Whenever any words or phrases used in this title are not defined in this chapter, but are defined in the Subdivision Map Act as last amended, such definitions shall apply as though set forth in this chapter in full, unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intention.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Access strip"
means a narrow strip of land which is designed primarily to provide access between the main building or use area of a tandem lot and a street, and which is a part of the lot.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Agency"
means an individual person, public or private corporate body, official or department, including but not limited to City officials, utility companies, special districts and the like, which are charged with the responsibility of reviewing, acting upon, or providing services in connection with, a subdivision or the occupants thereof.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Block"
means an area of land within a subdivision entirely bounded by streets (other than alleys or private drives), highways, natural barriers or the boundaries of the subdivision.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Condominium"
means an estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property together with a separate interest in space in a residential, industrial or commercial building on such real property, such as an apartment, office or store. A condominium may also include a separate interest in other portions of such real property. Such estate may, with respect to the duration of its enjoyment, be either an estate or inheritance or a perpetual estate, an estate for life, or an estate for years.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Deep lot"
means a lot which has an average depth which is more than two and one-half (2-1/2) times greater than its average width, i.e., 25 feet by 75 feet.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Design"
means the overall layout of the proposed subdivision, including, but not limited to, the arrangement, width, grade and alignment of streets and intersections; the layout and the size of lots; the installation of improvements; the width and the location of easements and rights-of-way for utilities; drainage structures and sewers; the location of public and semi-public facilities; and the program for the preservation of natural features.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Dwelling unit"
means one or more habitable rooms which are occupied or which are intended or designed to be occupied by one family, with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and dining, and which may be located in a single or in a multiple dwelling unit building.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Dedicated easements"
means an easement dedicated to the City and/or public utility, to be used for streets, alleys, other public ways or places, sanitary sewers, drainage, utilities, open space or scenic easements or other public purposes.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Final map"
means a map prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Map Act and of the ordinance codified in this title and which is designed and intended to be placed on record in the office of the Monterey County recorder.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Improvements"
means such street work, drainage, sanitary sewers, structures, utilities, landscaping, parks or other such facilities as are proposed or required to be installed on the land or appurtenant thereto as necessary for the use or benefit of the lot owners in the subdivision, the surrounding area or for general community needs; but not including principal or accessory buildings intended for private occupancy.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Intersection"
means the place at which two or more streets meet.
A. 
T intersection.
A "T intersection" is an intersection where one street terminates at another street, generally at a right angle.
B. 
X intersection.
An "X intersection" is an intersection at which one street crosses another street, generally at a right angle.
C. 
Y intersection.
A "Y intersection" is an intersection at which one street intersects another street at an acute angle.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Landform"
means terrain features formed by natural processes, which have a definable combination and range of physical and visual characteristics; i.e., soil characteristics, groundwater conditions, vegetation, topography and the like.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Lot"
means a parcel or portion of land, established for the purposes of sale, lease, finance, division of interest, gift, inheritance, or separate use, separated from other lands by description on a subdivision map, parcel map, deed or other title transfer instrument, or by metes and bounds.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Lot depth"
means the horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines or between the front lot line and intersection of the two side lines if there should be no rear lot line, measured along a line from the mid-point of the front lot line to the mid-point of the rear lot line.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Front lot line"
means, in the case of an interior lot, a line separating the lot from the street; and in the case of a corner lot, a line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the street, except in those cases where the latest recorded tract deed restrictions, approved as part of subdivision approval, specify another line as the front lot line.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Rear lot line"
means a lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line, and in the case of an irregular, triangular or gore-shaped lot, a line within the lot most nearly parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front lot line.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Lot width"
means the mean width of the lot measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between front and rear lot lines.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Minor subdivision"
means any real property, improved or unimproved, including condominiums, planned development, and resubdivisions, shown on the latest adopted Monterey County property tax rolls as a unit or contiguous units, divided or to be divided immediately or in the future into four or fewer lots, by combining parcels, establishing new lot lines or by altering existing lot lines, for the purpose of sale, lease, financing, transfer of title, division of interest, gift, inheritance, or separate use. Any such division made solely for street widening purposes, or for the purpose of financing, or leasing apartments, offices, stores, or similar space within an apartment building, industrial building, commercial building or trailer park, shall not be considered a minor subdivision.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Neighborhood"
means a geographical unit bounded by arterial streets, by substantial nonresidential land uses, or by natural barriers; in which residents may all share the common services and facilities required in the vicinity of the dwellings; and which possesses a certain degree of physical, social and economic homogeneity.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Usable open space"
means any portion of a lot, including decks, balconies or the roof of a garage or carport not over 12 feet above grade, which is landscaped and/or developed for recreational use or outdoor activities. Usable open space shall not include parking areas, driveways or service areas.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Owner"
means the individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or other business or legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under the law of the State and this title.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Parcel map"
means a map showing a division of real property into four or fewer parcels prepared under the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and this title.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Preliminary map"
means a map drawn at a scale and in sufficient detail to show the essential characteristics of the site and the proposed subdivision, but not as detailed as the tentative map. The purpose of the preliminary map is to provide a means of early review by the City Council to make the sub-divider aware of any special policies or programs concerning the land to be subdivided and to make the City aware of proposals which may affect plans for public services and facilities.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Street"
means a way, the entire width of which is within a publicly owned right-of-way, and which contains pedestrian, vehicular, and utility improvements, facilities and appurtenances. The term shall include avenue, drive, circle, road, parkway, boulevard, highway, thoroughfare or any other similar term. Types of streets include:
A. 
"Alley"
means a street of less than normal width and/or improvement standards which is designed primarily for the purpose of providing secondary access to abutting property.
B. 
"Arterial"
means a street designed to serve high volume inter- and intra-city traffic and to act as a distributor between freeways, other thoroughfares and major traffic generators.
C. 
"Collector street"
means a street designed to collect and distribute traffic between local streets and thoroughfares.
D. 
"Cul-de-sac"
means a local street open at one end only, which has a turnaround for vehicles at the closed end.
E. 
"Freeway"
means an arterial highway designed for through traffic, having restricted or full control of access, and grade separated intersections.
F. 
"Frontage road"
means a street adjacent and auxiliary to a freeway, thoroughfare or parkway, and separated therefrom by a divided strip which provides access to abutting property.
G. 
"Industrial street"
means a street which serves an industrial area.
H. 
"Local street"
means a street which provides direct access to abutting properties, primarily in residential districts.
I. 
"Loop street"
means a local street, both ends of which intersect the same through street, and which has no intermediate intersections with other through streets.
J. 
"Scenic drive"
means a street designated as a scenic highway by the State or the City and designed to special standards or to serve special purposes or places in the community.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Private street"
means a way designed primarily for the purpose of providing vehicular access to abutting property, the entire width thereof being privately owned, and the improvements therein are or may be privately owned and/or maintained.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Subdivider"
means any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings to effect a subdivision of land for him or herself or another, under the terms of this title.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Subdivision"
means the division of any improved or unimproved land, shown on the latest equalized county assessment roll as a unit or as continuous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future. Property shall be considered as contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easement or railroad rights-of-way. "Subdivision" includes a condominium project, as defined herein or in Section 783 of the Civil Code or a community apartment project, as defined in Section 11004 of the Business and Professions Code, or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative, as defined in Section 11003.2 of the Business and Professions Code. Any conveyance of land to a governmental agency, public entity or public utility shall not be considered a division of land for purposes of computing the number of parcels. The most common types of subdivisions are:
1. 
Condominium subdivision.
a division of real property in which the airspace within a building is subdivided; and is accompanied by an undivided interest in appurtenant real property held in common with other owners within the subdivision.
2. 
Minor subdivision.
a division of real property which creates four or fewer subdivided parcels.
3. 
Nonresidential subdivision.
a subdivision of real property for the purpose of creating parcels designed for commercial or industrial or other nonresidential land use activity.
4. 
Residential conversion.
a subdivision shall include the conversion of a residential development to a condominium, community apartment project or planned development.
5. 
Standard subdivision.
those divisions of real property into five or more contiguous parcels and which are processed under the provisions of this title as preliminary maps, tentative maps and final maps.
6. 
Tandem lot subdivision.
a division of land involving one or more tandem lots.
"Subdivision" does not include:
1.
Buildings divided into apartments, offices, stores, or similar space within apartment buildings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, mobile home parks, or trailer parks for the purpose of lease or financing;
2.
Land divided by mineral leases.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Tandem lot"
means a lot, the main use or building area of which does not abut a public street, but is connected thereto by a narrow strip of land which is a part of the lot.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Tentative map"
means a map showing the design of a proposed subdivision, and the existing conditions in and around the subdivision. It need not be based upon an accurate or detailed final survey of the property, except as otherwise provided in this title.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)
"Zone of influence"
means an area comprised of those properties lying within a specified radius of or distance from a proposed subdivision; and within which landowners are given notice of a proposed subdivision.
(Ord. 84-4 Div. A, Part 1 §5)