As used in these subdivision regulations:
(a) "Average Recurrence Interval" means the average interval in years between storm water flows of a given magnitude, or greater, over a period of time, such as 100 years.
(b) "Council" means the legislative body of Canal Fulton, Ohio.
(c) "Crosswalk" means a right of way, dedicated to public pedestrian use, which cuts across a long block.
(d) "Cul-de-sac" means a dead-end street of short length having one end open to traffic and the other end terminating in a vehicular turn-around.
(e) "Dead-end street" means a street temporarily having only one outlet for vehicular traffic and intended to be extended or continued in the future.
(f) "Easement" means a grant by the owner of the land for the specified use of such land to a person or persons or to the public.
(g) "Flood Hazard" indicates overflow water having sufficient velocity to transport debris, to scour the surface soil or to dislodge or damage buildings. It also indicates erosion of the banks of watercourses.
(h) "Flood Plain" means that portion of a river or creek valley adjacent to the river or creek channel which is covered with water when the river or creek overflows its banks at flood stage.
(i) "General Development Plan" means that plan adopted by the Canal Fulton Council which includes the plan of major streets or highways.
(j) "Improvements" means street pavements, with or without curbs or gutters, grading, surfacing, sidewalks, crosswalks, water mains, sanitary and storm sewers, and other appropriate items.
(k) "Inundation" means standing water, or water in motion, of sufficient depth to damage property due to the mere presence of water or to deposition of silt.
(l) "Lot, parcel" means a division of land separated or proposed to be separated from other divisions of land by description on a recorded subdivision plat, recorded survey map, or by metes and bounds, for purposes of sale, lease, or separate use, and having frontage on a public or private dedicated street.
(m) "Lot, corner" means a lot at the point of intersection of and abutting on two intersecting streets.
(n) "Lot, double-frontage" means a lot, other than a corner lot, that abuts more than one street.
(o) "Monuments" means permanent concrete or iron markers used to establish definitely all lines of the plat of a subdivision, including all lot corners, boundary line corners, and points of change in street alignment.
(p) "Planning Commission" means the Planning Commission of Canal Fulton, Ohio.
(q) "Performance Bond, Surety Bond, and Maintenance Bond" means an agreement by and between a subdivider or developer and a bonding company in favor of and in such form as approved by the Council, on file in the Municipal Building for the amount of estimated construction cost guaranteeing the completion of physical improvements according to plans and specifications within the time prescribed by the subdivider's agreement and for an amount of the estimated maintenance cost of the completed physical improvements for the period of time provided in these regulations.
(r) "Plat."
(1) "Preliminary Plat" means a drawing for the purpose of study of a subdivision and, when approved, permits proceeding with the preparation of a final plat.
(2) "Final Plat" means a final map of all or a portion of a subdivision which, when approved, shall be in a form suitable for recording.
(s) "Right of way" means the strip of land taken or dedicated for use as a public way. In addition to the roadway, it normally incorporates the curbs, lawn strips, sidewalks, lighting, and drainage facilities, and may include special features (required by the topography or treatment) as grade separation, landscaped areas, viaducts, and bridges.
(t) "Roadway" means that portion of a highway, including shoulders, for vehicular use. A divided highway has two or more roadways.
(u) "Shoulder" means the portion of the roadway contiguous with the traveled way for the accommodation of stopped vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support of base and surface courses.
(v) "Sidewalk" means that portion of the road right of way, outside the roadway, which is improved for the use of pedestrian traffic.
(w) "Street, thoroughfare, or road" means a public or private right of way for vehicular and pedestrian use.
(1) "Freeway" means a divided multi-lane highway for through traffic with all crossroads separated in grade and with full control of access.
(2) "Expressway" means a divided arterial highway (not a freeway) for through traffic with full or partial control of access, medians, at grade intersections, and some grade separations.
(3) "Arterial" means a general term denoting a highway primarily for through traffic usually on a continuous route. This facility provides for through traffic movement between areas, across the county and to and from expressways. An arterial also provides access to abutting property, but parking and loading may be restricted to improve the capacity for moving traffic.
(4) "Collector" means a street providing for traffic movement between major arterials and local streets, and direct access abutting property. This facility provides for the internal traffic movement within an area of the county.
(5) "Local" means a street or road whose present function is to provide access to residence, business, or other abutting property. A local moves a vehicle from an individual property to the nearest collector street.
(x) "Subdivider" means any person, persons or corporation or duly authorized agent who undertakes the subdivision of land as defined in Ohio R.C. 711.001.
(y) "Subdivision." In accordance with Ohio R.C. 711.001, subdivision means:
(1) The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into two or more parcels, sites, or lots, any one of which is less than five acres for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership provided, however, that the division of partition of land into parcels of more than five acres not involving any new streets or easements of access, and the sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners, where such sale or exchange does not create additional building sites, shall be exempted; or
(2) The improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential, commercial or industrial structures or groups of structures involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening, or extension of any street or streets, except private streets serving industrial structures; the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage or other public facilities.
(z) "Vicinity Map" means a drawing at a reduced scale located on the preliminary plat which show legibly, by dimension and/or other means, enough area beyond the bounds of the proposed subdivision to locate and orient the subdivision within Stark County.
(aa) "Watershed" means the drainage basin in which the subdivision drains or that land whose drainage is affected by the subdivision.
(Ord. 25-1980. Passed 9-2-80.)