(A) Maximum length. Residential blocks shall not exceed 2,000 feet in length in subdivisions using an average lot size of one acre or larger and shall not exceed 1,500 feet in length in subdivisions having an average lot size less than one acre. Where this distance would be exceeded, the township may require the construction of a cross-street, where topographically feasible.
(1) Pedestrian crossings. The Board of Supervisors may require that a pedestrian access easement be provided to provide pedestrian access where street connections are not available to serve the same purpose. The township may require a marked crosswalk to be created.
(2) Future street. Blocks shall be considered to be separated by the reservation as part of an approved subdivision plan of a 50-foot minimum right-of-way reserved for a future cross-street, such as a street is intended to serve future interior lots. Such future street is not required to be constructed until such time as the lots fronting on it are subdivided. Such right-of-way shall be retained in the same ownership as the abutting interior lot(s) until a street may be developed. Potential future street extensions shall be shown on the plan.
(B) Block width. Blocks shall be of sufficient width to permit two tiers of lots, except where access is limited by virtue of an adjoining arterial street or by virtue of topographic limitations, unless permitted by the Board of Supervisors.
(Ord. 127, passed 3-18-2010)