Amending Chapter 21 Regulating the Sub-Division of Land

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(n) No new street shall have a name which duplicates or so nearly duplicates so as to be confused with any existing street in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County, unless the new street is to be an extension of an existing street. Loop streets and cul -de -sacs which are an extension of existing streets but will never be continued shall not duplicate the name of the existing street. Continuous streets which have major directional changes shall require a change in street name for each directional change. Section 21 -138. Alleys; standards. (a) Alleys shall be provided in commercial and industrial districts except that the Commission may waive this requirement, if other definite and assured provision is made for service access such as off- street loading, unloading, and parking consistent with and adequate for the uses proposed. (b) Alleys shall be prohibited in residential areas except where topographical or other conditions may necessitate their use. (c) The width of an alley shall not be less than twenty (20) feet. (d) Alley intersections with sharp changes in alignment shall be avoided, but where necessary, corners shall be cut off sufficiently to permit safe vehicular movement. (e) Dead end alleys shall be prohibited except when provided with forty (40) foot outside turning radius at the dead end. Section 21 -139. Easements; standards. (a) Easements centered on rear or side lot lines shall be provided for utilities where necessary and shall be at least five (5) feet wide on both sides of the property lines. Easements shall be continuous to the street at the end of the block to connect with adjoining blocks in the shortest direct line. (b) Where a subdivision is traversed by a water course, drainage way, channel, or stream, there shall be provided an adequate storm water easement or drainage right -of -way conforming substantially with the lines of such water course. Parallel streets or parkways may be required in connection therewith. Section 21 -140. Blocks; standards. (a) The width of blocks shall be sufficient to allow two (2) tiers of lots, except where reverse frontage on a major thoroughfare is required. (b) Where effective use of land does not require otherwise, blocks in residential subdivisions shall not exceed sixteen hundred (1,600) feet in length. (c) In the event of block length exceeding one thousand (1,000) feet where the blocks are not arranged in the direction of natural traffic flow, a crosswalk or pedestrianway not less than ten (10) feet in width may be required near the center and entirely across any block. Such pedestrianway shall be dedicated and paved to a width of five (5) feet. Section 21 -141. Lots; standards. (a) Residential lots shall in no case be less than sixty (60) feet in width at the building line nor contain less than six thousand (6,000) square feet in area. (b) Corner lots shall in no case be less than sixty -five (65) feet in width at the building line nor contain less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet in area. (c) The depth to width ratio of the useable area, i.e., the area which is not unuseable for normal building, service, recreational, or similar activities by reason of the existence of geologic, topographic, drainage, or other similar conditions, of a lot in a residential district shall be a maximum of two and one -half (2.5) to one (1.0) except where a variance becomes necessary for the purpose of using up odd shaped parcels. (d) Side lines of all lots shall be at right angles or radials to street lines, when possible. (e) Every lot shall abut on a public street. 7