For the purpose of this Ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivation, shall have the meaning given in this section. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number.
A. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivation, shall have the meaning given in this section. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number.
1. Alley - is a minor way which is used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties abutting on a street.
2. Applicant - is any person commencing proceedings under this Chapter to effect a subdivision of land for him/herself or for another.
[§ 8-201 A.2, formerly § 8-201 A.31, amended by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
3. Arterial - is a street where heavy volume of fast moving vehicles is provided for. The streets have considerable continuity and are used primarily as traffic arteries for intercommunication among large areas.
[§ 8-201 A.32, formerly § 8-201 A.37, amended by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
4. Boulevard - is the portion of the street right-of-way between the curb line or edge of street and the property line.
5. Boundary Lines - are lines indicating the bounds or limits of any tract or parcel of land.
6. Buildable Area This term shall have the same definition as that contained in Chapter 7A, § 7A-201.A, Paragraph 9B.
[§8-201 A6, formerly § 8-201 A.4a, added by Ord. No. 89-15, effective December 29, 1989.]
7. Buildable Area, Future - A Future Buildable Area is defined in Chapter 7A, § 7A-201.A., Paragraph 9C., and has the same meaning in this Chapter 8.
[§ 8-201 A.7, formerly § 8-201 A.4b, added by Ord. No. 91-2, effective June 12, 1992.]
8. Butt-Lot - is a lot at the end of a block and located between two corner lots.
9. Collector Street - is a street which carries traffic from minor streets to an arterial. It includes the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such a development.
[§ 8-201 A.9, formerly § 8-201 A.6, amended by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
10. Corner Lot - is the lot or lots within a plat and situated at the corners so that they are bounded on two sides by streets. This term applies to any lot within the plat at street intersections and bounded on two sides by streets.
11. Cul-de-Sac - is a permanent, terminal, minor street with only one outlet and having a turn around.
[§ 8-201 A.11, formerly § 8-201 A.8, amended by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
12. Double Frontage Lots - are those which have a front line abutting on one street and a back or rear line abutting on another street.
13. Easement - is a grant by an owner of land for the specific use of land by the public generally, or to a person or persons.
14. Engineer - is that person appointed by the City Council to advise the City Council on engineering matters. The engineer shall be directly and solely responsible to the City Council, even though his/her fee may be paid by the applicant according to the terms of this Ordinance.
[§ 8-201 A.14, formerly § 8-201 A.11, amended by Ord. No. 01-08 effective January 17, 2002.]
15. Final Plat - is the final map, drawing or chart on which the applicant's plan of subdivision is presented to the City Council for approval and which, if approved, will be submitted to the County Recorder or Registrar of Titles.
16. Frontage - is the width of a lot or building site measured on the line separating it from a public street or way.
17. Hammerhead Street - is a permanent street with only one outlet, which is aligned to connect with potential future streets, and extends either to the lot or subdivision line or to easements which extend to the lot or subdivision line if necessary to provide for connection to potential future streets.
[§ 8-201 A.17, formerly § 8-201 A.14, amended to add definition by Ord. No. 00-03 effective July 6, 2000, and amended by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
18. Hazardous Substances - means hazardous waste, toxic substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum products, asbestos or related materials and also includes, but is not limited to, substances defined as "hazardous substances" or "toxic substances" in the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1989, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601, et seq. (Federal Superfund Act) as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Re-Authorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. sec. a6901, et seq., Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991, et seq., or as "hazardous substance," "hazardous waste" or "pollutant or contaminant" in the Environmental Response and Liability Act, Minn. Stat. Sec. 115B.01, et seq., as amended, or the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act, Minn. Chapter 115C, as amended.
[§ 8-201 A.18, added by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002, amended by Ord. No. 09-03, effective March 5, 2009.]
19. Lot - is an area, parcel, tract, or portion of land which is separate from other parcels of land, and has been legally described:
(a) As an individual parcel by metes and bounds description in a recorded instrument of conveyance; or,
(b) By recorded plat; or
(c) By government survey; or
(d) By Auditor's Subdivision, or by Auditor's property tax identification number (unless such Auditor's property tax identification number is assigned to two or more noncontiguous and nonconterminous parcels of land).
20. The words "lot", "area", "parcel", and "tract" are synonymous and may be used interchangeably. For the purposes of this chapter, a "single lot" or a "single parcel" or a "parcel of record" shall be the whole parcel that is identified by at least one of the above definitions of "lot."
[§ 8-201 A20, formerly § 8-201 A.13 and 14, amended by Ord. No. 83 3, effective July 1, 1983.]
21. Marginal Access Street - is a minor street which is parallel and adjacent to an arterial and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
[§ 8-201 A.21, formerly § 8-201 A.16, amended by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
22. Minor Street - is a street of limited continuity used primarily for access to the abutting properties and the local needs of a neighborhood.
23. Minimum Subdivision Design Standards - are the guides, principles and specifications for the preparation of a subdivision plan indicating among other things, the minimum and maximum dimensions of the various elements set forth in the preliminary plat.
24. Out-Lots - are those which are so situated within the boundaries of a block that the side line coincides with the back lines of a lot or lots facing another street.
25. Owner - is 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 under this Ordinance.
[§ 8-201 A.25, formerly § 8-201 A.20, amended by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
26. Pedestrian Way - is the right-of-way across or within a block for use by pedestrian traffic.
27. Person - is any individual, firm, association, syndicate, or partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity.
28. Planning Commission - is the Planning Commission of the City of Columbus.
29. Preliminary Plat - is the preliminary map, drawing or chart indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Commission and the City Council for their consideration.
30. Private Street - is a street serving as vehicular access to no more than two parcels of land that is owned by one or more private parties, and the care and maintenance of which is established on a document recorded in the office of the Anoka County Recorder.
[§ 8-201 A.30, formerly § 8-201 A. 25, amended by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
31. Reserve Strips - are narrow strips of land usually withheld from the street right-of-way to form a barrier between certain property and the public street or arterial.
[§ 8-201 A.31, formerly § 8-201 A.26, amended by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
32. Right-of-Way - is land dedicated for public or private vehicular or pedestrian travel or for public or private utilities.
33. Setback - the minimum horizontal distance between a building and public right of way, lot line, road easement, ordinary high water level, bluff line or other referenced feature that any building may be placed, as measured from the lot line or feature to the closest point of the structure, except as provided within this Chapter.
[§ 8-201 A.33, formerly § 8-201 A.28, amended by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
34. Setback Line - a line established by Chapter 7A of the zoning ordinance, generally parallel with and measured from the lot line or edge of the public right of way, defining the limits of a required yard, in which no building or structure can exist, with the exception of signs and fences, and in cases where they may be specifically provided for in this Chapter or Chapter 7 - the Zoning Ordinance.
[§ 8-201 A.34, added by Ord, No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
35. Street - is a way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, or arterial, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, land, place or however otherwise designated.
[§ 8-201 A.35, formerly § 8-201 A.29, amended by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
36. Street-Width - is the shortest distance between the lines delineating the right-of-way of a street.
37. Subdivision - the separation of a lot, parcel, or tract of land under single ownership 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 combination thereof, or, if a new street is involved, any division of a parcel of land, except the following:
(a) Where all the resulting parcels, tracts, or lots, or interests will be 20 acres or larger in size and 500 feet in width;
(b) Creating cemetery lots;
(c) Resulting from court orders, or the adjustment of a lot line by the relocation of a common boundary, provided the relocation is no greater than an average of 20 feet in width along the length of the adjusted portion of the common boundary and that the resulting parcels meet the design standards of the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 7A) and these subdivision regulations.
The term "subdivision" includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing, or, to the land subdivided, or, to the platted subdivision of record.
[§ 8-201 A.37, formerly § 8-201 A.32, amended by Ord. No. 83-3, effective July 1, 1983, and Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
38. City - is the City of Columbus in Anoka County, Minnesota.
39. City Council - is the City Council of the City of Columbus.
40. Yard, Required - a portion of the front yard, side yard, or rear yard which is required by setbacks.
[§ 8-201 A.40, added by Ord. No. 01-08, effective January 17, 2002.]
41. Zoning - is the regulation of the use of land within the City including buildings and structures for certain purposes together with other limitations such as height, bulk, lot size and other stipulated requirements.
[§ 8-201 amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007.]