5. Courts, cul de sacs, or other street space may be provided if proper access is given to all lots from a dedicated street or court. All permanent cul de sac streets shall terminate in a dedicated street space having a minimum radius of 50 feet, or other satisfactory means for turning of vehicles. Courts and cul de sac streets shall not exceed 700 feet in length and shall be not less than 40 feet in width.

SECTION 28-9 EASEMENTS - Easements of at least six feet in width shall be dedicated on each side of all rear lot lines and, where necessary, along side lot lines, for poles, wires, conduits, storm and sanitary sewers, surface drain or swail, gas, water or other utilities. Easements of greater width may be required along or across lots where necessary for the extension of main sewers or other utilities or where both water and sewer lines are located in the same easement. No sharp changes in alignment of easements shall be permitted.

SECTION 28-10 BLOCKS - No block shall be longer than 1400 feet. The number of intersecting streets along major streets shall be kept to a minimum and, wherever practicable, blocks along such major streets should be not less than 1000 feet in length. Where blocks are over 750 feet in length, a cross walk with a right-of-way of at least 10 feet in width may be required near the center of the block.

SECTION 28-11 LOTS

  1. The lot arrangement and design shall be such that all lots will provide satisfactory and desirable building sites, properly related to topography and to the character of surrounding development.
  2. All sidelines of lots shall be at right angles to straight street lines and radial to curved street lines except where a variation of this rule will provide a better street and lot layout. Lots with double frontage shall be avoided.
  3. No lot shall have a depth of less than 100 feet nor should the depth be in excess of three times the width of the lot. No lot shall an area or width less than that required by an applicable zoning ordinance.
  4. Corner lots shall have a width sufficient to permit the establishment of front building lines along both the adjoining streets.
  5. Lots at major street intersections and at acute angle intersections of less than 75 degrees shall have a radius of 25 feet at the street corner. On corner lots a chord may be substituted for the circular arc.

SECTION 28-12 MAINTENANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS OUTSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS - Where a subdivision outside the corporate limits contains sewers, sewage treatment plants, water supply systems, park areas, or other physical facilities necessary or desirable for the welfare of the area and which are of common use or benefit to the lot owners and which the city or county does not desire to, or cannot maintain, provision shall be made by agreements, made a part of the plat restrictions acceptable to the Commission, for the proper and continuous maintenance replacement and supervision of such facilities by the lot owners in the subdivision, or by a public utility established in accordance with Chapter 313 of the Acts of 1957 and Amendments thereto.