In addition to those terms defined below, and specific terms defined in other Chapters of the Development Code, this Chapter shall incorporate by reference those terms defined in the Subdivision Map Act, section 66414 et seq. of the Government Code.
ALLEY: A public way permanently reserved primarily for vehicular access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
ARTERIAL STREET: A street designated as an arterial street in the General Plan or adopted Specific Plan which, because of its design and location with respect to other streets and other sources of traffic, is used or designed to carry relatively heavy volumes of traffic through an urban area or between urban areas, which serves as an approach to a highway or freeway.
BLOCK: An area of land within a subdivision entirely bounded by any streets (other than alleys) freeways, railroad rights of way, natural barriers, or the exterior boundaries of the subdivision.
CITY ENGINEER: The person appointed to the position of City Engineer of the City of Corcoran by the City Manager or the City Council.
COLLECTOR STREET: A street designated as a collector street in the General Plan or adopted Specific Plan which, because of its location with respect to other streets and other sources of traffic, is used or designed to carry moderately heavy volumes of traffic between portions of urban areas or between arterial streets.
COMMISSION: The Planning Commission of the City of Corcoran.
CONVERSION: The creation of separate ownership of existing real property together with a separate interest in space of residential, industrial or commercial buildings.
COUNTY RECORDER: The County Recorder of the County of Kings.
CUL-DE-SAC: A street having only one outlet for vehicular traffic and which is not intended to be extended or continued to serve future development on adjacent lands.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: The Public Works Department of the City of Corcoran.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: A detailed statement under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), State Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq., describing and analyzing the significant effects of a project. The assessment shall determine pursuant to CEQA the level of analysis required and mitigation measures, if any, which are necessary to avoid such significant effects.
FINAL MAP: A map showing a subdivision for which a tentative and final map is required under the Subdivision Map Act, section 66426 of the Government Code, prepared in compliance with the provisions of this Development Code and the Subdivision Map Act and designed to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
FRONTAGE ROAD: A local street which is parallel and adjacent to an arterial street or limited access highway and which provides access to abutting properties while relieving them of effects of heavy volumes of fast through traffic.
GENERAL PLAN: The General Plan of the City of Corcoran as adopted and amended by the Council.
GOVERNMENT CODE: The Government Code of the State of California.
IMPROVEMENT STANDARD: A specified requirement imposed by this Chapter or the Development Code relating to the installation, modification or removal by the subdivider of a street, sidewalk, utility, well, tree, storm drain or other facility as necessary for the general use by the lot owners of the subdivision and local neighborhood.
LEGISLATIVE BODY: The City Council of the City of Corcoran.
LOCAL STREET: A street which, because of its design and location with respect to other streets, is used primarily for access to abutting properties.
LOT: A parcel of real property with a separate and distinct number or other designation shown on a subdivision map recorded in the office of the County Recorder; or
A parcel of real property delineated on an approved record of survey map or parcel map as filed in the office of the County Clerk Recorder.
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS: A minor shift or rotation of an existing lot line where no additional parcels are created, as approved by the Planning Director.
MERGER: The joining of two (2) or more contiguous parcels of land under one ownership into one parcel.
PARCEL MAP: A map showing a subdivision for which a parcel map is required under Subdivision Map Act section 66426, subdivision (a), (b), (c) or (d) and other subdivisions for which a final map is not required under the Subdivision Map Act prepared in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and the Subdivision Map Act designed to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
REMAINDER: That portion of an existing parcel which is not considered a part of the subdivided land. The remainder is not considered part of the subdivision, pursuant to section 66424.6 of the Map Act, and may be shown on the required maps as part of the surrounding subdivision development. Also referred to as the unsubdivided remainder.
SHALL AND MAY: "Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive.
SPECIFICATIONS: All the standard specifications and standard detailed drawings prepared by the City Engineer and adopted by resolution of the City Council.
SUBDIVISION MAP ACT: The Subdivision Map Act of the State of California, commencing with section 66410 of the California Government Code, hereinafter referred to as the "Map Act".
TENTATIVE MAP: A map prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act to show the design of a proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in and around said proposed subdivision.
ZONING ORDINANCE: The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Corcoran. (Ord. 527, 8-4-1997)