(A) Block width. Wherever practicable, blocks shall be sufficiently wide to accommodate two tiers of lots having the minimum depth required by the applicable zoning district regulations. This requirement may be waived in blocks adjacent to local collector streets, railroads, or watercourses.
(B) Block length. No block shall be longer than 1,400 feet, nor shorter than 500 feet; provided, however, that wherever practicable, blocks along collector streets shall not be less than 1,000 feet in length.
(C) Driveways. Driveways shall be located on the lowest classification of street abutting the property. Driveways accessing onto arterial or collector streets are discouraged and to the greatest extent possible should be located on local residential streets, i.e., cul-de-sacs, loops and the like that intersect arterials. Driveway access directly onto collector streets is permitted only subject to the condition that adequate driveway turnaround space is allowed for front end entry onto the collector street. Exceptions to this design standard may be granted at the sole discretion of the city.
(D) Pedestrian access routes (PAR). A pedestrian right of way, shall be required through blocks where necessary to provide pedestrian circulation or access to schools, playgrounds, shopping centers, transportation, or other community facilities. A PAR will consist of a ten foot-wide easement with a five foot-wide sidewalk and will be required when:
(1) A block is over 1,000 feet long.
(2) A cul-de-sac over 600 feet in length and paralleling an adjacent street should have a PAR between the two rights-of-way.
(3) A “barrier” is present between adjacent blocks. A barrier is a non-transversable feature such as a creek, utility easement, or railroad.
(4) The PAR requirement may be waived by the City Engineer if the natural terrain is too steep for the PAR to be made Americans with Disability Act (ADA) compliant or another obstruction exists that would create a hardship on the owner/developer.
(Ord. 2009-21, § 18.5-3-24, passed 10-5-2009; Am. Ord. 2016-29, passed 11-7-2016; Am. Ord. 2017-09, passed 5-1-2017)