For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Other words not included in this section will have the meaning defined in the Minnesota State Statutes. Other words not so defined shall the meaning customarily associated with them.
ALLEY A right-of-way designed to serve as a secondary access to the side or rear of lot.
BLOCK. The enclosed area within the perimeter of roads, property lines or boundaries of the subdivision.
BOULEVARD. The portion of the street right-of-way between the curb line and the property line.
BUTT LOT. A lot at the end of a block and located between two corner lots.
CITY. The City of Cologne.
CITY COUNCIL. The governing body of the City of Cologne.
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT. A subdivision development planned and constructed so as to group comprehensive plan housing units into relatively tight patterns while providing a unified network of open spaces and wooded areas, and meeting the overall density regulations of this chapter and the zoning ordinance.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. A compilation of policy statements, goals, standards and maps indicating the general locations recommended for the various functional classes of land use, places and structures, and for the general physical development of the city.
CONTOUR MAP. A map on which irregularities of land surface are shown by lines connecting points of equal elevations. CONTOUR INTERVAL is the vertical height between contour lines.
CORNER LOT. A lot bordered on at least two sides by streets.
COUNTY. Carver County, Minnesota.
COUNTY BOARD. The Carver County Board of Commissioners.
COVENANTS. Restrictions, usually recorded, which govern uses and dimensional standards of land or structures or both.
CUL DE SAC. A local street which has no connection to other streets and includes a terminus designed to allow the convenient reversal of motor vehicles in one continuous movement.
DESIGN STANDARDS. The requirements and specifications for the preparation of plats, planned unit developments, private improvements to land and public improvements, including but not limited to streets, pedestrian ways and utilities.
DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOTS. Lots which have a front line abutting on one street and a back or rear line abutting on another street.
DRAINAGE COURSE. A water course or indenture for the drainage of surface water.
EASEMENT A grant by an owner of land for a specific use by persons other than the owner.
FINAL PLAT. The final map or drawing of a subdivision meeting requirements of this chapter and those of Carver County.
FRONTAGE ROAD. A local street parallel to and adjacent to a highway or major thoroughfare, designed to provide direct access to land in lieu of direct access to the land from highways or major thoroughfares.
LOT. A unit of a platted subdivision of land or registered land survey having frontage on a public street.
METES and BOUNDS. A description of real property which is not described by reference to a lot or block shown on a map, but is described by starting at a known point and describing the bearings and distances of the lines forming the boundaries of the property or delineates a fractional portion of a section, lot or area by described lines or portions thereof.
OUTLOT. A remnant parcel created in the platting process which is intended for public use, protected open space or future replatting, but it is not created for private development.
OWNER. A person or legal entity having title or rights to the title of land.
PARK. Public land in the city utilized for active or passive recreational purposes or natural resource management.
PEDESTRIAN WAY. A public right-of-way or easement across or within a block, to be used by pedestrians.
PLAT. A map or drawing which graphically delineates the boundary of land parcels for the purpose of identification and record of title. The plat is a recorded legal document and must conform to all Minnesota State Laws.
PRELIMINARY PLAT. The preliminary map, drawing or chart indicating the proposed layout of a subdivision of land.
PRIVATE STREET . A street serving as vehicular access to two or more parcels of land which is not dedicated to the public but is owned by one or more private parties.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. Land dedicated for public use, including but not limited to streets, pedestrian ways and authorized utilities.
SKETCH PLAN. A drawing showing the conceptual subdivision of property.
STREET. A public way for vehicles and pedestrians.
SUBDIVISION. The division of any parcel of land into two or more parcels of land.
ZONING ORDINANCE. The City of Cologne zoning ordinance.
(Ord. 141, passed 7-7-1997, Ord. passed 4- -2007)