(A) Blocks.
(1) The lengths, widths, and shapes of blocks should be determined with due regard to: provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special needs of the type of use contemplated; local ordinances; needs for vehicular and pedestrian circulation and control of street traffic; and limitations and opportunities of topography.
(2) Blocks should 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.
(B) Lots.
(1) All lots in new subdivisions and all lots replatted in existing subdivisions shall conform to the area and dimensional requirements of the zoning district in which the subdivision is located, with the exception of lots located in hillside subdivisions as defined in §§ 151.090
to 151.093
. Conformance to area and dimensional requirements of Chapter 154
means, among other things, that the smallest lot in the subdivision shall meet all dimensional requirements of the chapter. The averaging of lot areas to meet the minimums established in the zoning district is not permitted.
(2) Property lot lines shall be drawn to the proposed street right-of-way.
(3) All lots platted under the jurisdiction of this chapter shall meet any applicable requirements of the County Health Department. The Health Department must, according to state law and ordinances of the County Health Department, require larger lot sizes if said larger lots are necessary to protect the public health and ensure proper operation of septic systems and wells.
(4) Each lot intended for the development of more than one plat and shall conform to the area and dwelling unit shall be so designated on the plat and shall conform to the area and dimensional requirements of the zoning district in which it is located. If the lot is not served by public water and sewer, written approval shall be obtained from the County Health Department.
(5) Each lot intended for development of nonresidential use shall be so designated on the plat and shall conform to the area, dimensional, and other applicable provisions of the zoning district in which it is located. If the lot is not served by public water and sewer, written approval shall be obtained from the County Health Department.
(C) Easements.
(1) Utility easements. Utility easements for utilities shall be provided, where necessary, preferably centered on the side of rear lot lines and shall be at least ten feet wide.
(2) Drainage easements. Where a proposed subdivision is traversed by a stream or drainageway, a drainage easement shall be provided conforming with the lines of such stream or drainageway. The said drainage easement shall be of sufficient width to carry storm water runoff from a ten-year storm.
(3) Buffer easement. The Village Council, upon recommendation by the Planning Board, may require a buffer easement of at least ten feet in width adjacent to a major street or a commercial or industrial development. The Village Council also may require that the subdivider be responsible for the grading and planting of said buffer easement.
(Prior Code, Ch. 12 Art. IV § 404)