As used in this Section 10-2, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AGENT
Anyone authorized by notarized letter and signed by the property
owner to represent same.
ALLEY
A public or private right-of-way primarily designed to serve
as secondary access to the side or rear of properties otherwise abutting
on a street.
APRON
That portion of a street or driveway that is required to
be paved for a smooth transition to another paved roadway.
BARROW DITCH
A ditch parallel to the driving surface to convey rainwater
runoff from the right-of-way.
BLOCK
The distance measured along a street between intersecting
streets from center line to center line; and where the context requires,
such term also means the enclosed area within the perimeter of the
street or property lines enclosing it.
COMMISSION
The Village of Bosque Farms Planning and Zoning Commission.
COMPREHENSIVE AREA PLAN
A plan for future development of the total area owned or
controlled by a subdivider, and which includes the land proposed for
immediate subdivision.
CONTIGUOUS
Touching or separated by nothing more than a ditch, canal,
or public right-of-way.
COUNTY
Valencia County, New Mexico.
COVENANT
An express agreement or promise between two or more people
to do or not to do a certain thing. As used in this Section 10-2,
it refers to a written, legally binding agreement between two or more
property owners to do or not to do certain constructions on the land
or to pursue or not pursue certain activities on the land or to use
or not to use the land in any specific or general manner.
CUL-DE-SAC
A short, dead-end street intersecting another street at one
end and permanently terminating at the other end, normally with a
vehicular turnaround.
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PERMIT
A permit required by Section 10-1, Zoning, of the Village Code (§
10-1-18), and issued in conjunction with the Valencia County building permit application process.
EASEMENT
An acquired or granted right of use which one person may
have in the land of another. Easements are further classified as follows:
(1)
UTILITY EASEMENTSRights granted to public utilities for ingress and egress to serve water, sewer, telephone, cable, gas and electric lines.
(2)
ACCESS EASEMENTSThe rights granted by a landowner for ingress and egress to and from property by either purchase, deed or adverse possession or any other legal means. Any portion thereof devoted to vehicular use shall be no less than 20 feet in width.
FUTURE STREET LINE
A line, established by the governing body, for the purpose
of delineating the future boundaries of a public right-of-way to be
used for street purposes.
FRONTAGE
The length of the front of a building or piece of land next
to a street.
LOT
A tract, plot, or portion of a subdivision or other parcel
of land intended as a unit for the purpose, whether immediate or future,
of transfer of ownership for building development.
(1)
LOT SIZEThe total square footage of the lot as described by the platted lot lines.
(2)
LOT WIDTHThe dimension between side property lines measured parallel to the street right-of-way line or tangent line. In the case of irregularly shaped lots, the mean width shall be taken.
(3)
CORNER LOTA lot bordering on two or more streets at their intersection.
MASTER PLAN
A plan or any of its parts currently adopted and/or changed,
modified or amended by the governing body for the physical development
of the area within the planning and platting jurisdiction of the Village
for the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing coordinated and
harmonious development.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE
The smallest allowable lot size in accordance with the provisions
of Section 10-1, Zoning, of the Village Code.
PARCEL
A unit of land capable of being described by location and
boundaries and not dedicated for public or common use.
PEDESTRIAN
Any human being afoot or in a wheelchair or similar device.
PLAT
A map, chart, survey, plan or replat certified by a licensed,
registered land surveyor, the intent of which is to describe a lot
or subdivision and contains a description of the subdivided land with
ties to permanent monuments.
PUBLIC FACILITIES
Structures or uses of land which serve the general public,
including municipal and private utilities.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
That public area of land deeded, dedicated by plat, or otherwise
acquired by any unit of government and owned in fee for the purposes
of movement of vehicles, pedestrian traffic, and/or for conveyance
of public utility services and drainage.
REPLAT
To prepare and record a new plat, replacing all or a portion
of a previously recorded plat that has been vacated.
STREET
That portion of a public right-of-way or a private roadway
which is primarily devoted to vehicular use. A street normally provides
primary access to abutting property. Streets are further classified
as follows:
(1)
ARTERIAL STREETSMajor streets or thoroughfares that carry or will carry a considerable amount of traffic of more than one neighborhood character and which also serve abutting properties.
(2)
COLLECTOR STREETSStreets that serve as a connection between a major or secondary thoroughfare and several minor streets. The term includes the principal entrance street of a residential development and streets for major circulation within such a development.
(3)
LOCAL STREETSStreets of relatively short length that provide direct access to a limited number of abutting residential properties and are designed to discourage their use by through traffic.
SUBDIVIDER
Any person, individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
estate, trust or any other group or combination acting as a unit,
dividing or proposing to divide land so as to constitute a subdivision
as defined herein, and includes any agent of the subdivider.
SUBDIVISION; SUBDIVIDE
(1)
For the area of land within the boundaries of the Village, the
division of land into two or more parts by platting or by metes-and-bounds
description into tracts for the purpose of sale, lease or development.
(2)
For the area of land within the Village's extraterritorial subdivision
and platting jurisdiction, the division of land into two or more parts
by platting or by metes-and-bounds description into tracts of fewer
than five acres in any one calendar year for the purpose of sale,
lease or development.
(3)
Subdivision does not include the following:
(a)
Any residual land retained by the subdivider after subdivision
but which has not been divided for subdivision purposes.
(b)
The sale or lease of offices, stores or similar space within
a building.
(c)
Any division of land in which only gas, oil, mineral or water
rights are severed from the surface ownership of the land.
(d)
Any division of land created by court order, except court orders
involving land grant adjudications.
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
A subdivision containing five or more lots or a subdivision
containing not more than four lots, one or more of which do not front
on an existing street and involving new streets or the creation of
public improvements.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
A subdivision containing not more than four lots fronting
on an existing street, not involving any new streets or the creation
of any public improvements, and not in conflict with any provision
of this Section 10-2, or the Master Plan or Section 10-1, Zoning,
of the Village. A minor subdivision may include the replat of all
or a portion of an existing subdivision plat wherein the number of
lots is not increased and no changes are made to a public right-of-way.
TRAFFIC STUDY
A study prepared by a New Mexico certified and licensed engineer
to determine the impact of a proposed development on the existing
roads and highways and recommends methods for mitigating the impacts.
VACATION OF PLAT
To remove or delete all or part of a recorded subdivision
plat, including legal dedications and grants of easements.
VARIANCE
A modification or waiver of the regular subdivision design
standards.
VEHICLE
Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is
or may be transported or drawn upon a roadway or street.
VILLAGE ENGINEER
The licensed engineer or engineering firm currently under
contract by the Village to provide consultation on matters requiring
such expertise.