For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AASHTO. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
APPLICANT. The party or the parties who are submitting development or improvement plans for review, and approval by the village.
ANSI. American National Standards Institute.
AS-BUILTS. Revised plans showing the as-constructed conditions of the site, including utilities, grading, detention, and the like.
ASTM. American Society of Testing and Materials.
AWWA. American Water Works Association.
DEVELOPER. A person, partnership, or corporation building; one building, for occupancy by other than the owner, or creating or developing any parcel of land for any use other than agricultural or form thereof.
DEVELOPMENT.
(1) Shall include a subdivision as defined by Act 288, Public Acts of 1967, as amended, a condominium pursuant to the provisions of Act 59, Public Acts of 1978, as amended, or any group of dwellings or structures which are proposed.
(2) Shall mean any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation, or drilling operations.
FINAL SITE PLAN. A plan showing all features of a proposed development, as required under the provisions of the Village Zoning Ordinance, including all engineering such as paving, grading, utilities, detention, and the like.
LANDOWNER. The person who owns or holds a recorded easement on the property or who is engaged in construction in a public right-of-way in accordance with §§ 13, 14, 15, and 16 of Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1925, as amended.
MDOT. Michigan Department of Transportation.
MUNICIPALITY. The Village of Lake Orion.
MUNICIPALITY'S ENGINEER or VILLAGE ENGINEER. The staff engineer or professional engineer employed by the village.
OWNER. Any person who has dominion over, control of, title to and/or any other proprietary interest in designated wetland and/or watercourse areas, or title to an obstruction, natural or otherwise, to wetland and watercourse properties.
PUBLIC ROADS. Those which are to be dedicated to the Village of Lake Orion.
RCOC or OCRC. Road Commission for Oakland County.
USGS. United States Geological Survey.
VILLAGE. The Village of Lake Orion, Oakland County, Michigan, acting through its duly elected Village Council.
VARIANCE. A modification of the literal provisions of this chapter granted by the Village Council or Board of Zoning Appeals in situations or under circumstances where permitted by law.
(Ord. 31.26, passed 5-13-13)