10.50.023 Subdivision – Design requirements – Block and lot design.
(a) Block design in a subdivision shall conform to the following standards, except in the event a subdivision is combined with a planned development zone proposal, in which case the following standards may be modified for good cause shown and where appropriate to provide for the type of development and land use contemplated as a planned development:
(1) Blocks shall be wide enough to allow for two tiers of lots, each of which shall have a minimum depth of eighty-five feet, except where fronting on major streets or prevented by topographical conditions or size of property in which case the administering authority may approve a single tier.
(2) The length of blocks shall not be less than three hundred feet nor more than one thousand three hundred twenty feet. In blocks over six hundred sixty feet in length, the administering authority may require one or more public crosswalks of not less than ten feet in width dedicated to the public to extend entirely across the block and at locations deemed necessary. Such crosswalks shall be paved for the entire width and length with a permanent surface and shall be adequately lighted. Fences shall be provided along both sides of crosswalks and shall be located on private property.
(3) Alleys shall be required in any block where at least one tier of lots is used for commercial or industrial purposes.
(4) Alleys shall have a minimum right-of-way of twenty-four feet in width.
(5) Access/utility easements twenty-four feet in width may be permitted in lieu of alleys in residential districts, provided water lines are not in or proposed to be in the utility easement.
(6) Every lot and block shall be served from a publicly dedicated street. There shall be no privately held or owned reserve strips paralleling or terminating street ends or otherwise controlling access to streets.
(b) Lot design in a subdivision shall conform to the following standards, except in the event a subdivision is combined with a planned development zone proposal, in which case the following standards may be modified for good cause shown and where appropriate to provide for the type of development and land use contemplated as a planned development:
(1) Lots are required in a residential subdivision only when a block is intended to be sold into more than one ownership.
(2) Insofar as practical, side lot lines should be at right angles to street lines or radial to curved street lines. Side and rear lot lines shall be straight or composed of straight-line elements.
(3) Each lot must front upon a public street or be accessed by an easement with a width not less than twenty-four feet. Minimum street frontage and/or access easement width shall be at least twenty-four feet. Lots intended for residential use should not access a principal or minor arterial whenever possible.
(4) Lots having frontage on two streets should be avoided whenever possible.
(5) The size and shape of lots shall meet the minimum area and width requirements of the applicable zoning classification.
(6) All lots shall have a minimum lot area as established by zoning district in this title. (Ord. 2173, § 2 (Exh. A), 2022.)