"Advisory agency" means the City Planning Commission of the City, which City Planning Commission is charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on the design and improvement of proposed subdivision.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Alley" means a way intended primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Block" means an area of land within a subdivision, which area is entirely bounded by streets or in part by the exterior boundary or boundaries of the subdivision.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Cul-de-sac" means a street which connects to other streets only at one end, and having provision for a turnaround at its other end.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Flatland" means any land having an average cross slope of less than fifteen percent.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Freeway" means a thoroughfare designed for through traffic with no crossings at grade or access from abutting property, and which provides for the movement of traffic in opposite directions on either side of a dividing strip, and as further defined in Section 23.5 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Frontage road" means a street which is approximately parallel to and adjacent to a major thoroughfare, freeway, railroad or other facility to which access is limited and which provides access to abutting properties, and protection from through and fast traffic.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
A. 
"Improvement" refers to such street work and utilities to be installed, or agreed to be installed, by the subdivider on the land to be used for public or private streets, highways, ways, and easements, as are necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs as a condition precedent to the approval and acceptance of the final map thereof.
B. 
"Improvement" also refers to such other specific improvements or types of improvements, the installation of which, either by the subdivider, by public agencies, by private utilities, by any other entity approved by the local agency or by a combination thereof, is necessary or convenient to insure conformity to or implementation of the General Plan or any Specific Plan adopted by the City Council.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Lot" means that portion of land in a subdivision to be occupied by a building or unit group of buildings and accessory buildings, together with side yards and lot area as are required by this chapter and by the Zoning Ordinance (Title 18) and having its principal frontage upon a street.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Corner lot" means a lot bordered by a street or streets, on two or more adjacent sides.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Lot depth" means the horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured along the median between the two side lot lines.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Key lot" means a lot the side line of which adjoins the rear line of one or more adjoining lots.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Lot line adjustment" means the adjustment of a boundary line between two or more adjacent parcels, which does not result in a greater number of parcels than originally existed.
(Ord. 55.273-86 § 1, 1986)
"Median of a lot" means a line any point on which is equidistant from the side lot lines measured along lines drawn perpendicular to the side lot lines from said median.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Reversed corner lot" means a corner lot the side street line of which is substantially a continuation of the front line of the lot to its rear.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Through lot" means a lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Lot width" means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between front and rear lot lines.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Lot frontage" means the distance between side lot lines, measured along the front lot line.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Major thoroughfare" means an arterial thoroughfare designed for the movement of fast, heavy or dense moving traffic in each direction and which is designated as a major thoroughfare on the General Plan of the City.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Final map" means a map prepared in accordance with the provisions of this title and the Subdivision Map Act of the State of California which map is designed to be placed on record in the office of the Recorder of Alameda County.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Tentative map" refers to a map made for the purpose of showing the design of a proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in and around it.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Vesting tentative map" means a "tentative map" for a residential subdivision (after January 1, 1988, this definition shall apply to all developments) that shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map" at the time it is filed in accordance with Chapter 17.22 and is thereafter processed in accordance with the provisions thereof, and which will provide certain statutorily vested rights to the subdivider.
(Ord. 55.273-86 § 1, 1986)
"Path and trail" means a way designed for use by pedestrians, animals, and cyclists and not intended for use as a way for motor-driven vehicular traffic.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Development plan" means a site plan showing the design, location, and all proposed improvements of streets, lots, and other proposed site improvements, with particular reference to the location of buildings in relation to lot lines and to finished grade elevations.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Improvement plan" means a plan showing the location and construction detail of streets, roads, drainage facilities, sanitary sewers, and structures, and other on-tract and off-tract improvements for a subdivision.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Public way" means any street, alley, or path, as defined in this chapter, which is dedicated to public use or owned by the City.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Specifications" means Specifications and Supplemental Design Standards for Streets and Highways in the City of Union City, California. These are specifications adopted by resolution of the Council of the City, prescribing the materials and workmanship to be used in the construction of improvements made pursuant to this title.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Street" means a way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, court, circle, drive, or way. It does not include a path or alley.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Collector street" means a street which will, because of its design and location with reference to other streets and other sources of traffic, be used to carry traffic from one or more minor streets to a major thoroughfare.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Minor street" means a street intended wholly or principally for access to the abutting properties.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Private street" means any parcel of land not dedicated to or owned in fee by the City, County, or State, and which is used or intended to be used for ingress to or egress from a lot or lots which do not have frontage on a public street.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Subdivider" refers to a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association who proposes to divide land or causes land to be divided for himself or for others.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Subdivision" means the division of any improved or unimproved land, shown on the latest equalized County assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous 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 easements or railroad rights-of-way. Subdivision includes a condominium project as defined in Section 1350 of the Civil Code or a community apartment project, as defined in Section 11004 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.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Commercial subdivision" means a subdivision in which the primary use of the land is commercial as defined by the Zoning Ordinance (Title 18) of the City, and in which such uses may be permitted as are clearly incidental to such commercial development.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)
"Industrial subdivision" means a subdivision in which the primary use of the land is industrial as defined by the Zoning Ordinance (Title 18) of the City, and in which such uses may be permitted as are clearly incidental to such industrial development.
(Ord. 143-76 § 2, 1976)