For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. For the purpose of this chapter, words used in the present tense shall include the future; words in the singular shall include the plural, and the plural singular.
ALLEY. A public or private right-of-way primarily designed to serve as secondary access to the side or rear of those properties whose principal frontage is on a street.
APPLICANT. The owner of land proposed to be subdivided for his or her representation. Consent shall be required from the legal owner of the premises.
BLOCK. An area of land within a subdivision that is entirely bounded by streets, or by streets and the entire boundary or boundaries of the subdivision, or a combination of the above with a river or lake.
BOULEVARD. The portion of the street right-of-way between the curb line and the property line.
BUILDING. Any structure designed or intended for shelter, housing, business, office, and accommodation of persons, animals, chattels, property.
CITY. The City of Lake Park, Minnesota.
CITY COUNCIL. The governing body of the city.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The group of maps, charts, and text that make up the comprehensive long-range plan of the city, if any.
DESIGN STANDARDS. The specifications to land owners or subdividers for the preparation of plats, both preliminary and final, indicating among other things, the optimum, minimum, or maximum dimensions of such items as rights-of-way, blocks, easements, and lots.
EASEMENT. A grant by a property owner for the use of strip of land and for the purpose of constructing and maintaining drives, utilities, including, but not limited to, wetlands, ponding areas, sanitary sewers, watermains, electric lines, telephone lines, storm sewers, or storm drainage ways and gas lines.
EASEMENT, SLOPE. A grant by a property owner for the use of a strip of land for the purpose of constructing a slope or grade transition from the existing property grade to a new street grade.
FINAL PLAT. A drawing or map of a subdivision, meeting all of the requirements of the city and in such form as required by the county for the purpose of recording.
INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. A septic tank, seepage tile sewage disposal system, or any other approved sewage treatment device.
INTERSECTION, STREET. The point of crossing or meeting of two or more streets.
LOT. A piece, parcel, or area of land of continuous assemblage established by survey, plat, or deed, having such open spaces as are required under the provisions of the current city zoning regulations, having not less than the minimum area required by the zoning ordinance.
LOT, CORNER. An abutting of two public streets at their intersection, the interior angle of such intersection not exceeding 135 degrees.
LOT IMPROVEMENT. Any building, structure, place, work of art, or other object, or improvement of the land on which they are situated constituting a physical betterment of real property, or any part of such betterment. Certain LOT IMPROVEMENTS shall be properly bonded as provided in these regulations.
OUTLOT. A lot remnant or parcel of land left over after platting, which is intended as open space or other use, for which no development is intended and for which no zoning permit shall be issued.
OWNER. Includes the plural as well as the singular, and where appropriate shall include a natural person, partnership, firm, association, public or quasi-public corporation, private corporation, or a combination of them.
PEDESTRIAN WAY. A public right-of-way or private easement across a block or within a block to provide access for pedestrians and which may be used for the installation of utility lines.
PERCENTAGE OF GRADE. On street centerline, means the distance vertically from the horizontal in feet and tenths of a foot for each 100 feet of horizontal distance.
PRELIMINARY PLAT. A tentative drawing or map of a proposed subdivision meeting the requirements herein enumerated.
PROTECTIVE COVENANTS. Contracts made between private parties as to the manner in which land may be used, with the view to protecting and preserving the physical and economic integrity of any given area.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT. Any drainage ditch, roadway, parkway, sidewalk, pedestrianway, tree, lawn, off-street parking area, lot improvement, or other facility for which the city may ultimately assume the responsibility for maintenance and operation, or which may affect an improvement for which local government responsibility is established.
SETBACK. The distance between a building and the property line nearest thereto.
SHALL. Is mandatory and not discretionary.
STREET. A public or private right-of-way which affords the principal means of access to abutting property.
(1) STREETS, COLLECTOR STREETS. Those streets which carry traffic from local streets to the major system of arterials and highways. Collector streets primarily provide principal access to residential neighborhoods, including, to a lessor degree direct land access.
(2) STREETS, CUL-DE-SAC. A local street with only one outlet and having an appropriate terminal for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic movement.
(3) STREETS, LOCAL STREET. Those streets which are used primarily for access to abutting properties and for local traffic movement.
(4) STREETS, MARGINAL ACCESS STREET. Those local streets which are parallel and adjacent to thoroughfares and highways; and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
(5) STREETS, PRIVATE. A private right-of-way affording access by pedestrians and vehicles which is under individual rather than municipal control.
(6) STREETS, THOROUGHFARES, ARTERIAL STREETS. Those streets carrying larger volumes of traffic and serving as links between various subareas of the community. THOROUGHFARES or ARTERIAL STREETS are intended to provide for collection and distribution of traffic between highways and collector streets; hence regulation of direct access to property is critical.
STREET WIDTH. The shortest distance between lines of lots delineating the street’s right-of-way.
SUBDIVIDER. Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartners, corporation, trust, or other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under this chapter.
SUBDIVISION. The division of land resulting in a parcel of land less than five acres in area or less than 300 feet in width on its shortest side, for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development or, if a new street is involved, any division of land. The term includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided.
TANGENT. A straight line departing from a curve which is perpendicular to the radius of that curve.
TRACT. A parcel of land intended for division or development of a subdivision.
U.S.G.S. DATUM. United States Geodetic Survey Datum.
VERTICAL CURVE. The surface curvature on a street centerline located between lines of different percentage of grade.
(Res. 00-92, passed 9-11-2000; Ord. 19-2, passed 4-11-2005)