All subdivisions and subdivision amendments shall comply with the provisions of this section. This section shall be administered by the planning director.
A. Public Streets Required: All subdivisions shall include public streets as required by the adopted general plan of the city. The subdivision may include additional streets not identified in the general plan. Streets shall be used to create blocks that comply with this section. Local streets within a subdivision shall be public unless private streets are approved through a planned development in accordance with Chapter 21A.55.
B. Blocks shall be created by streets as required in the adopted general plan. For the purpose of this section, a midblock walkway identified in the general plan shall be considered a street for determining block size. Blocks shall be created by local streets as follows:
1. In zoning districts that allow residential uses, proposed streets that comply with the applicable street cross section in the Street and Intersection Typologies Design Guide are required when the proposed subdivision is over five acres in size unless the subdivision is approved as part of a planned development. For the purpose of this section, a residential use does not include a dwelling for a caretaker when allowed in zoning districts that do not allow other residential land uses. This section shall also apply to any lot/parcel line adjustment or lot/parcel consolidation; and
2. In all other zoning districts, there is no maximum block size. (Ord. 73-23, 2023)