Block length and width or acreage within bounding roads shall
be such as to accommodate the size of lot required by the Township
ordinances and to provide for convenient access, circulation control
and safety of street traffic. For commercial, group housing, or industrial
use, block size shall be sufficient to meet all area and yard requirements
for such use.
It is recognized that setting minimum and maximum block length
standards must be related to sound planning principles and to the
varying densities and lot widths specified in this chapter. To provide
for this needed flexibility, the minimum and maximum length of a block
shall be governed by the minimum and maximum number of lots specified
in each lot width category.
A.
A block shall fit into a specific lot width category when the width
of not less than 75% of the lots measured at the front building setback
line fall within a specific ten-foot lot frontage category.
B.
Block lengths shall fall within the minimum and maximum required
standards; however, a developer should take notice of the recommended
standard for block lengths. This recommended standard is set forth
as an ideal standard for the majority of the blocks in the proposed
subdivision. Some deviation from this recommended standard, however,
is considered desirable in the interest of variety and good subdivision
design.
In cases where lot and block design results in desirable sighting
down rear property lines from block ends, a landscape screen of evergreen
trees not less than six feet in height shall be provided at block
ends by the developer. The screen shall be a minimum of 30 feet in
length and centered on the rear property line.
