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. . . J G{)nt):~ 4. Blocks. The length, width and acreage of blocks shall be sufficient to provide convenient and safe access, circulation, control and street design. Blocks may not be longer than one thousand three hundred (1,300) feet, or shorter than three hundred (300) feet except as specifically recommended by City staff and concurred with by the City Council to foster innovative design consistent with sound planning principles. Pedestrian ways may be required on blocks longer than nine hundred (900) feet or in other areas to provide access to schools, parks and other destination points. Pedestrian ways shall be at least ten (10) feet wide and shall be located so as to minimize intersections with streets. 5. Lots. a. Location - All lots shall abut for their full required minimum frontage on a publicly dedicated street. b. Size - Lot dimensions shall comply with minimum lot area and other dimensional requirements specified in the Zoning Ordinance. c. Side Lot Lines - Side lines of lots shall be substantially at right angles to straight street lines or substantially radial to curved street lines. d. Drainage - Lots shall be graded so as to provide drainage away from building locations. e. Natural Amenities - Lots shall be placed to preserve and protect natural amenities, such as vegetation, wetlands, steep slopes, water courses and historic areas. f. Lot Remnants - All remnants of lots less than mlnlmUm lot size remaining after the subdividision of a larger tract must be added to adjacent lots rather than be allowed to remain as unusable parcels. g. Street Jogs - Street jogs with centerline offsets of less than one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be avoided for minor streets. h. Minor Streets - Minor streets shall be designed to discourage use by through traffic. i. Cul-de-sacs - The maximum length of a street terminating in a cul-de-sac shall be five hundred (500) feet, measured from the centerline of the street of origin to the end of the right-of-way. j. Centerline Gradients - All centerline gradients shall be at least five- tenths percent (0.5%) and shall not exceed the following: arterials and collector streets - five percent (5%), minor streets and marginal access streets - five percent (5%). k. Access to Arterial Streets - Where a proposed subdivision is adjacent to a limited access highway or arterial street, there shall be no direct vehicular or pedestrian access from individual lots to such highways or streets. To accomplish that, right of access shall be dedicated to the City on the final plat. To the extent feasible, access to arterial streets shall be at intervals of not less than one-fourth (1/4) mile and through existing 15.