For the purpose of this chapter, the words or phrases shall be defined as set out in this section.
means the right to ingress and egress from a public road.
means Director of the Department of Building and Planning or his designee.
means the owner of the land proposed to be subdivided, or his representative.
means a road intended for high volumes of traffic and providing connections with major state and interstate roadways. An arterial is not intended to be a residential street, but has high potential for the location of significant community facilities as well as retail, commercial and industrial facilities.
means Board of County Commissioners.
means any form of security, including a cash deposit, surety bond, collateral, property, or instrument of credit in an amount and form satisfactory to the Board, to cover the cost(s) including inflationary costs of constructing or installing any improvements required.
means a parcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by one main building and its accessory buildings, together with all other required yards, open space and setbacks.
means Cowlitz County Planning Commission.
means an improved or unimproved area designated and maintained for: recreation; visual buffering; preservation in a natural state because of natural assets; provided, that open space does not include street right-of-way (except private street rights-of-way), parking lots, or yards in platted lots.
means the Cowlitz County Comprehensive Plan as adopted by the Board of County Commissioners.
means a subdivision with co-ownership or cooperative ownership of common property as defined in Chapter 64.32 RCW.
means Cowlitz County, Washington.
means day(s) that the office of the Administrator is open for business, unless otherwise specified.
means the deliberate appropriation of land by an owner for any general or public uses reserving to himself no other rights than such as are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted.
means the Department of Building and Planning.
means any human-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to clearing, grubbing, grading, construction, fill, excavation, placement of buildings, or other similar improvements.
means land which the Administrator has found to be environmentally sensitive or unsuitable for subdivision due to the flooding, poor drainage, steep slopes, slide areas or potential slide areas, rock and soil formations, or other features likely to be harmful to the safety and general health of the future residents and adjacent landowners.
means a written grant by property owner to specific individuals, corporations or to the public or its agencies to use his land for specific purposes.
means the Director of Public Works or his designee.
means property line on the fronting street or extent of property along a road or street.
means the grouping or uniting of persons residing within a defined area into an incorporated entity to provide for the operation, maintenance and protection of a common enterprise.
is as defined by the Engineers and Land Surveyors Act, Chapter 18.43 RCW.
means a fractional part of divided lands having fixed boundaries, and being of sufficient area and dimensions to meet current minimum zoning and Comprehensive Plan requirements for width and area. The term shall include tracts, parcels or sites.
means the map, sketch or other presentation showing the ultimate development pattern of a parcel of property that is to be developed in successive stages or subdivisions.
See "common open space."
means any person who is the fee owner, except that with respect to property being sold under a real estate contract it shall mean the contract purchaser, and with respect to property subject to a deed of trust it shall mean the grantor.
means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, unincorporated organization, trust or any other legal or commercial entity, including a joint venture. The word "person" shall also include a municipality, county or state agency.
means a type of subdivision characterized by a unified site design, clustering of buildings, common open space, density increases, and a mix of land uses and building types.
"Final plat" means an accurate map or representation of the subdivision showing lots, blocks, streets, alleys and other divisions and dedications prepared for filing for record with the County Auditor.
"Preliminary plat" means a neat and approximate drawing of the proposed layout of streets, blocks, lots and other elements of the plat or subdivision which shall furnish a basis for the Planning Commission's approval or disapproval of the general layout of the plat or subdivision.
means an agreement which binds a landowner and his successors in interest to do or refrain from doing certain acts with relation to the property which is the subject of such agreement.
means a publicly operated system or water supply intended or used for human consumption or other domestic uses, including source, treatment, storage, transmission and distribution facilities, when water is furnished to any community, collection, or number of individuals, or is made available to the public for human consumption, or domestic use, excluding water systems serving one single-family residence.
means the agency(ies) providing water, sewer, or other urban services.
is a general term denoting land, property or interest therein, usually reserved for transportation or utility purposes.
means the improved and maintained portion of a right-of-way which provides vehicular circulation or principal means of access to abutting properties.
"Private road" means a roadway intended for the use of one or more private individuals and developed and maintained by those private individuals who benefit from its construction.
"Public road" means a highway or roadway established and adopted by the proper authorities for the use of the general public.
means the composite shape of a shadow cast by an object from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time January 21st.
means the provision of direct sunlight to the south wall or roof of a dwelling from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 21st for the purpose of successfully operating a solar energy system.
means a right expressed as an easement, restriction, covenant, or other written instrument executed by or on behalf of any landowner for the purpose of assuring adequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems (RCW 64.04.150(1)(b)). A solar easement allows a solar system owner to use the airspace above the southern neighbor's property in order to receive uninterrupted sunlight.
means any solar collector or other solar energy device or any structural design of a building whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for space heating or cooling, water heating, or electric generation.
means Chapter 43.21C RCW or as hereafter amended.
means any person, firm or corporation undertaking the subdividing or resubdividing of any parcel of land.
means a division of land, into five or more lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale or lease or transfer of ownership, and shall include all resubdivision of land.
means two or more single-family dwellings which are separated by common party walls extending from the ground to the roof and which have no doors, windows, or other provisions for passage or visibility through the common walls.
means the land use classification adopted pursuant to Chapter 18.10 CCC and in unzoned areas of Cowlitz County, the land use designation assigned pursuant to the Cowlitz County Comprehensive Plan. The term shall include "zoned," "zones," and "classified."
(Ord. 84-238 § 5, 11-5-1984; Ord. 89-171 § 2, 10-2-1989; Ord. 15-039 § 5, 3-24-2015)