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fI " and yards for any new construction or for any structures altered or remodeled adjacent to the future planned right-of-way in order to preserve and protect the planned future right- of-way for such proposed street or highway. (I) Lot arrangements, design and shape. The lot arrangement, design and shape shall be related to the topography such that each lot has: (1) An acceptable building site in compliance with the requirements of the zoning ordinance; (2) Suitable access to the building site from an approved street. Unusually shaped or elongated lots, as determined by the Agent, established primarily for the purpose of providing minimum square footage shall not be permitted. (m) Lot location. Each lot shall abut and have access to a proposed public street to be dedicated by the subdivision plat or to an existing publicly dedicated street, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this chapter. If the existing streets do not meet the minimum city width requirement, including adequate right-of-way to accommodate the appropriate pavement width, drainage, sidewalks and bikeways, the subdivider shall dedicate adequate right-of-way necessary for the street to meet such minimum requirement. (n) Lot remnants. Remnants of lots not meeting minimum lot requirements shall not generally be created by the subdividing of a tract. All such remnants shall be added to adjacent lots or, as approved by the Agent, identified as common open space or natural open space. Sec. 33.1-47. Graves or places of burial. When any grave, object or structure marking a place of burial is located on the land proposed for subdivision, such grave, object or structure shall be identified on any plans or site plans or subdivision plans required by this chapter. Sec. 33.1-48. Monuments. Monuments shall be placed at all block comers and at the tangent point of curves connecting intersecting street lines, at the points of curvature and tangency in curved street lines, and at all comers in the exterior boundary of the subdivision, and at such other points as may be designated by the City Engineer. Monuments shall be set six inches below finished grade, shall be left visible for final acceptance inspection, and shall be either: (1) Precast concrete, 30 inches in length, six inches square or eight inches in diameter, with a metal pin imbedded therein; or (2) A steel or iron pin five-eighths of an inch in diameter, set in poured concrete, at least 18 inches deep and ten inches square. (3) All lot comers shall be monumented with steel pins 5/8" diameter set six inches below finished grade. Sec.33.1-49. Utility and street improvements. (a) In subdivisions, or parts of subdivisions, improvements shall be provided by the subdivider as follows: (1) Streets shall be graded to the full width and shall be designed in accordance to the approved cross-sections and profiles and the Traditional Neighborhood Design provisions contained within the Virginia Department of Transportation's Subdivision Street Design Guide, as last amended, and the City of Portsmouth Master Transportation Plan. Page 26 of 33