whether one easement is sufficient or whether several easements are necessary to accommodate the various facilities and the subdivider shall provide the required easements.
(3) Drainage easements. Where a subdivision is traversed by a stream or drainage way, an easement shall be provided conforming to the lines of the stream and of sufficient width as will be adequate for the purpose.
(Ord. passed 2-10-2009, § 14.33)