Terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows: the present tense includes the past or future tense; the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular; the word "shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive; and the word "should" is preferred; and the masculine shall include the feminine.
ADMINISTRATOR: An official, having knowledge in the principles and practices of subdividing, who is appointed by the Mayor to administer this Title.
APPLICANT: May be Subdivider.
BLOCK: A group of lots, tracts or parcels within well-defined boundaries, usually streets.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE: An imaginary line established by a zoning ordinance that requires all buildings to be set back a certain distance from lot lines.
COMMISSION: The Planning and Zoning Commission, appointed by the Mayor, with the consent of the Council (See also Title 10-2-1; Ord. 352 adopted 4-25-2018).
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: An adopted document that herein may be referred to as a Comprehensive Plan showing the general location and extent of present and proposed development.
CONDOMINIUM: An estate consisting of an undivided interest in common in real property, in an interest or interests in real property, or in any combination thereof; together with a separate interest in real property, in an interest or interests in real property or in any combination thereof.
COUNCIL: The Council of Idaho City, Idaho.
COVENANT: A written promise or pledge.
CULVERT: A drain that channels water under a bridge, street, road or driveway.
DEDICATION: The setting apart of land or interests in land for use by the public by ordinance, resolution or entry in the official minutes as by the recording of a plat. Dedicated land becomes public land upon the acceptance by the City.
DEVELOPER: Used interchangeably with "SUBDIVIDER", as defined herein.
FINAL PLAT: The map of a subdivision to be recorded after approval by the Council and any accompanying material as described in these regulations.
HILLSIDE SUBDIVISION: Any subdivision application that includes any portion of property with grades in excess of fifteen percent (15%). These types of subdivisions are subject to the additional requirements of Section 12-5-2 of this Title.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT SUBDIVISION: A subdivision designed as a combination of planned land uses for a tract of land to be developed as a unit under single ownership or control, which is developed for the purpose of selling individual lots or estates, whether fronting on private or dedicated streets, which may include three (3) or more principal buildings (See Section 12-5-3 of this Title).
PLAT: The drawing of a subdivision, cemetery, townsite or other tract of land or a replatting of such certifications, descriptions and approvals.
PLAT, MINOR: A proposed subdivision that does not exceed four (4) lots.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY: The preliminary drawing or drawings, described in these regulations, indicating the proposed manner or layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the City for approval. A minor subdivision plat is four (4) or fewer lots.
RESERVE STRIP: A strip of land between a partial street and adjacent property, which is reserved or held in public ownership for future street extension or widening.
STREET: A right of way which provides access to adjacent properties, the dedication of which has been officially accepted. The term "street" also includes the terms highway, thoroughfare, parkway, road, avenue, boulevard, land, place and other such terms.
A. Alley: A minor street providing secondary access at the back or side of a property otherwise abutting a street.
B. Minor Street: A street which has the primary purpose of providing access to abutting properties.
C. Collector Street: A street designated for the purpose of carrying traffic from minor streets to other collector streets and/or arterial streets.
D. Arterial: A street designated for the purpose of carrying fast and/or heavy traffic.
E. Loop: A minor street with both terminal points on the same street of origin.
F. Cul-De-Sac: A street connected to another street at one end only and provided with a turnaround space at its terminus.
G. Frontage: A minor street, parallel and adjacent to an arterial street to provide access to abutting properties.
H. Partial: A dedicated right of way providing only a portion of the required street width, usually along the edge of a subdivision or tract of land.
I. Private: A street that is not accepted for public use or maintenance which provides vehicular and pedestrian access.
SUBDIVIDER: A subdivider shall be deemed to be the individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, syndicate, trust or other legal entity that executes the application and initiates proceedings for the subdivision of land in accordance with the provisions of this Title. The subdivider need not be the owner of the property; however, he shall be an agent of the owner or have proprietary rights in the property to represent the owner. Upon request, the subdivider must demonstrate authority to subdivide subject property.
SUBDIVISION: The result of an act of dividing any land, vacant or improved, into two (2) or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots, condominiums, tracts, or interests for the purpose of transfer of ownership or development, which may also include the dedication of a public street and the addition to, or creation of, a cemetery.
SURVEYOR: Any person who is licensed in the state as a land surveyor to do professional surveying.
UTILITIES: Installations for conducting water, sewage, gas, electricity, television, storm water and similar facilities providing service to and used by the public.
VARIANCE: A modification of the strict terms of the relevant regulations where such modification will not be contrary to the public interest and where, owing to conditions peculiar to the property and not the result of the action of the applicant, a literal enforcement of this Title would result in unnecessary and undue hardship.
(Ord. 362, 12-23-2020)