For the purpose of these regulations, certain words and phrases used herein are defined as follows.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Alley"
means a minor public right-of-way used primarily for vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Arterial"
means a street of great continuity which serves or is intended to serve as a principal trafficway for fast or heavy traffic, and which taken together comprises the basic structure of the street system of the city and surrounding area.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Comprehensive plan"
means the official plan or any portion thereof made and adopted by the planning commission and council in accordance with the laws of the state of Washington indicating the general or specific locations recommended for streets, parks, public buildings, other public improvements, and all other land uses.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Final plat"
means the final map or drawing on which a subdivision plan is submitted to the planning commission for approval and which, if approved by the planning commission and the council, will be submitted to the county auditor for recording. The final plat must be prepared by a registered land surveyor or registered engineer.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Public improvements"
mean any sanitary sewer, storm sewer, drainage ditch, water main, roadway, parkway strip, sidewalk, planting strip, crosswalkway, off-street parking area, or other facility for which the city may ultimately assume the responsibility for maintenance and operation.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Lot"
means a portion of a subdivision intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Roadway"
means the portion of a street available for vehicular traffic; where curbs are laid, the portion between curbs.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Sidewalk"
means the portion of a street or crosswalkway, paved or otherwise surfaced, intended for pedestrian use only.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Street"
means a public right-of-way having the primary purpose of providing for vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Secondary arterial"
means a street of considerable continuity, sometimes called a collector street, which serves or is intended to serve as a secondary trafficway and as a feeder between minor streets in a neighborhood and one or more arterials.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Subdivider"
means any person, group or corporation acting as a unit or any agent thereof, dividing or proposing to divide land so as to constitute a subdivision as defined herein.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Subdivision"
means a division of any tract or parcel of land into five or more lots or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or for building development. The term includes resubdivision and replatting.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Yard"
means the shortest distance between any point of the property line and the nearest building obstruction of a permanent nature including, without limitation, steps, chimney, deck or bay window.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Front yard"
means the space extending across the full width of the building site having at no point less than the minimum required distance between the front property line and the nearest building obstruction of a permanent nature.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Rear yard"
means the space extending across the full width of the building site, having at no point less than the required minimum distance between the rear property line and the nearest building obstruction of a permanent nature.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)
"Side yard"
means the space extending from the front yard to the rear yard, having at no point less than the minimum required distance between the side property line and the nearest building obstruction of a permanent nature.
(Ord. 1161 § 1(part), 1984)