For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. A permanent public service way provided in a secondary means of access to abutting lands.
BLOCK. Property abutting on 1 side of a street, and lying between the 2 nearest intersecting or intercepting streets, or between the nearest intersecting or intercepting street and railroad right-of-way, waterway or other definite barrier.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE. The line nearest the front of and across a lot establishing the minimum open space to be provided between the front line of buildings and structures and the front lot line.
CITY ENGINEER. The engineer of the city.
COMMISSION. The City Plan Commission.
COMPREHENSIVE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN. The complete plan, or any of its parts, for the development of the city prepared by the Commission and adopted in accordance with Ch. 174, Acts of 1947, General Assembly of Indiana, as is now or may hereafter be in effect.
CUL-DE-SAC or DEAD-END STREET. A short street having 1 end open to traffic and being terminated by a vehicle turn-around.
EASEMENT. A grant by the property owner of the use of a strip of land by the public, a corporation or persons, for specified purposes.
JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION. The city and the contiguous unincorporated territory shown on a map filed by the City Plan Commission with the Recorder of Clay County.
LOT. A portion of a subdivision, or other parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or development.
MAJOR STREET OR HIGHWAY PLAN or THOROUGHFARE PLAN. The part of the Comprehensive Master Development Plan for the city, now or hereafter adopted which includes a major street and highway plan and sets forth the location, alignment, dimensions, identification and classification of existing and proposed streets, highways and other thoroughfares.
PLACE. An open unoccupied space other than a street or alley, permanently reserved for use as the principal means of access to abutting property.
STREET. A right-of-way, other than an alley, dedicated or otherwise legally established to the public use, usually affording the principal means of access to abutting property. A STREET may be designated as a highway, thoroughfare, parkway, boulevard, road, avenue, land, drive or other appropriate name.
ARTERIAL STREET. A street designated for large volumes of traffic movement. Certain ARTERIAL STREETS may be classes as limited access highways to which entrances and exists are provided only at controlled intersections and access is denied to abutting properties.
FEEDER STREET. A street planned to facilitate the collection of traffic from residential streets, and to provide circulation within neighborhood areas and convenient ways for traffic to reach arterial streets.
RESIDENTIAL STREET. A street designate primarily to provide access to abutting properties, usually residential. Certain RESIDENTIAL STREETS may be marginal access streets parallel to arterial streets, which provide access to abutting property and ways for traffic to reach access points on arterial streets.
SUBDIVIDER. Any person or persons, firm or corporation engaged in developing or improving a tract of land which complies with the definition of a subdivision as defined below.
SUBDIVISION.
(1) The division of any parcel of land into 2 or more parcels, sites or lots, any 1 of which is less than 5 acres in area for the purpose of transfer of ownership, or building development, providing that the division or partition of land into parcels not involving any new streets or easements of access shall not be considered a subdivision; or
(2) The improvement of 1 or more parcels of land for residential, commercial or industrial structures or groups of structures involving the subdivision and allocation of land as streets or other open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease use by owners, occupants or lease holders or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage or other public utilities and facilities.
ZONING CODE. The part of the Master Plan, now or hereafter adopted, which includes an ordinance and Zone Map which divides the jurisdiction of the Commission into districts, with regulations and requirements and procedures for the establishment of land use controls.
(1982 Code, § 154.02) (Ord. 19-1964, passed - -)