For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. The public right-of-way which affords a secondary means of access to abutting property.
BLOCK. An area of land within a subdivision that is entirely bounded by streets, or by streets and the exterior boundary or boundaries of the subdivision, or a combination of the above with a river or lake.
BUILDING PERMIT. The building permit required under the Building Code of the city.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The group of maps, charts and texts that make up the comprehensive guide plan of the city.
DESIGN STANDARDS. The specifications to land owners or subdividers for the preparation of plats, both preliminary and final, indicating among other things, the optimum, minimum or maximum dimensions of the items as right-of-way, blocks, easements and lots.
EASEMENT. A grant by a property owner for the use of a strip of land for the purpose of constructing and maintaining utilities, including, but not limited to, sanitary sewers, water mains, electric lines, telephone lines, TV and FM transmission lines, storm sewer or storm drainage ways and gas lines.
EASEMENT, SLOPE. A grant by a property owner for the use of a strip of land for the purpose of constructing a slope or grade transition from the existing property grade to a new street grade.
FINAL PLAT. A drawing or map of a subdivision, meeting all the requirements of the city and in a form as required by the county for purposes of recording.
INTERSECTION, STREET. The point of crossing of two or more streets.
OWNER. The plural as well as the singular, and where appropriate shall include a natural person, partnership, firm, association, public or quasi-public corporation, private corporation or a combination of any of them.
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS. Public lands and open spaces in the city dedicated or reserved for recreation purposes.
PEDESTRIAN WAY. A public or private right-of-way across a block or within a block to provide access, to be used by pedestrians and which may be used for the installation of utility lines.
PERCENTAGE OF GRADE. On street centerline means the distance vertically (up or down) from the horizontal in feet and tenths of a foot for each 100 feet of horizontal distance.
PLANNING COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the city.
PLOT. A portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended for building development or for transfer of ownership.
PRELIMINARY PLAT. A tentative drawing or map of a proposed subdivision meeting requirements herein enumerated.
PROTECTIVE COVENANTS. Contracts made between private parties as to the manner in which land may be used, with the view to protecting and preserving the physical and economic integrity of any given areas.
STREET WIDTH. The shortest distance between lines of lots delineating the street right-of-way.
STREETS OR THOROUGHFARES (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY). Arterial streets which are used primarily for heavy traffic, and serving as an arterial trafficway between the various districts of the community, as shown on the Comprehensive Plan.
(1) COLLECTOR STREET. Those that carry traffic from minor streets to the major system of thoroughfares and highways, including the principal entrance streets of residential districts, as shown on the Comprehensive Plan.
(2) CUL-DE-SAC STREET. A minor street with only one outlet and having an appropriate terminal for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic movement.
(3) MARGINAL ACCESS STREET. Minor streets which are parallel and adjacent to thoroughfares and highways; and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
(4) MINOR STREET. Those which are used primarily for access to abutting properties.
(5) PRIVATE STREET. A private right-of-way affording access by pedestrians and vehicles which is under individual rather than municipal control.
SUBDIVISION. A described tract of land which is to be or has been divided into two or more lots or parcels, any of which resultant parcels is less than two and one-half acres in area, for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development or, if a new street is involved, any division of a parcel of land. The term includes “resubdivision” and, where it is appropriate to the context, relates either to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided.
TANGENT. A straight line which is perpendicular to the radius of a curve where a tangent meets a curve.
TRACT. A parcel of land intended for division or development of a subdivision.
USGS DATUM. United States Geodetic Survey Datum.
VERTICAL CURVE. The surface curvature on a street centerline located between lines of different percentage of grade.
(2002 Code, § 7.72) (Ord. 325, effective 12-11-1965)