Dimensional standards
Lot
Extracted standards
20 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Land-disturbing activity threshold10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any subdivision development disturbing 10,000 or more square feet of land
Floodplain
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. consideration required
If any portion of the proposed subdivision is determined by the Subdivision Agent to be in the 100-year floodplain, the subdivider shall provide the necessary information
Other
- Alley right-of-way minimum width20 ft
If approved, the right-of-way will be not less than 20 feet
- Cul-de-sac turnaround radius55 ft
Streets designed to have one end permanently closed must be terminated by a turnaround of not less than 55 feet in radius
- Curb and gutter exemption minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the case of newly platted streets in a subdivision in which each lot contains one acre or more, curb and gutter is not required
- Erosion and sediment control plan required
an erosion and sedimentation control plan must also be filed
- Family subdivision access right-of-way minimum width15 ft
it shall have a reasonable right-of-way not less than 15 feet in width providing ingress and egress
- Family subdivision all-weather surface minimum depth3 in
a minimum depth of three inches
- Family subdivision all-weather surface minimum width10 ft
a minimum width of ten feet
- Family subdivision lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. right-of-way minimum width50 ft
Each lot or parcel created by the family subdivision, including the remainder, shall front on a right-of-way not less than 50 feet in width
- Major subdivision minimum lots6 lots
A major subdivision is any subdivision consisting of six or more lots
- Maximum block length1,200 ft
The maximum length of blocks shall be 1,200 feet
- Minimum block length500 ft
the minimum length of blocks upon which lots have frontage shall be 500 feet
- Minor subdivision maximum lots5 lots
A tract or parcel of land shall not be divided into more than five lots and remain a minor subdivision
- Public water and sewer required
Public water and/or public sewer service shall be extended to all lots within a subdivision
- Sanitary sewer required for major subdivisions
The Planning Commission shall not approve any major subdivision... where sanitary sewers are not provided
- Sidewalk required
Concrete sidewalks shall be installed to serve all lots in a subdivision
- Street improvement right-of-way reservation from centerline25 ft
a reservation of future right of way for street improvement equal to 25 feet from the centerline of the street
- Underground utilities required
All utilities within any new major or minor subdivision... shall be served by underground utilities
- Utility easement minimum width10 ft
Easements of not less than ten feet in width shall be provided for water, sewer, power lines, and other utilities
From the ordinance
The general specifications and requirements set forth in this section shall be followed.