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ARTICLE III. REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN AND MINIMUM IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 33.1-39. Unsuitable land. Land which the agent has found to be unsuitable for subdivision due to flooding, bad drainage, or other features likely to be harmful to the safety, welfare, and general health of the future residents, and which the agent considers appropriate for subdivision, shall not be subdivided, unless adequate remedies are formulated by the developer and approved by the city engineer and the agent. Sec. 33.1-42. Street and block layout. Street and block layout shall conform to the most advantageous development of adjoining areas, and the entire neighborhood, and shall provide for the following: (a) Street continuity of appropriate streets. (b) Streets shall intersect at right angles, or as nearly as possible with a minimum tangent of 100 feet prior to intersection streets classified as collector streets or higher. When two local streets intersect a minimum 50 -foot tangent section shall be provided. (c) Street or right-of-way jogs or off -sets shall be prohibited unless required by the city engineer. (d) Less than full width streets, public or private, shall not be permitted unless required to provide access in accordance with plans approved by the agent. (e) No major subdivision of more than 24 lots may be approved that provides only one access point. Should topography conditions exist, the agent may grant an exception based on the unique situation and provisions by the subdivider that additional safeguards will be utilized. Dead-end streets for subdivisions of less than 24 lots shall be avoided but if necessary a cul-de-sac must be provided. (f) Alleys shall be provided in commercial and industrial districts, except that the agent may waive this requirement where other definite and assured provision is made for service access and off-street loading adequate for the uses proposed. (g) For residential lots fronting on major arterial highways, the agent may require marginal access streets, or such other treatment as may be necessary for protection of residential properties and to afford separation of through and local traffic. (h) Where a subdivision borders on or contains a railroad right-of-way or limited access highway right-of-way, the agent may require a street parallel to and on each side of such right-of-way at a distance suitable for the appropriate use of the intervening land, such as for park purposes in residential districts, or for commercial or industrial purposes in appropriate districts. Such distances shall also be determined with due regard for the requirement of approach grades and future grade separations.