10-1-3: DEFINITIONS:
For the purpose of this title, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
ALLEY: A minor public way providing secondary access at the back or side of a property.
CITY: The city of Eden, Idaho.
COUNTY RECORDER: The office of the county recorder of Jerome County, Idaho.
CROSSWALK: A right of way dedicated to public use which cuts across a block to facilitate pedestrian access to adjacent streets and properties.
CUL-DE-SAC: A dead end street provided with turnaround space at its terminus.
DEAD END STREET: A street connecting to another street at one end only and not having provision for vehicular turnaround at its terminus.
EASEMENT: A grant of the right to use land for specific purposes.
ENGINEER: The city engineer of the city of Eden.
LOT: A portion of a recorded subdivision intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development.
MASTER PLAN: A planning map of the city of Eden, Idaho, and the land area within one mile of the city, showing the existing zoning and street layout together with the future zoning and street layout as planned and proposed by the city to secure and maintain an orderly growth and expansion program.
OWNER: An individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership or corporation having sufficient proprietary interest in land to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings under this title.
PLAT, FINAL: A plan of a subdivision dedication or any portion thereof prepared for filing and recording by the Jerome County recorder and containing those elements and requirements set forth in section 10-3-2 of this title. A final plat, upon its being filed and recorded by the Jerome County recorder, shall thereafter be known as an authorized plat, subdivision or dedication.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY: A preliminary plan of a proposed subdivision or dedication, containing the elements and requirements set forth in chapter 2 of this title.
SHALL: Designates a mandatory requirement.
STREET: A right of way which provides vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties, the dedication of which has been officially accepted by the council. The term "street" includes also the terms highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, and other such terms.
STREET, ARTERIAL: A street designated as an arterial street by the council. It is the primary purpose of an arterial street to carry fast or heavy traffic.
STREET, COLLECTOR: A street designated as a collector street by the council. A collector street has the primary purpose of carrying traffic from minor streets to other collector streets and arterial streets.
STREET, FRONTAGE: A minor street, parallel to and adjacent to an arterial street, which has the primary purpose of providing access to abutting properties.
STREET, RESIDENTIAL: It is the purpose of a minor street to provide access to abutting properties.
SUBDIVIDER: An individual, corporation, firm or group who undertakes the subdividing of a lot, tract or parcel of land for the purpose of transfer of ownership or development, and including dedication of streets or changes in street or lot lines.
SUBDIVISION: The division of a developed or undeveloped tract of land laid out or to be laid out into more than two (2) building lots, which may or may not include streets, highways, alleys or other land intended to be dedicated to the public use.
UTILITIES: Installations for conducting water, sewage, gas or electricity and similar facilities providing service to and used by the public. (Ord. 96-7, 11-11-1996)