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Subd. 5. Blocks. (1) Length. The maximum length of blocks shall be 1,500 feet and the minimum length 400 feet. Blocks over 900 feet long may require pedestrianways at least 10 feet wide at their approximate center. The use of additional pedestrianways to schools, parks, and other destinations may be required. (2) Arrangement. A block shall be so designed as to provide two tiers of lots unless it adjoins a railroad or an arterial where it may have a single tier of lots. Subd. 6. Lots. (1) Location. All lots shall abut for their full frontage on a publicly dedicated street. (2) Size. The lot dimensions and areas shall comply with the requirements specified in the zoning chapter. (3) Side lot lines. Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles to straight street lines or radial to curved street lines. (4) Watercourses. Watercourses shall be contained within abutting lots. Watercourses shall be protected by easement to the anticipated high water level (as detemined by the City) . Lots with easements protecting watercourses shall have sufficient dimensions and area above the normal water levels (as determined by the City) to equal or exceed the minimums specified in the zoning chapter for the district in which the lots are located. In addition, the diminsions of the easements protecting watercourses shall be no more than 10 feet less than the minimium lot dimensions required for the zoning district. (Amended by Ordinance No. 18-90 passed December 10, 1990. ) (5) Grading for drainage. Lots shall be graded so as to provide drainage away from building locations. (6) Natural features. In the subdividing of any land, every effort shall be made to preserve all natural features, such as tree growth, watercourses, wetlands, historic spots, or similar conditions. (7) Lot remnants. All remnants of lots below minimum size remaining after subdividing of a larger 167