For the purposes of this chapter, certain words
and terms used herein shall be interpreted and defined as follows.
Words used in the present tense include the future tense, the singular
includes the plural, and the plural the singular, unless the natural
construction of the word indicates otherwise; the word "lot" includes
the words "plot" and "parcel"; the word "shall" is mandatory and not
advisory; reference to this chapter includes all ordinances amending
or supplementing the same; and all distances and areas refer to measurements
in a horizontal plane.
The City Manager or his designated deputy.
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls
for the housing or enclosure of persons, animals or chattels.
A line showing the minimum distance by which any structure
(exclusive of steps) must be separated from the front lot line of
a lot or from the center line of the surveyed right-of-way on which
the lot fronts.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county.
The City Planning Commission.
A lot abutting on two or more streets at their intersection.
The shortest side fronting upon a street shall be considered the front
of the lot and longest side fronting upon a street shall be considered
the side of the lot.
The City Council.
A grant by a property owner of the use of land for a specific
purpose and running with the land.
An engineer certified by the state.
The shortest distance between the side lines of any lot measured
along a line coinciding with, tangent to or meeting at one point the
street upon which the lot fronts.
The head of the City Health Department or his designated
deputy.
A secondary pipeline carrying wastewater from the property
boundary of any property to the main sewer line.
A pipeline serving one or more properties collecting wastewater
from a lateral line and carrying it to a wastewater treatment area.
A pipeline serving one or more properties carrying water
from a potable water source to a service line.
An individual, a partnership or a corporation, or any other
legal entity by whatever term customarily known.
A drawing of a survey of a tract or parcel of land prepared
by an engineer or surveyor.
The Secretary of the City Planning Commission.
A secondary pipeline carrying water from a main water line
to the property line of any lot.
A pedestrian walkway lying within the dedicated right-of-way
of any street.
A dedicated and opened public thoroughfare which affords
a principal means of access for motorized vehicles to abutting property
and to other streets. The term "street" shall include road, lane,
drive, place, avenue, highway, boulevard or any other thoroughfare
for a similar purpose.
Any person owning a tract or parcel of land to be subdivided.
Any division of a parcel or tract of land into two or more
parts or lots of any size for the purpose of transfer of ownership
or building development. The term includes resubdivision and, when
appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing
or the land subdivided.
A land surveyor certified by the state.
The City Zoning Ordinance.[1]
