The following terms used in this title shall have the respective meanings hereinafter set forth:
ALLEY: A narrow public or private way which affords a secondary means of access to abutting property. An alley is not intended for general travel and must be less than twenty six feet (26') in width.
BENCH MARK: A mark affixed to a permanent or semipermanent object along a line of survey to furnish a datum level.
BLOCK: A piece of land surrounded by streets or other rights of way other than an alley; or land which is designated as a block on any recorded subdivision plat.
CITY: Ferron City, county of Emery, state of Utah.
CITY COUNCIL: The elected ruling body of Ferron City, Emery County, Utah.
CITY ENGINEER: Any professional civil engineer licensed by the state of Utah and appointed by the city council to accomplish the objectives of this title; provided, that no such person may serve the city and a subdivider simultaneously where he would have to check his own work or the work of a member of his firm in connection with any subdivision in the city.
COLLECTOR STREET: A street which carries traffic to the major street system, and shall have a designated right of way of sixty feet (60').
CROSSWALK OR WALKWAY: A right of way designated for use by pedestrians and not intended for use by motor vehicles of any kind when in use by a pedestrian.
CUL-DE-SAC: A minor street having one open end and being terminated at the other end by a vehicular turnaround.
DEVELOPER: Any legal entity who subdivides a parcel of land. Developer may also be referred to as a subdivider.
DRIVEWAY: A private roadway, the use of which is limited to persons residing, employed at or otherwise using or visiting the lot on which the roadway is located.
EASEMENT: A quantity of land, existing distinct from the ownership of the land, over which a liberty, privilege or advantage in land without profit is granted to the public or some particular person or part of the public.
FEEDER STREET: A street which carries traffic to a collector or major street system and shall have a designated right of way of fifty feet (50').
FINAL PLAT: A subdivision map prepared in accordance with the provisions of this title that is accurately surveyed and with such survey results marked on the ground so that the streets, alleys, lanes, blocks, lots and other divisions thereof can be identified. The final plat is designated to be placed on record in the office of the county recorder.
IMPROVEMENTS: Devices, facilities or utilities required to be constructed or installed in a subdivision. Such improvements may include, but are not limited to, water facilities, sewer facilities, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, drainage facilities, streets, trees, street signs, streetlights, traffic control or safety devices, fire hydrants and such other facilities or construction required by this subdivision title.
LANE: A public or private way which affords primary access to abutting property.
LOT: A portion of a subdivision or land, intended as a unit for building development or transfer of ownership.
MAJOR STREET: A street which serves as a major trafficway, a controlled access highway, major street parkway or other equivalent term to identify those streets comprising the basic structure of the street plan, and shall have a designated right of way of eighty feet (80').
MASTER PLAN: A plan, including maps or reports or both, which has been approved by the city council and the planning commission, which helps to establish lines of current and future planned streets, roads, highways, etc., as provided in Utah Code Annotated, as amended.
OFFICIAL MAP: Any map adopted by the planning commission and/or the city council under the provisions of Utah Code Annotated, as amended.
OWNER: The person, partnership, corporation, or other entity in which is vested the fee simple, unencumbered title of the property to be subdivided, unless otherwise clearly indicated.
PLANNING COMMISSION: The Ferron City planning commission, unless another planning commission is specifically named.
PRELIMINARY PLAT: A map or plan of a proposed land division or subdivision prepared in accordance with the requirements of this title.
SKETCH PLAN: A conceptual drawing of the proposed development prepared in accordance with the requirements of this title.
SUBDIVIDE (And Any Derivative Thereof): Shall have reference to the term "subdivision" as defined herein.
SUBDIVIDER: Any legal entity who subdivides a parcel of land. Subdivider may also be referred to as a developer.
SUBDIVISION: A. Any land that is divided, resubdivided or proposed to be divided into two (2) or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots or other division of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, for offer, sale, lease or development, either on the installment plan or upon any and all plans, terms and conditions.
B. Subdivision includes:
1. The division or development of land whether by deed, metes and bounds description, devise and testacy, lease, map, plat or other recorded instrument; and
2. Divisions of land for all residential and nonresidential uses, including land used or to be used for commercial, agricultural and industrial purposes.
SUBDIVISION OF LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES: A division of a parcel into two (2) or more lots, none of which is smaller than five (5) acres.
SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS: Those requirements that are adopted by the various governing bodies in the city for the necessary proper development of the proposed subdivision.
VARIANCE COMMITTEE: The board of adjustment. (Ord. 8-28-98, 8-28-1998; amd. Ord. 2006-1, 4-13-2006; Ord. 2011-2, 4-28-2011)