Definition of words and phrases. As used in this chapter, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
[Amended 8-28-2002 by Ord. No. 3116]
ALLEY
A right-of-way which affords secondary means of access to
properties abutting upon a street.
APPLICANT
A person who applies or is required to apply for approval
of a plan, including the landowner and the person engaging in land
development activities.
BLOCK
A tract of land bounded by streets or by a combination of
one or more streets and parks, cemeteries, shorelines of waterways,
corporate limits, railroad right-of-way or other lines of demarcation.
CALENDAR DAY
Every day shown on the calendar, including Sundays and holidays.
CITY
The City of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
CITY CLERK
The Clerk of the City of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
CITY ENGINEER
The Engineer of the City of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, or his
authorized representative.
COLLECTOR STREET
A street within a subdivision which has a wider roadway width
than that of a minor street and which is a prime entrance or circulation
street. Its primary function is to collect and distribute traffic
from minor streets.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Refers to the composite elements of the Comprehensive Plan
of the City and its environs, or any segment thereof, in the form
of plans, maps, charts and textual material as adopted by the Plan
Commission.
DAY
Calendar day unless otherwise specified.
DIVIDER
An owner as defined herein commencing proceedings under the
land division provisions of this chapter.
DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOT
A lot which has a pair of opposite lot lines along two substantially
parallel streets.
EASEMENT
An area of land set aside and over or through which a liberty,
privilege or advantage in land, distinct from ownership of the land,
is granted to the public or some particular person or part of the
public.
EXCAVATION
Any act by which organic matter, earth, sand, gravel, rock
or any other similar material is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered,
removed, displaced, relocated or bulldozed and shall include conditions
resulting therefrom.
EXISTING GRADE
The vertical location of the existing ground surface prior
to excavation or filling.
FILL
Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock, construction
rubble or any other material is deposited, placed, replaced, pushed,
dumped, pulled, transported or moved to a new location and shall include
conditions resulting therefrom.
FINAL PLAT
A map or plan of subdivision and any accompanying material as described in §
705-7.
FRONTAGE ROAD
A minor street which is parallel to and either adjacent to
or within the right-of-way of a thoroughfare.
HALF STREET
A street of less than the total required width along one
or more property lines of a subdivision.
LAND DISTURBING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
Any man-made alteration of the land surface resulting in
a change in the topography or existing vegetative or nonvegetative
soil cover that may result in runoff and lead to an increase in soil
erosion and movement of sediment into waters of the state. "Land disturbing
construction activity" includes clearing and grubbing, demolition,
excavation, pit trench dewatering, filling and grading activities,
and soil stockpiling.
LAND IMPROVEMENT
A sanitary sewerage system, storm sewer system, water supply
and distribution system, roadway, terrace, sidewalk, pedestrianway,
no-access strip, off-street parking area or other improvement which
the City may require under this chapter.
LAND OCCUPIER or OCCUPIER OF LAND
Any person who has a fee simple interest in the land either
as sole owner, as a tenant in common or a joint tenant, or who holds
land as a trustee, assignee, or land contract vendee.
LAND USERS
Those who use land, individually or collectively, as owners,
operators, lessors, renters, occupiers who are providing a service
that requires access to or alterations of the land in order to perform
the service, and any other person who disturbs private or public land
for any purpose.
LOT
A portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended
for transfer of ownership or for building development.
MINOR STREET
A street of limited continuity. Its primary purpose is to
serve abutting properties.
MINOR SUBDIVISION
A division of a lot, parcel or tract of land by the owner
thereof or his agent for the purpose of sale or of development where
the act of division:
(1)
Creates two or more parcels or building sites of 1 1/2
acres or less in area.
(2)
Creates two or more parcels or building sites of 1 1/2
acres or less within a period of five years.
(3)
Does not create a subdivision as defined in this subsection.
NO-ACCESS STRIP
A land area at least 12 feet wide along the rear lot line
of a double frontage lot and abutting a thoroughfare.
OWNER
Includes any firm, association, partnership, private corporation,
public or quasi-public corporation or a combination of any of them
or other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in the
land sought to be subdivided or divided to commence and maintain proceedings
under the provisions of this chapter.
PARCEL
All contiguous lands under the ownership or control of a
land occupier or land user.
PEDESTRIANWAY
A right-of-way across or within a block designated for pedestrian
use.
POST-CONSTRUCTION SITE
A construction site following the completion of land disturbing
construction activity and final site stabilization.
ROADWAY
That portion of the street designated for vehicular use.
RURAL STREET
A street with no curb and gutter and no enclosed stormwater
drainage facilities, having instead road ditches and open channels
for water drainage purposes.
SIDEWALK
That portion of the street designated for pedestrian use.
STREET
A right-of-way that affords primary means of access by vehicles
and pedestrians to abutting properties, whether designated as a street,
avenue, highway, road, boulevard, lane or however otherwise designated.
STREET WIDTH
The shortest distance between the right-of-way lines of a
given street.
SUBDIVIDER
Any owner commencing proceedings under this chapter.
SUBDIVISION
A division of a lot, parcel or tract of land by the owner
thereof or his agent for the purpose of sale or of building development,
where:
(1)
The act of division creates five or more parcels or building
sites of 1 1/2 acres each or less in area.
(2)
Five or more parcels or building sites of 1 1/2 acres each
or less in area are created by successive divisions within a period
of five years.
(3)
The act of division involves the creation of a new street.
TERRACE
An unpaved strip of land situated within the right-of-way.
THOROUGHFARE
A street with a high degree of continuity which also serves
as an arterial traffic way between the various districts of the City
and its environs.
WATERCOURSE
A lake, pond, stream or other waters that are navigable under
the laws of the state.
WORK DAY
A calendar day, except Saturdays, Sundays and City-recognized
holidays.