[Amended 8-9-1999 by Ord. No. 383]
On major streets in areas zoned "business" or to be developed as business districts, parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with §
245-15, along with the following: A public off-street parking area and service street 50 feet wide shall be platted between the front line and the side lot line or corner lots of the lots to be used for business and the street line of the street. Where local conditions or the extent of ownership make the above impossible and inadvisable, other areas properly situated and approved by the Village Plan Commission shall be set aside in compliance with Chapter
245, Zoning.
Proper consideration shall be given to topography in the platting of blocks and lots. The following shall be specifically required:
A. Blocks.
(1) Blocks in residential areas shall be a minimum of 100 feet long. Along major streets or highways, the length of a block shall normally be not less than 800 feet.
(2) A block 800 feet or more in length shall be provided with a pedestrian way 10 feet wide near the middle of the block and so located that there is direct pedestrian access to schools; local shopping centers, parks, etc.
(3) Blocks shall be sufficiently wide to allow two tiers of lots of the appropriate depth.
(4) Blocks adjoining major streets, boulevards or parkways shall be so oriented that the long dimension of the block fronts on them in order to create as few intersections as possible with the traffic way.
(5) Irregularly shaped blocks, sometimes referred to as "super blocks," indented by cul-de-sacs or looped access streets and containing interior parks or playgrounds and adequate parking space and bounded by a continuous street shall be acceptable when properly designed and covered by agreements as to the development and maintenance of the public areas.
(6) Local business blocks shall be planned so as to be suited for business occupancy, with shorter blocks than those used wholly for residential purposes.
B. Lots.
(1) Width of residential lots. Residential lots shall be at least the minimum width at the setback line as designated in Chapter
245, Zoning, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
[Amended 3-8-1999 by Ord. No. 375]
(2) Area of residential lots. Residential lots shall be at least the minimum area designated in Chapter
245, Zoning, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
[Amended 3-8-1999 by Ord. No. 375]
(3) Depth of residential lots. Residential lots shall be a minimum of 125 feet deep, except as is otherwise provided for in this chapter and Chapter
245, Zoning.
(4) Orientation. Side lot lines shall be at right angles to the street line on which the lot faces; and where street lines are curved, the side lot lines of facing lots shall be approximately radial, unless special conditions permit a variation of this regulation.
(5) Corner lots. Corner lots shall have a width and area sufficient to provide for uniform building setback lines on the side streets complying with all the setback requirements of the zoning district in which the subdivision may lie.
(6) Street frontage. Street frontage shall be required for every lot.
(7) Double frontage lots restricted. Double frontage lots shall generally be avoided, except as provided in §
235-24F.
(8) Remnant lots. Remnant lots produced by irregularity of ownership or street lines or other means shall be added to adjoining lots.
(9) Butt lots.
(a) Butt lots shall be avoided.
(b) Replacing of lots at the ends of blocks to create butt lots shall not be permitted.
Modification of the regulations concerning minor and local street widths, dead-end streets, block lengths, and width and size and area of lots may be made by the Village Plan Commission in the case of a plat for a large tract of land to be completely developed as a unit with residential buildings, provided the following requirements are met and complied with:
A. The community and building development plan considered in total shall be for the public interest, welfare and safety.
B. Open spaces shall be regulated to provide for the circulation, recreational, light and air needs of the tract.
C. Deed restrictions or other legal devices which will assure carrying out of the plan in its entirety shall be placed on record.