For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and terms are defined.
1. “Alley” means a public right-of-way which affords a secondary means of access to abutting property.
2. “Block” means an area of land within a subdivision that is entirely bounded by streets or by streets and an exterior boundary or boundaries of the subdivision.
3. “Building line” means a line on a plat between which line and a street no building or structure may be erected.
4. “City Engineer” means the person or persons hired by the City, either full time or part time, with the authority to perform the official inspections and other functions designated by the Council necessary for the enforcement of the regulations set forth in this chapter.
5. “Collector street” means the street or thoroughfare which carries traffic from minor streets to the major system of arterial streets and highways, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such a development.
6. “Commission” means the City Plan and Zoning Commission.
7. “Comprehensive plan” means the comprehensive plan adopted by the Council, known as the “Comprehensive Plan for Ankeny,” together with all changes and amendments thereto which are adopted from time to time.
8. “Cul-de-sac” means a minor street having one end open to traffic, the other being permanently terminated by a vehicle turnaround.
9. “Design standards” means the specification to land owners or subdividers for the preparation of plats, indicating, among other things, the optimum, minimum and maximum dimensions of such items as rights-of-way, blocks, easements, and lots.
10. “Easement” means a grant by a property owner of the use of land for construction or maintenance of facilities in accordance with the comprehensive plan, together with all changes and amendments thereto which are adopted from time to time.
11. “Lot” means a portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended for building development or for transfer of ownership.
12. “Major thoroughfare street” means any street which is used primarily for fast, intense volume, mixed vehicular through traffic.
13. “Marginal-access street” means any minor street which is parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways, and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
14. “Minor street” means a street used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
15. “Outlot” means a portion of a platted subdivision or other parcel of land not intended by its owner for immediate building development.
16. “Plat” means a graphic presentation on which a plan for the division of land is presented and which is submitted for approval and subsequent action.
17. “Roadway” means the paved area within a street right-of-way available or to be available for vehicular traffic, including all curb and gutter facilities.
18. “Street” means the right-of-way or easement which serves or is to serve as a vehicular and pedestrian access to abutting lands.
19. “Subdivider” means any person, partnership, corporation, trustee, trust or other legal entity commencing proceedings under this title to effect a subdivision of land.
20. “Subdivision” means the division of land into three or more lots for the purpose, whether immediate or future, for transfer of ownership or building development; or any change in existing street lines or public easements. The term includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to context, shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided.