Martinez Municipal Code Ch. 21.10 Lots and Blocks

A. The size and shape of lots shall be appropriate for the locality in which the subdivision is situated, the topography of the land and the proposed use.

B. Lot configuration shall conform to all requirements of Title 22 such as lot area, width, depth and street frontage and intended use.

C. Double frontage lots shall not be permitted except where necessary to prevent residential development from fronting on a freeway, a major street or a secondary street, or where necessitated by topographic or other physical conditions.

D. Reverse corner lots and key lots shall not be permitted except where necessitated by topographic or other physical conditions.

E. The side lines of lots shall run at right angles to the street upon which the lot fronts, as far as practicable.

F. No lot shall be divided by a boundary line of the City, a school district, a sanitary district or any other taxing district.

G. In a subdivision in which the lots may be resubdivided at some future time, the location of lot lines and other details of layout shall be such that resubdivisions may readily take place without violating the requirements of this Title or the zoning provisions and without interfering with the orderly extension of adjacent streets.

H. All lots shall be adequately drained and sloped in such a manner that surface water is conducted to streets, underground drains or drainage channels approved by the City Engineer.

(Prior code § 4510; Ord. 1103 C.S. § I, 1987)

A. Blocks shall not exceed 1,200 feet in length except where necessitated by topographic or other physical conditions. Long blocks normally shall be provided adjacent to major and secondary streets in order to reduce the number of intersections.

B. The depth of blocks shall be sufficient to allow for two tiers of lots, the depth of which lots shall be not more than three times the width, except where necessitated by topographic or other physical conditions.

(Prior code § 4511)