For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. A public or private right-of-way shown on a plat which provides secondary access to a lot, block or parcel of land.
BLOCK. A city square, also the length of one side of such a square.
CAPTION. The name by which the plat is legally and commonly known.
COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the city.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The Master Plan or Development Plan which has been adopted by the Planning Commission as specified in Public Act 285 of 1931, as amended, being M.S.A. §§ 5.2991 through 5.3005.
COUNTY PLAT BOARD. The register of deeds, who shall act as Chairperson; the County Clerk, who shall act as secretary; and the County Treasurer. If the offices of the County Clerk and register of deeds have been combined, the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors shall be a member of the Plat Board and shall act as Chairperson. In a county where a Board of Auditors is authorized by law such Board may elect to serve on the County Plat Board by adopting a resolution so ordering. A copy of the recorded resolution shall be sent to the State Treasurer.
CUL-DE-SAC. A minor street with only one open end with the other end being terminated by a vehicular turnaround.
EASEMENT. A nonprofitable interest in land owned by another that entitles its holder to a specific limited public or private use.
ENGINEER. The resident or consulting engineer designated as the official for the city.
FINAL PLAT. An instrument by which the subdivision is recorded.
FLOOD PLAIN. That area of land adjoining the channel of a river, stream, water course, lake or other similar body of water which will be inundated by a flood which can reasonably be expected for that region.
GOVERNING BODY. The City Council of the city.
GOVERNMENT SURVEY. The land surveyed, subdivided and monumented by the United States public land survey.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. The state, city, county or District Health Department having jurisdiction.
HIGHWAY. A major traffic carrier designated as an interstate, federal and state trafficking by the federal and state government.
IMPROVEMENTS. Street construction and surfacing, curb, and gutter, water mains, storm and sanitary sewers, sidewalks, walkways, graded outlawns and bridges or culverts.
LAND. The solid part of the surface of the earth owned privately or publicly.
LOT. A measured portion of a parcel or tract of land which is described and fixed in a recorded plat.
MICHIGAN COORDINATE SYSTEM. The system defined in Public Act 9 of 1964, being M.S.A. §§ 13.115(1) through 13.115(9).
OUTLOT. When included within the boundary of a recorded plat, a lot set aside for purposes other than a building site, park or other land dedicated to public use or reserved to private use.
PARCEL. A continuous area or acreage of land which can be described as provided for in this chapter.
PLANNER. The Planning Consultant, Planning Director, Building Inspector or any person designated to administer this chapter.
PLAT. A map or a chart of a subdivision of land.
PRELIMINARY PLAT. A map showing salient features of a proposed subdivision submitted to an approving authority for purposes of preliminary consideration.
PROPRIETOR or SUBDIVIDER. A natural person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or combination of any of them which may hold any ownership interest in land, whether recorded or not.
PUBLIC SEWER. A sewerage system as defined in Public Act 98 of 1913, as amended, being M.S.A. §§ 14.411 through 14.424.
PUBLIC UTILITY. All persons, firms, corporations, copartnerships, or the municipality or other public authority providing gas, electricity, water, steam, telephone, sewer or other services of a similar nature.
PUBLIC WATER. A system of pipes and structures through which water is obtained and distributed to the public, including wells and well structures, intakes, and cribs, pumping stations, treatment plants, reservoirs, storage tanks and appurtenances, collectively or severally, actually used or intended for use for the purpose of furnishing water to the public for household or drinking purposes, so as defined in Public Act 98 of 1913, as amended, being M.S.A. § 26.430(102).
REPLAT. The process of changing, or the map or plat which changes, the boundaries of a recorded subdivision plat or part thereof. The legal dividing of an outlot within a recorded subdivision plat, without changing the exterior boundaries of the outlot, is not a replat.
ROAD COMMISSION. The Board of County Road Commissioners of Gladwin County.
SCHOOL BOARD. The Board of Education or legislative body of the local school district.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. The administrative head for the local school district.
SIDEWALK. A facility constructed of concrete and placed within the right-of-way of an existing street for the purpose of providing safe movement of pedestrians.
STREET. A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, drive, boulevard, lane, place, court or however otherwise designated.
STREET, ARTERIAL or MAJOR. A street which is used primarily for high volume and high speed traffic and designated as "arterial" in the Comprehensive Plan.
STREET, COLLECTOR. A street which carries traffic from minor streets to the major system of arterial streets and highways, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such a development.
STREET, MINOR. A street which is used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
SUBDIVIDE or SUBDIVISION. The partitioning or dividing of a parcel or tract of land by the proprietor thereof or by his heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors or assigns for the purpose of sale or lease of more than one year, or of building development, where the act of division creates five or more parcels of land each of which is ten acres or less in area; or five or more parcels of land each of which is ten acres or less in area, are created by successive divisions within a period of ten years.
SUBDIVISION CONTROL ACT. Public Act 288 of 1967, as amended, being M.S.A. §§ 26.430(101) through 26.430(293).
SURVEYOR. Either a land surveyor who is registered in Michigan as a registered land surveyor or a civil engineer who is registered in Michigan as a registered professional engineer.
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP. A map showing existing physical characteristics with contour lines at sufficient intervals to permit determination of proposed grades and drainage.
WALKWAY. A public or private right-of-way across a block to be used by pedestrians and/or for underground utilities and located so as to connect two or more streets or a street and a public land parcel.
ZONING ORDINANCE. Ordinance 131 being the zoning ordinance of the city, as amended.
(Ord. 153, passed 5-20-69; Am. Ord. 165, passed 4-1-74)
Editor's note:
A copy of the city zoning ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk.