(A) Lot design.
(1) Lot arrangement and dimensions.
(a) The lot size, width, depth, shape, orientation and the minimum building setback lines shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and for the type of development and use contemplated.
(b) Lot dimensions shall conform to the requirements of the zoning ordinances.
(c) Residential lots where not served by public sewers shall be of sufficient size to accommodate a septic tank and leaching field. State and local health regulations and standards, as well as soil conditions, shall control the lot size in these circumstances.
(d) The depth and width of properties reserved or laid out for commercial and industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for off-street service and parking facilities required by the type of use and development contemplated.
(2) Lot access to existing streets. The subdivision of land shall be such as to provide each lot, by means of a public street, satisfactory access to an existing public street. The use of easements shall not be permitted to provide sole access to public streets.
(3) Double frontage lots.
(a) Double frontage and reverse frontage lots should be avoided, except where essential to provide separation of residential development from traffic arteries and major collectors or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation.
(b) A six (6) foot high wall, fence and berm (or optical vegetation) combined with landscape material located within a minimum ten (10) foot wide no access easement shall be provided along lot lines abutting arterial and major collector streets or other disadvantageous uses as determined by City Council.
(4) Residential flag lots.
(a) Residential flag lots shall have a minimum width of twenty-five feet (25').
(b) Individual lots shall have fee simple ownership of their flag stem.
(c) Such access shall not include a street, road, right-of-way or easement dedicated to the city or "the public" by a plat or other recorded instrument.
(d) All other Code requirements of the applicable zoning district shall apply.
(B) Block design.
(1) General block size and shape. The lengths, widths and shapes of blocks shall be determined with due regard to the following:
(a) Zoning requirements as to lot sizes and dimensions;
(b) Needs for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street traffic;
(Ord. 96-05, passed 2-15-96; Am. Ord. 2016-32, passed 5-19-16; Am. Ord. 2016-69, passed 11-3-16)