As used
in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ARCHITECT
A person licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to practice
architecture.
BLOCK
A tract of land bounded by streets or by a combination of
streets and public land, railroad rights-of-way, waterways, or any
other barrier to the continuity of development.
BUILDING RESTRICTION LINE
The minimum distance from all lot lines as specified in Chapter
19, Article
VI, Zoning, of the Appomattox County Code within which the principal structure must be erected or placed.
CONDOMINIUM
Real property, and any incidents thereto or interest therein,
having condominium instruments recorded pursuant to the provisions
of the Code of Virginia, as amended. A condominium shall have the
undivided interest in the common elements vested in the unit owners.
COUNTY
Appomattox County, Virginia.
CUL-DE-SAC
A street with only one outlet and having a turnaround area.
DEVELOPER
An individual, corporation, trustee, joint venture, partnership,
or other entity, having legal or equitable title to any tract or parcel
of land to be developed, who or which submits a plan pursuant to this
article.
DEVELOPMENT
(1)
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including
but not limited to construction or alteration of buildings or other
structures, the placement of mobile homes, streets or other paving,
utilities, filling, grading, excavation, mining, dredging, or drilling
operations.
(2)
Any land divided into two or more parcels of land pursuant to
this article.
DOUBLE FRONTAGE
Frontage of a lot upon two parallel streets or upon two streets
which do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot.
EASEMENT
An interest in land that is in the possession of another,
permitting a limited use or enjoyment of the land in which the interest
exists.
ENGINEER
A person licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a professional
engineer.
FAMILY DIVISION
A single division of a lot or parcel for the purpose of sale
or gift to a member of the immediate family of the property owner.
FAMILY, IMMEDIATE
A person who is a natural or legally defined offspring, spouse,
sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, niece, nephew, aunt, or
uncle.
FLOOD, 100-YEAR
A flood that, on the average, is likely to occur once every
100 years, that has a 1% chance of happening each year, although the
flood may occur in any year.
FLOODPLAIN
An area, usually relatively flat or low laying, which adjoins
a river, stream, or watercourse which is subject to partial or complete
inundation, or an area subject to the unusual and rapid accumulation
or runoff of surface waters from any source as determined by the FEMA
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).
FLOODWAY
The designated area of the floodplain required to carry and
discharge floodwaters of a given magnitude. For purposes of this article,
the floodway shall be capable of accommodating a flood of the 100-year
magnitude.
GOVERNING BODY
The Board of Supervisors of Appomattox County, Virginia.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Virginia Department of Health or its designated agent
or representative.
IMPROVEMENT
See "lot improvement" or "public improvement."
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
A person certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia to practice
landscape architecture.
LOT
A tract, plot, portion of a subdivision, or other parcel
of land intended as a unit for the purpose, whether immediate or future,
of transfer of ownership, or possession, or for development.
LOT IMPROVEMENT
Any building, structure, place, work of art, or other object
situated on a lot.
LOT OF RECORD
A lot whose existence, location and dimensions have been
recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
LOT, PIPE STEM
A panhandle-or flag-shaped lot with its widest point set
back from the road at the rear of another lot (called the pipe), and
having a thin strip of land connecting to the road to provide legal
access and frontage (called the stem). Pipe stem lots are also referred
to as "panhandle lots" or "flag lots."
MONUMENT
Any object, whether natural or man-made, that has been or
is to be designated by deed, will, plat, or any official document
for the purposes of defining a land boundary, either at a point of
direction change or at any intermediate point along a line, either
straight or circular, between points of direction change.
MONUMENT CONTROL
Durable monuments placed throughout a subdivision or along
its boundary for the purpose of locating or relocating any other monument.
MONUMENT, GENERAL PROPERTY
A metal pipe or rod or other monument used in general surveying
practice, which can be located with a metal detector or is readily
visible, which is placed at specific points along property and subdivision
boundaries for the purpose of delineating these boundaries.
PLAN, COMPREHENSIVE
The plan for the development of the County with accompanying
map, plats, charts, and descriptive matter adopted by the governing
body in accordance with the Code of Virginia, as amended.
PLANNING COMMISSION
An advisory body established by the Code of Virginia, as
amended, to promote the orderly development of the locality and its
environs. The Appomattox County Planning Commission.
PLAN, PRELIMINARY
The preliminary drawing(s) indicating the proposed manner
or layout of a subdivision.
PLAT, FINAL
A schematic representation of a tract of land which is to
be subdivided in compliance with this article.
PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION
An association or organization, whether or not incorporated,
which operates under and pursuant to recorded covenants or deed restrictions,
through which each owner of a portion of a subdivision, be it a lot
parcel site, unit plot, condominium, or any other interest, is automatically
a member as a condition of ownership and each such member is subject
to a charge or assessment for a prorated share of expense of the association
which may become a lien against a lot, parcel, unit, condominium,
or other interest of the member.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT
Any drainage ditch, roadway, parkway, sidewalk, pedestrianway,
tree, lawn, off-street parking area, lot improvement, or other facility
for which the local government or its agencies may ultimately assume
the responsibility for maintenance and operation or which may affect
an improvement for which the local, state, or federal government responsibility
is established.
RESIDUE TRACT or OUTLOT
A piece or parcel of land within a subdivision that does
not meet the minimum requirements for the zoning district which it
is in.
RESUBDIVISION
The redivision or alteration, including consolidation, of
any lot within an existing subdivision.
REVERSE FRONTAGE LOT
Any lot in a residential subdivision which is adjacent to
a public road that has been classified by the governing body or the
Virginia Department of Transportation as a collector or arterial road
and has its building front and its access on an internal local road.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Access over or across particularly described property for
a specific purpose or purposes.
STREET, PRIVATE
Any road, street, highway, or other means of vehicular access
to a parcel of land not dedicated or intended for public use.
STREET, PUBLIC
Any road, street, highway, or other means of vehicular access
to a parcel of land dedicated or intended for public use.
SUBDIVIDE
The act or process of dividing land.
SUBDIVISION
Any change or rearrangement in the boundaries or division
lines of any lot, parcel, piece, or tract of land or the division
of such lot, parcel, piece, or tract of land into two or more parts,
pieces, tracts of land or lots.
SUBDIVISION, CONSERVATION
An alternative means of subdividing a tract premised on the
concept of reducing lot size requirements for the provision of open
space and/or land for public use within the development.
SUBDIVISION, MAJOR
All subdivisions not classified as minor subdivisions, including
but not limited to subdivisions, cumulative or individually, with
five or more lots or involving the creation of one or more new streets
to access the lots or the extension of any public water or sewer.
SUBDIVISION, MINOR
A subdivision containing, individually or cumulatively, not
more than four lots nor involving the creation of one or more streets
to access the lots nor involving the extension of any public water
or sewer.
SURVEYOR
A person licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to survey
land.