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City of Harrington, DE
Kent County
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New Laws (7) Index Notes (1)
The following shall apply to blocks:
A. 
Length. Blocks shall not exceed 1,200 feet in length.
B. 
Crosswalks. Crosswalks may be required to give pedestrian access to schools, churches, business sections and similar community features.
C. 
Width. The width of blocks shall be such as to allow two tiers of lots. Where a block is subdivided into lots larger than the minimum as zoned, sufficient ground may be required to be set aside for streets and other public improvements to provide for the eventual breakdown of the block to the minimum zoning requirements.
D. 
Business blocks. Business blocks shall be laid out so as to make sufficient provisions for future parking and delivery service.
The following shall apply to lots:
A. 
Conformance to zoning. Lots shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 440, Zoning.
B. 
Depth. Excessive depth in relation to width shall be avoided.
C. 
Frontage or access. Each lot shall have frontage on and access to a street.
D. 
House numbers. House numbers shall be obtained from the City Manager and/or his/her designee or City representative.
A. 
The developer may be required to provide an area or areas for parks, playgrounds or recreational areas that are recommended by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council. Seven and one-half percent of the total area to be developed will be considered the minimum amount to be set aside as public open spaces when required.
B. 
Community assets. Due consideration shall be given to the preservation of large trees, natural groves, waterways, scenic points, historic spots and similar community assets.
No land may be subdivided for residential use if, upon investigation, it is determined that the site is unsuitable for dwelling purposes because of danger to health or peril from fire, flood, wetlands or other hazard.
Where topography or other physical conditions are such that compliance with the foregoing requirements would cause practical difficulty and unnecessary hardship, the City Council, after affording the Planning Commission and the City Engineer an opportunity for comment, may relax the order to grant relief and at the same time protect the public interest, except as to the right-of-way widths, paving widths, minimum lot sizes and completion guaranty requirements.
Whenever there is a discrepancy between minimum standards or dimensions noted herein and those contained in Chapter 440, Zoning, or other official regulations of the City of Harrington, the highest standard shall apply.