As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
BLOCK
That property on a preliminary or recorded plat entirely
surrounded by streets, streams, railroad rights-of-way, a park, etc.,
or a combination thereof.
CLERK
City Clerk for the City of Royal Oak.
EASEMENT
A property right granted by the owner of property to the
public, a corporation, or persons, for specific uses and purposes,
and which shall be designated as a "public" or "private" easement
depending on the nature of the usage.
ENGINEERING PLANS
Plans for water supply, sewage disposal, surface drainage,
street improvements and other engineering requirements under the City
of Royal Oak's jurisdiction.
FINAL PLAT
A map of all or part of a subdivision conforming substantially
to the approved preliminary plat of the subdivision prepared in accordance
with requirements of the Subdivision Control Act (Act 288, PA 1967,
as amended) and this chapter, and suitable for recording in the office
of the Oakland County Register of Deeds.
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The long-range development plan for the City of Royal Oak,
including graphic and written proposals indicating the general locations
recommended for the land uses, parks, schools, public facilities and
all physical developments of the City, including any unit or part
of such plan separately adopted, and any amendment to such plan or
parts thereof adopted by the Planning Commission.
IMPROVEMENTS
Grading, street surfacing, curbs and gutters, sidewalks,
public walkways, water mains and lines, sanitary sewers, storm sewers,
culverts, bridges, utilities, and other additions, to the natural
state of the land which increases its values, utility or habitability.
LOT
A parcel of land separated from other parcels on a preliminary
or recorded plat for purposes of sale, lease, or separate use.
LOT SPLIT
The division of a lot whose boundaries are fixed in a recorded
plat, into more than two but not more than four parts or parcels.
MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN
That part of the City of Royal Oak's General Development
Plan which is used for the location, alignment and dimensions of existing
and proposed streets and thoroughfares.
PARCEL (OR TRACT)
A continuous area or acreage of land which can be described
as provided for in the Subdivision Act.
PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE
Any security, including US government bonds, cash deposits,
maintenance bonds and other similar collateral or security agreements,
which may be accepted by the City Commission in lieu of a requirement
that certain improvements be made prior to final plat approval.
PERSON
Individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or association.
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
A technique of land use development reflecting a proper mixture
of residential dwelling units, open space, and commercial; and utilization
of the best potential of sites with special topographic or size features
for the total community development, also referred to as a "planning
area development."
PLANNING DIRECTOR
The Director of Royal Oak's Planning Division of the Community
Development Department.
PRELIMINARY PLAT
A detailed map indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision
so as to provide an adequate basis for the Planning Commission's and
City Commission's review as outlined in the preliminary plat stage.
PUBLIC RESERVATION
A portion of a subdivision which is set aside for public
use and made available for public use and acquisition.
PUBLIC UTILITY
Any person, firm, or corporation, municipal department, board
or commission, duly authorized to furnish, and furnishing under governmental
regulations to the public, gas, steam, electricity, sewage disposal,
communications, telegraph, transportation or water.
PUBLIC WALKWAY
A dedicated right-of-way, through residential areas, used
for the purpose of providing pedestrian access from one street to
another or from a street to a public parcel.
REPLAT
The process of changing, or the map or plat which changes,
the boundaries of a recorded subdivision plat or part thereof. The
legal dividing of an outlot within a recorded subdivision plat without
changing the exterior boundaries of the outlot is not a replat.
REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS
Street grading and paving, curb and gutter, sidewalks, crosswalks,
water mains and lines, sanitary and storm sewers, utilities and other
appropriate items, with appurtenant construction.
SKETCH PLAN
A map of a proposed subdivision which is drawn with enough
accuracy and at a sufficient scale to satisfy the requirements of
the preapplication state of this chapter.
STREET
Any thoroughfare, avenue, boulevard, road, lane, parkway,
viaduct, service drive, alley or other way which is an existing state,
county, or municipal roadway, or a street or way shown in a plat heretofore
approved pursuant to law or approved by official action, or a street
or way on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the Oakland
County Register of Deeds. A street includes the land between the street
right-of-way lines whether improved or unimproved and may be comprised
of pavement, shoulders, gutters, sidewalks, parking areas, lawn areas,
and other areas within the street right-of-way lines.
(1)
BOULEVARDA street developed with two one-way pavements separated by a median.
(2)
COLLECTOR STREETA street which carries traffic from minor residential streets to major or urban thoroughfares, including principal entrance streets of a residential development.
(3)
PRIMARY THOROUGHFAREArterial street of considerable continuity which is designed primarily to allow moderate to high levels of traffic flow for both the City and the region beyond and is designated on the Master Thoroughfare Plan as a primary thoroughfare.
(4)
SECONDARY THOROUGHFAREAn arterial street similar in function to a primary thoroughfare but which is intended to provide for moderate levels of traffic flow and greater access to abutting properties and is designated on the Master Thoroughfare Plan as a secondary thoroughfare.
(5)
MINOR RESIDENTIAL STREETA street of limited continuity which is used primarily for providing access to abutting residential properties.
(a)
CUL-DE-SACA short minor residential street having one end open to traffic and being terminated at the other end by a permanent vehicular turnaround.
(b)
MARGINAL ACCESS STREETA minor residential street paralleling and adjacent to a major thoroughfare which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
(c)
U OR LOOP STREETA minor street of short length having two openings to traffic beginning from the same street and projecting parallel to each other and connecting at their termination by a loop.
(6)
PUBLIC SERVICE DRIVE OR ALLEYA dedicated public way used primarily to provide secondary vehicular access to abutting properties and not intended for general traffic circulation.
SUBDIVIDER or PROPRIETOR
Any natural person, firm, association, syndicate, partnership,
corporation, trust, or combination thereof which may hold any ownership
interest in the land to be subdivided.
SUBDIVISION
The partitioning or dividing of a parcel or tract of land
by the proprietor thereof or by his heirs, executors, administrators,
legal representatives, successors or assigns for the purpose of sale,
or lease of more than one year, or of building development, where
the act of division creates five or more parcels of land, each of
which is 10 acres or less in area; or five or more parcels of land,
each of which is 10 acres or less in area are created by successive
divisions within a period of 10 years.
SUBDIVISION ACT
Subdivision Control Act of 1967, Act 288, PA of 1967, as
amended.
UTILITY PLANS
Plans for electricity, gas, telephone and other services
of a similar nature provided by a public utility other than those
services provided by the City of Royal Oak.
ZONING ORDINANCE
The City of Royal Oak's Zoning Ordinance, Chapter
770 of the City Code, as amended.