Block.
Any single row of contiguous lots and tracts fronting on
one side of a street and extending from one dedicated side street,
or other such dividing boundary intersecting the front street, to
the next such dedicated street or boundary.
City.
The City of Willow Park, Texas.
Commission.
The planning and zoning commission of the city, appointed
by the mayor with the consent of the city council, performs overall
city planning and administers the platting of subdivisions in accordance
with the requirements of this article. In the absence of an appointed
commission, the city council shall constitute the commission.
Council.
The governing body of the city.
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
of [or] symbol in a duly approved subdivision plat which has been
properly filed for record.
Person.
Any individual, association, firm, corporation, governmental
agency or political subdivision.
Subdivider.
Any person or any agent thereof, dividing or proposing to
divide land so as to constitute a subdivision as that term is defined
herein. 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 tract of land situated within the corporate
limits, or within one-half (1/2) mile of such limits, into two (2)
or more parts for the purpose of laying out any development of any
tract of land or any addition of any town or city, or for laying out
suburban lots or building lots, or any lots, streets, or parts or
other portions intended for public use or the use of purchasers or
owners of lots fronting thereon or adjacent thereto. Subdivision includes
resubdivision and replatting, but it does not include the division
of land for agricultural purposes in parcels or tracts of ten (10)
acres or more and not involving any new street or easement of access.
(1986 Code, ch. 11, sec. 2; 1993
Code, art. 9.200; Ordinance 475-01, sec. 2, adopted 11/20/01)