For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. A public right-of-way which affords a secondary means of access to abutting property.
BLOCK. An area of land within a subdivision which is entirely bounded by streets or by a combination of streets, railroad right-of-way, public parks, or cemeteries, the exterior boundary or boundaries of the subdivision, or the shoreline of the above with a river or lake.
BOULEVARD. That portion of the street right-of-way between the curb line and the property line.
BUILDING LINE. A line parallel to a lot line or the ordinary high water level at the required setback beyond which a structure may not extend.
BUTT LOT. A lot at the end of a block and located between two corner lots.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP). An itemized program setting forth the schedule and details of specific contemplated public improvements by fiscal year, together with their estimated cost, the justification for each improvement, the impact that such improvements will have on the current operating expense of the government, and such other information on capital improvements as may be pertinent.
CROSSWALK or PEDESTRIAN WAY. A publicly owned right-of-way which crosses a block and furnishes pedestrian access to adjacent streets or properties.
CUL-DE-SAC. A local street with only one outlet and having an appropriate terminus for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic movement.
DEPARTMENT. Refer to the Zoning Code regulations, Chapter 152 of this code of ordinances.
EASEMENT. A grant or authorization by a property owner for the use of a designated part of his or her property, by the public, a corporation, or persons for a specific purpose such as the construction of utilities, drainage ways and roadways.
ENGINEER. The County Engineer or a consultant engineer employed by the county.
ESCROW. The deposition of funds in an account maintained by the governmental unit specifically for the purpose of ensuring fulfillment of certain obligations assumed pursuant to this chapter.
FLEXIBLE ZONING TECHNIQUES. Zoning which permits the use of land and density of buildings and structures different from those which are allowed by right in the zoning district in which the land is situated. Some examples are planned unit developments, group housing projects, average or density zoning projects.
FRONTAGE, HAVE FRONTAGE ON, FRONT ON. Abut, immediately adjacent to.
GOVERNING BODY. County Board of Carver County.
GRADE, PERCENTAGE OF. The rise or fall of a street in feet and tenths of a foot for each 100 feet of horizontal distance measured at the center line of the street.
IMPROVEMENT, LOT. Any building, structure, work of art, or other object, or improvement of the land on which they are situated constituting a physical betterment of real property, or any part of such betterment. Certain lot improvements may require bonding under the provisions of this chapter.
IMPROVEMENT, PUBLIC. Any drainage facility, roadway, parkway, park, sidewalk, pedestrian way, tree, lawn, off-street parking area, lot improvement or other facility for which the local government may ultimately assume the responsibility for maintenance and operation, or which may affect an improvement for which county responsibility is established.
LOT. The smallest unit of a subdivision individually numbered or designated on the plat for purposes of description, recording, conveyance, development and taxation. The terms LOT, PARCEL, and TRACT are synonymous.
LOT, CORNER. A lot situated at the intersection of two streets.
LOT DEPTH. The mean horizontal distance between a street right-of-way line and the opposite rear line of the lot measured in the general direction of the side lot lines.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE. A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.
LOT LINE. A lot line is a property line bounding a lot except that where any portion of a lot extends into or abuts the public right-of-way or a proposed public right-of-way, the nearest line of such public right-of-way shall be the lot line for applying this chapter.
LOT WIDTH. The horizontal distance between the side lot lines of a lot measured at the location of the principal building and at the road right-of-way line or ordinary high water level.
MINIMUM SUBDIVISION DESIGN STANDARDS. The guides, principles and specifications for the preparation of subdivision plans indicating among other things, the minimum and maximum dimensions of the various elements set forth in the preliminary plat.
ORDINARY HIGH WATER LEVEL. Refer to the Zoning Code regulations, Chapter 152 of this code of ordinances.
OUTLOT. A parcel of land shown on a subdivision plat as an outlot, and designated alphanumerically, for example - Outlot A. Outlots are used to designate one of the following: land that is part of the subdivision but is to be subdivided into lots and blocks at a later date; land that is to be used for a specific purpose as designated in a development contract or other agreement between the county and the subdivider; or for a public purpose.
OWNER. Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under these regulations.
PERSON. Shall include both female and male and shall also extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate and partnerships and other unincorporated associations.
PLAT. The drawing or map of a subdivision prepared for filing of record pursuant to M.S. Chapter 505, as it may be amended from time to time, and containing all elements and requirements set forth in applicable local regulations adopted pursuant to M.S. § 562.358 and Chapter 505, as they may be amended from time to time.
PLAT, FINAL. The final map, drawing or chart on which the subdivider’s plan or subdivision is presented to the County Board for approval and which, if approved, will be submitted to the County Recorder/Registrar of Titles.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY. The preliminary map, drawing or chart indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Commission and County Board for their consideration for compliance with the county plan and these regulations along with required supporting data.
PLATTING OFFICER. The manager of the Department assigned to perform the duties so outlined in this chapter.
PROTECTIVE/RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. Documents filed in the office of the County Recorder/Registrar of Titles which constitute a restriction on the property in the subdivision.
REGISTERED ENGINEER. An engineer properly licensed and registered in the state.
REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR. A land surveyor properly licensed and registered in the state.
RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY. The unit of government or other organization as designated in a developer’s agreement that will be responsible for the operation and/or maintenance of an improvement within a subdivision plat.
RESUBDIVISION. A change in a map of an approved or recorded subdivision plat if such change affects any street layout on such map or area reserved thereon for public use, or any lot line or if it affects any map or plan legally recorded prior to the adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, railroad, road, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, watermain, sanitary or storm sewer main, shade trees, or for another special use. The usage of the term RIGHT-OF-WAY for land platting
purposes shall mean that every right-of-way hereafter established and shown on a final plat is to be separate and distinct from the lots or parcels adjoining such right-of-way and not included within the dimensions or areas of such lots or parcels. Rights-of-way intended for streets, crosswalks, watermain, sanitary sewers, storm drains, shade trees, or any other use involving maintenance by a public agency shall be dedicated to public use by the make of the plat on which such right-of-way is established.
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTH. The distance between property lines measured at right angles or radially to the centerline of the street.
SETBACK. The minimum horizontal distance between a structure, sewage treatment system, or other facility, and an ordinary high water level, sewage treatment system, top of bluff, road, highway, property line, or other facility.
SHORELAND. Land located within the following distance from public waters: 1,000 feet from the ordinary high water level of a lake, pond or flowage and 300 feet from a river or stream as shown on the Carver County Zoning Map; or the landward extent of a floodplain designated by ordinance of such a river or stream, whichever is greater. The practical limits of shorelands may be less than statutory limits wherever the waters involved are bounded by natural topographic divides which extend landward from the waters for lesser distances and when approved by the Commissioner of Natural Resources.
STREET, ARTERIAL. A street of considerable continuity, which is used primarily for heavy through traffic between major traffic generation areas. Arterial streets are designated in the comprehensive plan.
STREET, COLLECTOR. A feeder street as designated in the comprehensive plan which provides connection primarily between arterial streets or arterial streets and minor streets. Collector streets include the principal entrance streets of a residential development and the principal streets for circulation within such development.
STREET, CUL-DE-SAC. A comparatively short minor street having one end open to traffic and the other end permanently terminated by a vehicular turn-around.
STREET, LOCAL. A minor street, the principal function of which is to provide access to individual parcels of property. Culs-de-sac and marginal access streets are to be considered local streets.
STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS SERVICE STREET OR FRONTAGE ROAD. A minor street which is parallel and adjacent to a highway or an arterial street and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
STREET WIDTH. The width of the improved surface of the street as measured at right angles or radially to the centerline of the street from curb face to curb face, or on a street without curbs from the outside edge of the improved shoulder to outside edge of improved shoulder.
SUBDIVIDER. A person, owner, applicant, or developer who submits a plat for the purpose of land subdivision as defined herein. The subdivider may be the owner or authorized agent of the owner of the land to be subdivided.
SUBDIVISION. The separation of an area, parcel, or tract of land into two or more parcels, tracts, lots, or long-term leasehold interests where the creation of the leasehold interest necessitates the creation of streets, roads, or alleys, for residential, commercial, industrial, or other use or any combination thereof, except those separations:
(1) Where all the resulting parcels, tracts, or interests will be 20 acres or larger in size and 500 feet in width for residential or agricultural uses and 5 acres or larger in size for commercial and industrial uses;
(2) Creating cemetery lots;
(3) Resulting from court orders, or the adjustment of a lot line by the relocation of a common boundary.
ZONING CODE. The ordinance so named, and any amendments thereto, adopted by the county regulating the use of land within the unincorporated areas of the county.
(Ord. 33, § 13.0, passed 1-21-92; Am. Ord. 70-2010, passed 1-25-11)