This article shall govern every person, firm, association, or
corporation owning any tract of land within the city limits, or within
one (1) mile of the corporate limits of said city, who may hereafter
divide the same in two or more parts for the purpose of laying out
any subdivision of any tract of land or any addition to said city,
or for laying out suburban lots or building lots, or any lots, and
streets, alleys, or parks, or other portions intended for public use
or the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting thereon or adjacent
thereto.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-201)
Street.
A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street,
avenue, highway, road, drive, or however otherwise designated.
(1)
Local service streets are those which are used primarily for
access to the abutting properties.
(2)
Collector streets are those which carry traffic from minor streets
to the major thoroughfares, including the principal entrance streets
of a residential development and streets for circulation within such
a development.
(3)
Major thoroughfares are those which are used primarily for fast
or heavy traffic.
(4)
Alleys are minor ways which are used primarily for vehicular
service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting
on a street.
Subdivision.
The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two
or more lots, tracts, or parcels for the purpose, whether immediate
or future, of sale or building development, or, if a new street is
involved, any division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land. The term
includes resubdivision and when appropriate to the context, shall
relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided; provided,
however, that the following shall not be deemed a subdivision:
(1)
A division of land for agricultural purposes into lots or parcels
of five (5) acres or more and not involving a new street; and
(2)
The rearrangement of lot lines in a previously approved and
recorded subdivision whereby the minimum lot area, width, and depth
requirements of an effective zoning ordinance are met and no street
dedication is required.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-211; 1977 Code,
sec. 13-212)