1. Applicability. The following requirements for the design and layout of blocks, streets, and lots and assignment of zoning districts apply to all subdivisions.
2. Blocks. The following standards apply to block design and layout. Refer to Figure 156.04.B-A. Maximum Block Length and Size.
a. Block Configuration. The shape of a block shall generally be rectangular when feasible, but may vary based on topography, natural features, or site constraints. Blocks should be two lots deep whenever feasible.
b. Block Length and Size. Maximum block length shall be 1,200 feet and maximum block perimeter shall be 3,000 feet.
(1) It is preferred that blocks have a maximum length of 800 feet to facilitate walkability.
(2) Mid-block pedestrian access shall be provided along a cut-through public easement between lots at the approximate center of the block for all blocks longer than 800 feet. This access shall meet the standards for pedestrian crossings connection in § 156.04.C.2(3)(a) (Pedestrian Connection from Cul-de-Sac). Refer to Figure 156.04.B-B. Required Mid-Block Pedestrian Cut-Through.
3. Streets. Refer to § 156.04.C (Street Standards) for street design standards.
4. Lots. The following standards apply to the dimensions, configuration, and orientation of lots.
a. Lot Dimensions. All lots of record shall be developed to meet the applicable zoning district requirements established in Section 156.06 (Zoning District Regulations).
b. Lot Configuration. All lots shall have frontage along a publicly dedicated and maintained street.
(1) Lot Shape. Interior side lot lines shall be perpendicular to the right-of-way to the extent practical.
(2) Through Lots. The creation of new through lots is prohibited unless subdivision of an existing through lot results in new through lots.
(3) Flag Lots. Flag lots are prohibited.
c. Lot Orientation. Lot orientation along an east-west longitudinal axis is recommended when feasible for increased energy efficiency.
d. Subdivisions Abutting Water. Newly platted lots shall not include any portion of a navigable stream or lake. Such streams and lakes shall remain public domain and be indicated as separate outlots on plats, labeled alphabetically.
5. Bicycle and Pedestrian Connectivity. The following standards apply to the design and layout of pedestrian and bicyclist connectivity within subdivisions and connections to adjacent sidewalks, paths and trail systems.
a. Connections to Adjacent Systems. Developments shall connect to all adjacent planned or existing pedestrian, bicycle, and multi-use paths and trail systems. Paths and trails must be dedicated or platted in easements to ensure public access.
b. Minimum Connections. Developments shall provide a local street connection or bicycle/pedestrian path connection spaced at intervals not exceeding 660 feet along each development boundary that abuts adjacent developable land.
c. Major Thoroughfare Connections. Along each development boundary that abuts an existing or planned Major Thoroughfare street, a full-movement intersection, potentially signalized, of a Secondary Thoroughfare, Neighborhood Street, or Low Volume Neighborhood Street at a minimum interval of 1,320 feet shall be provided. Between these intersections, every new development plan will provide an additional intersection (potentially limited movement) of a Secondary Thoroughfare, Neighborhood Street, Low Volume Neighborhood Street, or pedestrian/ bike path at a minimum interval of 660 feet.
d. Internal Circulation. An internal circulation system shall provide pedestrian and bicycle paths to serve all residential, nonresidential, and recreational facilities in or adjacent to the development.
e. Additional Connections. The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend, and the Village Board may require, additional connections, pedestrian and bicycle overpasses, underpasses, or traffic signalization in the vicinity of schools, playgrounds, parks, shopping areas, or other uses that will receive considerable pedestrian or recreational trail use from the development.