For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. A minor way used primarily for vehicular services access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
AREA, GROSS. The entire area within the boundary lines of the territory proposed for subdivisions, including the area to be dedicated for street and alley rights-of-way and public use.
AREA, NET. The entire area within the boundary lines of the territory proposed for subdivisions, less the area to be dedicated for street and rights-of-way and public use.
AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC or ADT. The calculation of average traffic volumes in both directions of travel in a time period greater than one day and less than one year and divided by the number of days in that time period.
BLOCK. An area of land entirely bounded by streets, highways or barriers (except alleys, pedestrian ways or exterior boundaries of a subdivision unless exterior boundary is a street or highway) or a combination of streets, public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, shorelines or waterways or corporate boundary lines.
BOND. A good and sufficient security meeting the requirements of this chapter.
BUILDING LINE. See SETBACK LINE.
COUNTY BOARD. The Franklin County Board.
COUNTY ENGINEER. The Franklin County Engineer.
CUL-DE-SAC. Street having only one end open for traffic and the other end permanently terminated by a turnaround for vehicles.
DESIGN. The arrangement of uses of land and the arrangement of easements, lots and rights-of-ways, including specifications of materials, alignment, grade and width of these elements.
DRAINAGE WAY. A watercourse, gully, dry steam, creek or ditch which carries stormwater runoff, which is subject to flooding or ponding, which is fed by street or building gutters or by storm sewers or which serve the purpose of draining water from the lands adjacent to such watercourse, gully, dry steam, creek or ditch.
EASEMENT. A grant by the property owner for the use of an area of land by the public, corporations or persons for specified uses and purposes.
FRONTAGE. The length of any one property line of a premise that abuts a street.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. The Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department.
IMPROVEMENT. Refers to site grading, street work and utilities (including water, sewer, electric, gas and stormwater) to be installed, or agreed to be installed, by the subdivider on land to be used for public or private streets and easements or other purposes as are necessary for the general use of lot owners in the subdivision. Includes the furnishing of all materials, equipment, work and services such as engineering, staking and supervision necessary to construct all the improvements required in this chapter or any other improvements that may be provided by the subdivider.
IMPROVEMENT PLAN. The engineering plans showing types of materials and construction details for the physical structures and facilities to be installed in, or in conjunction with, the subdivision.
LOT. A parcel of land intended to be separately owned, rented, developed or otherwise used as a unit.
LOT, CORNER. A lot of which at least two adjacent sides abut for their full length upon streets at their intersection.
LOT, DEPTH. The average horizontal distance between the front and the rear lot lines measured in the general direction of the side lot lines.
LOT, INTERIOR. A lot whose side lines do not abut upon any street.
LOT, WIDTH. The horizontal distance between side lot lines measured at a right angle to the general direction of the side lot lines.
LOT LINE, FRONT. The line separating the lot from the street. On a corner lot, the FRONT LOT LINE shall be the frontage having the least dimension.
LOT LINE, REAR. The rear lot line is the lot line most nearly parallel to, and most remote from, the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE. Any lot line other than the front or rear lot line. A corner lot line separating a lot from a street is called a STREET SIDE LOT LINE. A side lot line separating a lot from another lot or lots is called anINTERIOR SIDE LOT LINE.
MINOR SUBDIVISION. A subdivision with all lots with frontage upon an existing street not involving any new streets or other rights-of-way, easements and improvements or other provisions for public areas and facilities.
OWNER. A person having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided. This includes any person or entity having either the dominion and title to the land, a beneficial interest, an equitable interest or a mortgagor’s lien to the land sought to be subdivided.
PERFORMANCE GUARANTEEOR BOND. Any security in cash or equivalent approved by the County Board to guarantee installation of any improvements.
PLAT OFFICER. The person appointed by the County Board to administer the provisions of this chapter.
POST-DEVELOPMENT ADT. The current average daily traffic +10 (number of proposed dwelling units).
RE-SUBDIVISION. See SUBDIVISION.
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTSOR CONTRACTS. Contracts entered into between private parties and constituting a restriction on the use of all private property within a subdivision for the benefit of the property owners and to provide mutual protection against undesirable aspects of development which would tend to impair stability of values.
RIGHT-OF-WAY (R.O.W.). A strip of land over which the owner, by dedication or any other legal means, has granted the right-of-use for streets, alleys, ditches or for any other purpose.
ROADWAY. The entire improved portion of the street, including shoulders, parking lanes, travel ways, curbs and gutters.
SETBACK LINE. A line that is usually parallel to the front, side or rear lot line establishing the minimum space to be provided as the front, side or rear yard.
STREET. A public or private way for the purpose of vehicular traffic. The term includes all facilities which normally occur within the right-of-way. It also includes such other designations for a street as:
(1) Highway;
(2) Thoroughfare;
(3) Parkway;
(4) Throughway;
(5) Road;
(6) Pike;
(7) Avenue;
(8) Boulevard;
(9) Land Place;
(10) Drive; and
(11) Court or otherwise designated, but excluding an alley or a way for pedestrian use only.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed which requires permanent or temporary location on the ground or is attached to something having a permanent or temporary location on the ground.
SUBDIVISION.
(1) The division of land into two or more lots or parcels for the purpose of either immediate or future sale, rental or building development or any other uses or the establishment or dedication of a public street or alley through a tract of land regardless of size. The term
SUBDIVISION shall also include all re-subdivisions of land or lots.
(2) A division of a parcel of land into two or more parts, any of which is less than two acres or any division of land for the establishment or dedication of a road, street or place through a tract of land regardless of size. The term
SUBDIVISION shall also include all re-subdivisions of land or lots.
TERRAIN CLASSIFICATION. For the purpose of design, classifications are as follows:
(1) Level-grade of 0% to 8%;
(2) Rolling-grade of 8.1% to 15%; and
(3) Hilly-grade greater than 15%.
TOPOGRAPHY. The relief features or surface configuration of an area of land.
TRAVEL WAY. The portion of a street used for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes.
(Ord. 2013-04, passed 5-6-2013)