For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates, or requires, a different meaning.
ALLEY. A public way or thoroughfare not more than 20 feet wide, providing a secondary means of access to private property.
BLOCK. A parcel of land bounded by three or more streets in a subdivision.
BUILDING LINES. The lines indicated on the subdivision plat or otherwise described, limiting the area upon which structures may be erected.
COUNCIL. The City Council of the city.
CORNER LOT. A lot or portion thereof situated at the intersection of two or more streets.
CURB LINE. The line indicating the edge of the vehicular roadway within the overall right-of-way.
EASEMENT. The grant of a right of use across or through a block or tract.
LOT. A parcel or tract of land occupied, or to be occupied, by a building or unit group of buildings, and accessory buildings, together with any yards or open spaces as are required by this chapter, and having a frontage upon a street.
OWNER. The owner of record of real property, as shown on the latest tax rolls of the county or by the deed records of the county, or a person who is purchasing a parcel of property under a written contract of sale.
PERSON. Unless the context indicates otherwise, includes an individual, partnership, corporation, both public and private, association, or club.
PLAT. Includes a final map, diagram, drawing, replat, or other writing containing all the descriptions, locations, specifications, dedications, provisions, and information concerning a subdivision.
RESERVE BLOCK. A strip of land, usually one foot in width, extending across the end of a street or alley and terminating at the boundary of a subdivision, or a strip of land between a dedicated street of less than full width and adjacent acreage, in either case, reserved or held for future street extension or widening.
STREET. A right-of-way which provides access to adjacent properties for vehicular, pedestrian, public utilities, and other uses. The term STREET shall include designations such as highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, court, place, or other terms.
SUBDIVIDER. Any individual, firm, or group who undertakes the subdivision of a parcel of land for the purpose of transfer of ownership or development and including changes in street or lot lines.
SUBDIVISION. As applied to these regulations, the term means to partition a parcel of land into four or more parcels for the purpose of transfer of ownership or buildings development, either immediate or future, when the parcel exists as a unit or contiguous units under a single ownership as shown on the tax roll for the year preceding the partitioning.
(Prior Code, § 152.02) (Ord. 348, passed 3-20-1972)