For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACCESS. A point at which provisions are made for vehicular entrance or exit from or to a lot or other street.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL. Any department, employee, or advisory, elected or appointed body which is authorized to administer any provision of the zoning ordinance, subdivision regulations and, if delegated, any provisions of any housing or building regulation. This includes but is not limited to inspection of roads, water, sewer, storm sewer facilities, sidewalks and bridges.
ALLEY. A minor way primarily for vehicular service access to the back or sides of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
ARTERY or ARTERIAL STREET. A major street which serves or is designed to be used primarily for fast or heavy volumes of traffic.
AS-BUILT PLANS. Engineering plans of public facilities prepared after construction by the developer, to show the exact location and dimension of the facilities as same have actually been installed.
BIKEWAY. A way or portion of a way intended and designated primarily for bicycle traffic.
BLOCK. A piece of land entirely surrounded by public streets, railroad right-of-way lines, parks, streams and the like, or a combination thereof. The length of a block shall be the greatest distance between right-of-way lines on opposite sides of the block.
BUILDING. Any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of person, animals or movable property of any kind.
BUILDING PERMIT. A permit issued by the authorized officer allowing a person or his or her agent to construct, alter or remove a building and the like, or engage in similar activity which would alter the character of the lot in question.
BUILDING PRINCIPAL. A building, including any permanently covered space such as porches and carports, and attached garages in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is situated. In a residential district, any dwelling shall be deemed to be the PRINCIPAL BUILDING on its lot.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE. A line in the interior of a property which is parallel to and a specific distance from the front, side and rear of the property lines. The front setback is to be measured from the dedicated right-of-way or easement; it shall be measured from the centerline of the pavement at a distance of the specified setback plus 25 feet.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. A certificate issued by an authorized officer after building has taken place certifying that the building meets minimum standards for human occupancy.
CITY. Refers to the City of Wilmore.
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT. The use of agricultural and/or conservation lands whereby 20% of the land may be developed into lots of 1 acre or more. The lots should be grouped closely together and have a minimum road frontage of 100 feet along the access road, which cannot be existing public road. Eighty percent of the agricultural and/or conservation land involved remains agricultural or as open space and is prohibited from future development. The residual farmland or open space, which is not utilized for single-family dwelling units, may be owned jointly or in common by the owners of the building lots, an association of the owners of the subdivision, or a person or entity who does not necessarily own a dwelling unit within the subdivision.
COMMISSION. The Jessamine County-City of Wilmore Planning Commission.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. A plan, or portion thereof, adopted by the Commission and/or legislative bodies of Jessamine County and the City of Wilmore in accordance with KRS 100.183 through 100.197 showing, among other details, the general location and extent of present and proposed physical facilities, including housing, commercial and industrial uses, major streets, parks, schools and other community facilities. This plan also establishes the goals, objectives and policies of the community.
COUNTY. The County of Jessamine.
CURB LINE. The outside edge of the curb and gutter. In the absence of curb and gutter, the CURB LINE is the outside edge of the bituminous or concrete driving surface.
DEVELOPER. Any individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, corporation, governmental agency or any other legal entity of any kind whatsoever commencing
proceedings under these regulations to carry out the development of land as defined herein for himself, herself or for another.
EASEMENT. Authorization by a person for the use by others of any designated part of his or her property for a specified purpose and time, as described in the conveyance of the EASEMENT.
FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT. The final map, drawing or chart upon which the subdivider's plan or subdivision is presented to the Commission for approval and which, if approved, will be submitted to the County Clerk for recording.
FLOODPLAIN. The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration in its Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM), #2101250001 A-002A, dated August 1978, and any revisions thereto are adopted by reference and declared to be a part of these regulations, or the areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration through a scientific and engineering report entitled "The Flood Insurance Study for Jessamine County," dated August 1978, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps and any revision thereto are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of these regulations.
FLOODWAY. The channel of a stream and those portions of the floodplain adjoining the channel that are required to carry and discharge the floodwater within designated heights and velocities; including but not limited to flood flows associated with the regulatory flood. The FLOODWAY is intended to carry the deep and fast-moving floodwater, and the 2 principal factors in its determination are the selection of the flood discharge and the permitted increase in flood heights.
FRONTAGE STREET. A public street constructed parallel to an existing public street. The purpose of a street of this type is to prevent direct access from a heavily traveled road into individual lots. Individual lots would have access from the FRONTAGE STREET, hereby eliminating multiple entrances and resulting congestion.
LOT or PARCEL. A portion of land in a subdivision or plat of land, separated from other lots or portions of land by description as on a subdivision or record of survey map or by metes and bounds; for the purpose of sale, lease or separate use occupied or to be occupied by a building or integrated group of buildings and uses customarily incident and accessory thereto, including at least such open spaces as are arranged and designed to be used in connection with the building, and as required in connection with the building, and as required under these regulations, and having at least 1 principal frontage on a right-of-way of a public street.
LOT, CORNER. A lot located at the intersection of 2 or more streets. A lot abutting on a curved street or streets shall be considered a CORNER LOT if straight lines drawn from the foremost points of the side lot lines to the foremost point of the lot meet at an interior angle of less than 135 degrees.
LOT DEPTH. The average horizontal distance between the front and rear property lines of a lot.
LOT FRONTAGE. The front of a lot is that portion nearest to the street. For the purpose of determining yard requirements for corner and through lots, all sides of a lot adjacent to a street shall be considered FRONTAGE.
LOT IMPROVEMENT. Any building, structure, place, work of art, public facility or other improvement of the land on which it is situated constituting a physical betterment of real property or any such betterment. Certain LOT IMPROVEMENTS shall be properly bounded as provided in these regulations.
LOT OF RECORD. A lot which is part of a subdivision recorded in the office of the County Clerk, or a lot or parcel described by metes and bounds, the description which has also been recorded.
LOT, THROUGH or DOUBLE FRONTAGE. A lot of which the opposite ends abut on streets.
LOT WIDTH. The distance between the 2 side property lines of a lot.
MAJOR STREET PLAN. That portion of the comprehensive plan pertaining to transportation and existing and proposed streets.
MAJOR SUBDIVISION. The subdivision of land into 4 or more lots; or the subdivision of land which requires the construction, improvement or widening of streets; or the major construction of utility lines and other public services, singularly or in combination with any of the above.
MINOR SUBDIVISION. See § 153.042 of these regulations.
MOBILE HOME PARK. A parcel of land available to the public in which 2 or more mobile home lots are occupied or intended for occupancy by mobile homes and includes any service building, structure, enclosure or other facility used as a part of the park.
OFFICIAL MAP. Any map or plan adopted by the Jessamine County-City of Wilmore Planning Commission pursuant to the provisions of KRS 100.297.
OWNER. Any individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, corporation, governmental agency or any other legal entity of any kind whatsoever, whose name last appears on the tax rolls as owner of the land proposed to be subdivided.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. An area of land in which a variety of housing types and/or related commercial and industrial facilities are accommodated in a preplanned environment under more flexible standards, such as lot sizes and setbacks, than those restrictions that would normally apply under these regulations.
PLANNING COMMISSION. The Jessamine County-City of Wilmore Planning Commission.
PLAT. The map of any division of property or survey of property indicating location and boundaries.
PRELIMINARY LAYOUT. Is synonymous with preliminary plat.
PRELIMINARY PLAT. The drawings and supplementary material indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Commission for its consideration.
RESUBDIVISION. See definition for subdivision.
RETRACEMENT PLAT. A map or layout of a parcel of property indicating location and boundaries but without any division of the parcel.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. Land generally used for streets, sidewalks, alleys, utility and drainage easements or other public uses. RIGHT-OF-WAY also refers to the distance between lot property lines which generally contains not only the street pavement, but also sidewalks, green area, and underground and above-ground utilities.
SALE or LEASE. Any immediate or future transfer of ownership or any possessory interest in land, including contract of sale, lease, devise, intestate succession or transfer of any interest in a subdivision or part thereof, whether by metes and bounds, deed, contract, plat, map, lease, devise, intestate succession or written instrument.
SIDEWALK. A way or portion of a way intended primarily for pedestrian traffic.
SIGHT DISTANCE. A straight line of unobstructed view measured between a point 4 feet above the finished surface of a road, at the centerline of each traffic lane, and a point at a given minimum specified distance away from the first point, located 1 foot above the finished surface at the centerline of the same traffic lane.
SKETCH PLAT. A preliminary sketch indicating the subdivider's general objectives and desires in regard to the future development of his or her land presented to the Commission for its informal consideration.
STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS. A set of minimum standards used for the construction of streets, curbs, and gutters, sidewalks, water and sewer lines, bridges and stormwater drainage facilities.
STREET. A way for vehicular traffic, however designated and regardless of size or ownership, but excluding private driveways serving only 1 parcel of land.
STREET CLASSIFICATION. See § 153.062 of these regulations.
SUBDIVIDER. Any individual, firm, organization, partnership, trust, company, association, corporation, governmental agency or any other legal entity of any kind whatsoever, commencing proceedings under these regulations to create a subdivision of land as defined herein for himself, herself or for another.
SUBDIVISION. The division of a parcel of land into 2 or more tracts with any 1 tract containing less than 5 acres, except in a county containing a city of the first, second or third class or in an urban county government where a subdivision means the division of a parcel of land into 2 or more lots or parcels for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, lease or building development, or if a new street is involved, any division of a parcel of land; provided that a division of land for agricultural use into lots or parcels of 5 acres or more and not involving a new street shall not be deemed a SUBDIVISION. The term includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdivision and when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdivision or to the land subdivided: any division or redivision of land into parcels occurring within 12 months following a division of the same land shall be deemed a subdivision within the meaning of this section.
UNIT. A portion of a subdivision selected for development as 1 of a series of states.
URBAN SERVICE AREA. That area designated by the Planning Commission in which urban subdivision design standards are applicable. The Planning Commission may change the urban service area as development within the county increases but must follow the amendment procedure outlined in § 153.007.
ZONING ORDINANCE. The Jessamine County or City of Wilmore zoning ordinance.
(Ord. passed 2- -1985, § 7.200)