(a) For purposes of these Subdivision Regulations certain words, terms or phrases shall be as follows:
(1) All words used in the present tense include the future; the singular shall include the plural and the plural include the singular.
(2) “Person” includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company or corporation as well as an individual.
(3) “Shall” is mandatory; “may” is permissive.
(4) “Lot” includes “plot”, “premises” or “parcel”.
(5) “Building” includes “structure”.
(6) “Used or occupied” includes “intended, designed or arranged to be used or occupied”.
(7) All words not specifically defined shall have the meaning as commonly used.
(b) For purposes of these Subdivision Regulations, the following words, terms or phrases shall be defined as follows:
(1) “Lot” means a tract, plat or portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended as a unit for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or for building development.
(2) “Lot line” means the boundary of a lot separating it from an adjoining property.
(3) “Lot width” means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at the setback line.
(4) “Planning Commission” or “Commission” means the Village of Kirtland Hills Planning and Zoning Commission.
(5) “Right-of-way” means the strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, walkway or other public improvement relating to public access or travel.
(6) “Setback line” or “building setback line” means a line a minimum distance from and parallel to the centerline of any right of way between which no building or portion thereof may be erected.
(7) “Subdivision” means:
A. The division of land into two or more parts, lots, parcels, sites, units, tracts, or interests for the purpose of transfer of ownership, lease, or building development either immediate or future; or
B. The division or development of land whether by deed, metes and bounds description, devise, intestacy, lease, map, plat or other recorded instrument; or
C. The improvement of one or more parcels of land for structures or groups of structures involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening, or extension of any street, right-of-way or easement; or
D. The resubdivision of any lot or lots in any recorded subdivision.
(8) “Subdivision, minor” means:
A. The sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners where such sale or exchange does not create additional building sites, and does not reduce any existing parcel to less than five acres; or
B. Any subdivision containing not more than three lots, all of which have frontage on an existing street, does not involve any new street, right-of-way or easement, or the extension or creation of any public improvements, and which does not adversely affect the remainder of the parcel or any adjoining property.
(Ord. 3-89-06. Passed 3-1-89.)