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The following regulations shall govern the design and layout of blocks:
(b) Blocks shall be arranged to accommodate lots and building sites of the size and character required by these regulations and any applicable zoning resolution, to provide for adequate community facilities, and to regard the limitations and opportunities of topography.
(c) Irregularly-shaped blocks, those intended for cul-de-sacs and loop streets, and those containing interior parks or playgrounds may be approved by the Commission if properly designed and located.
(d) No block shall be longer than one thousand four hundred (1,400) feet nor less than six hundred (600) feet. The block shall normally accommodate two (2) tiers of lots and shall have a minimum width of two hundred fifty (250) feet, except where unusual topography or other extreme physical circumstances exist.
(e) Where blocks are more than nine hundred (900) feet in length, a crosswalk easement not less than ten (10) feet in width at or near the halfway point of the block may be required.
(f) Blocks intended for commercial and industrial subdivisions shall be designed specifically for such purposes and shall include adequate provisions for parking, loading, and delivery services. Such blocks shall not be less than two hundred fifty (250) feet in width nor less than one thousand feet in length.
The following regulations shall govern the design and layout of lots:
(a) The lot arrangement and design shall be such that all lots will provide satisfactory building sites, properly related to topography and the character of surrounding development.
(b) All lots shall conform to or exceed the requirements of these regulations and applicable zoning requirements.
(c) Each lot shall front on, be contiguous to, or border on a public street.
(d) The minimum lot area and width for any development shall be determined by the zoning district in which the lot(s) is located. If no minimum requirements exist in the district in which the lot(s) is located than the lot(s) shall have a minimum lot area of four thousand eight hundred (4,800) square feet and a minimum lot width of sixty (60) feet.
(e) In residential subdivisions, a minimum front, side, and rear setback line as established by the zoning district shall be required. The Commission may require additional setback in unique situations. Front setback lines shall be measured from the road right-of-way line.
(f) All side lot lines should be straight lines and should be at right angles to street lines or radial on curved street lines except where the Commission determines that a variation would benefit the public interest.
(g) Lots with double frontage shall be avoided except where the Commission determines that it is essential to overcome specific topographical disadvantages and orientation and location problem due to existing street.
(h) No corner lot shall have a width, measured at the required front setback line, of less than seventy-five (75) feet.
(i) Lots fronting on a street upon which no other lots face should be avoided. No rear lot line should border adjacent side lot lines. Where the rear lot lines of a subdivision border a thoroughfare, the Commission may require a screen planting contained in a non-access easement or reservation along said road.
(j) No lot shall have an average depth which is more than five (5) times its average width, nor shall the depth of any lot be less than one hundred twenty (120) feet measured from the edge of the road right-of-way.
(Ord. 29-21. Passed 12-28-21.)
All easements shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet. Where utilities are located outside street right-of-way lines, easements at least twenty (20) feet in width centered along rear or side lot lines shall be provided. All easements locations shall be approved by the utility company or county agency involved; and, where necessary, easements of greater width may be required by the Commission. Easements shall also be provided along every water course, storm sewer, or drainage channel within a subdivision as provided in Section 1167.17 of these regulations.
The preferred runoff pattern shall be towards the street. The design of streets and grading shall be such that runoff from roofs, driveways, and other impervious surfaces will be collected in ditches and/or gutters in short runs three hundred (300) feet to four hundred (400) feet in length. The runoff shall then be diverted from the surface into storm sewers or a natural water course. Streets shall be located away from water courses unless storm sewers are to be installed.
Adequate measures for the protection of open and closed drainage channels shall be provided.
Property lines shall be so designed as to follow drainage easements, except that such easements may cross lots larger than one (1) acre.
No water course shall be altered in such a way as to change the amount or direction of flow; no fill, building, nor structures shall be situated in natural water courses unless provision is made for the flow of water in a manner satisfactory to the Safety Service Director.
Where a park, playground, school, public access to water frontage, or other public uses, which are contained within the Comprehensive Plan are located in whole or in part in a proposed subdivision, the Commission may request the dedication of such area within the subdivision or that provision be made for the acquisition of such area by the proper agency within a period of two (2) years or other mutually acceptable period.
The Commission may require up to ten percent (10%) of a subdivision, exclusive of streets, to be allocated for recreational purposes. Such requirement shall depend upon the size of the proposed subdivision, the density of population, the location of the subdivision in relation to existing public open spaces, and other similar determining factors.
Where a large scale subdivision is proposed, the Commission may require that consideration be given to sites for schools, parks, playgrounds, and other such areas for common use and that provisions be made for such reservation or acquisition by the proper agency.
The Commission reserves the right to deny approval to a subdivision if such a subdivision disregards the preservation of natural features which add value to residential development and the community, such as wooded areas, water courses, beaches, areas of natural or historical significance, and similar irreplaceable assets as determined by the appropriate federal, state, and county agencies.
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