The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Alley-a minor public right-of-way, not intended to provide the primary means of access to abutting lots, which is used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or sides of properties otherwise abutting on a public street.
Building line-a line beyond which buildings must be set back from the street line.
City Manager-the city manager or the manager’s authorized representative.
Commission-the planning and zoning commission of the city.
Comprehensive master plan-the comprehensive plan of the city, including any unit or part of such plan separately adopted, and any amendments to such plan, or parts thereof.
Crosswalk-a public right-of-way, six feet or more in width between property lines, which provides pedestrian circulation.
Easement-a right granted for the purpose of limited public or semi-public use across, over or under private land.
Engineer-the city engineer or the engineer’s duly authorized representative.
Floodprone area-a land area adjoining a river, stream, watercourse, or lake, which is likely to be flooded.
Floodproofing-any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes or adjustments to properties and structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to lands, water and sanitary facilities, structures and contents of buildings.
Lot-an undivided tract or parcel of land having frontage on a public street, and which is, or in the future may be, offered for sale, conveyance, transfer or improvement; which is designated as a distinct and separate tract; and which is identified by a tract or lot number or symbol in a duly approved subdivision plat which has been properly filed of record.
Major thoroughfare plan-the part of the comprehensive master plan showing the location and dimensions of principal and secondary thoroughfares.
National Flood Insurance Program-the program established by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
42 USC 4001-4127, which is administrated by the Federal Insurance Administrator. The provisions of such program have been adopted by the city. The definitions listed in the general provisions of the National Flood Insurance Program shall apply in like manner to this chapter.
a complete distinct residential development designated in the comprehensive plan as a neighborhood unit.
Plat-the map, drawing or chart on which a subdivider’s plan of a subdivision is presented, which the subdivider submits for approval and intends to record in final form.
Street-a public right-of-way which provides primary vehicular access to adjacent land, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, avenue, lane, boulevard, road, place, drive, or however otherwise designated.
(1) Cul-de-sac-a short minor street having only one vehicular access to another street and terminated by a vehicular turnaround.
(3) Major street-a principal traffic artery, more or less continuous across the city, which is intended to connect remote parts of the city, or areas adjacent thereto, and acts as a principal connecting street with state and federal highways, and shall include each street designated as a thoroughfare on the thoroughfare plan, including all existing and proposed major streets shown on the major street plan adopted by the city.
(4) Minor street and local street-a street which is primarily intended to serve traffic within a neighborhood or limited residential district, and is not necessarily continuous through several residential districts.
(5) Roadway and paving width-the portion of a street available for vehicular traffic, and when curbs are laid, the portion between the face of the curbs.
(6) Secondary street and collector street-a street that carries traffic from minor streets to the major system or arterial streets and highways, including the principal entrance to streets of a residential development and principal streets for circulation to schools, parks and other community facilities within a neighborhood.
Street width-the shortest horizontal distance between the lines that delineate the right-of-way of a street.
Subdivider-any individual, firm, association, syndicate or partnership, or any agent thereof, dividing, or proposing to divide, land so as to constitute a “subdivision,” as such term is defined in this section. In any event, the term “subdivider” shall be restricted to include only the owner, equitable owner, or authorized agent of such owner or equitable owner, of land sought to be subdivided.
Subdivision-the division of any lot, tract or parcel of land, whether described as lots and blocks or by metes and bounds, into two or more lots or sites for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development. Such term also includes resubdivision of land or lots.
(Ordinance 1057 adopted 5/5/10)