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A. In General. The size, shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location and physical attributes of the subdivision and for the type of development contemplated.

B. Lot Dimensions/Size.

1. Lots should be designed with a suitable proportion between width and depth. Normal lot width should not be less than 65 feet. Normal lot depth should not exceed two and one-half times the width, nor be less than 100 feet. Unless otherwise provided, lots shall in no instance be less than 10,000 square feet in total area.

2. Depth and width of properties reserved or laid out for commercial and industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for the off-street service and parking facilities required by the type of use and development contemplated.

3. Residential lots abutting on major streets and highways shall be platted with sufficient depth to permit adequate separation between the buildings and such traffic ways.

C. Corner Lots. Corner lots should be designed to permit a setback on all lot lines abutting streets as required by the zoning ordinance.

D. Access to Public Streets. Every lot shall front or abut on a dedicated public right-of-way with the exception of subdivisions or lots that are in roadless areas of the borough and accessed solely from a navigable water body, in which case all lots shall be accessible from the navigable water body or via a dedicated access easement from the water body. Lots with an access only to private drives shall not be permitted unless a permanent easement has been granted and properly recorded. No lots shall access an alley as the means of access to public streets.

E. Lots at Right Angles. Lots at right angles to each other should be avoided wherever possible, especially in residential areas.

F. Lot Lines. Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles or radial to street lines.

G. Large Lots. Where lots are created of a size larger than normal for the area, the commission shall require that the plat be so designated as to allow for the possible future re-subdivision of such lots into sizes normal for the area.

H. Small Lots. Where lots are created that are less than 20,000 square feet in area, the commission shall require that the plat be so designated as to not allow for re-subdivision of such lots.

I. Municipal Boundaries. Lots shall follow municipal boundary lines wherever practicable, rather than cross them.

J. Multiple Frontages. Lots abutting a street on more than one side shall be avoided except where necessary to provide separation of residential development from traffic or to overcome specific disadvantages of topography and orientation. (Ord. 10-11-247 § 4)