(a) As used in these Regulations:
(1) “Block” means a piece or parcel of land entirely surrounded by public highways, public streets, streams, or parks, etc., or a combination thereof.
(2) “Building setback line” means a line indicating the minimum horizontal distance permitted between a building and a street right of way.
(3) "Clerk" means the Clerk of the Village of McDonald, Ohio.
(4) "Commission" means the Planning Commission of the Village of McDonald, Ohio.
(5) "Council" means the Village Council (legislative authority) of the Village of McDonald.
(6) "County" means Trumbull County, State of Ohio.
(7) "Curb" means the raised edge of a pavement to confine surface water to the pavement and to protect the abutting land from vehicular traffic.
(8) "Devil strip" means a strip of undedicated land along the border of a subdivision to prevent public access, Also known as a "spite strip" or “reserved strip".
(9) "Easement" means a grant by the owner of the land to a person or persons; a utility company, public or private; or to the general public for a specified purpose.
(10) "Engineer" means a registered engineer authorized to practice Civil Engineering as defined by the Engineer's Registration Act of the state of Ohio.
(11) “Final plat" means the final map, drawing or chart on which the subdivider's plan of subdivision is presented to the Planning Commission for approval, and which, if approved, will be submitted to the Recorder of Trumbull County, Ohio.
(12) "Frontage” means the horizontal, whether straight or curvilinear distance along the street line upon which a lot abuts.
(13) "Grade" means the slope expressed in a percent which indicates the rate of change of elevation in feet per hundred feet.
(14) "Gutter" means that portion of a right-of-way, whether paved or sodded, carrying surface water or drainage.
(15) "Improvements" means pavements, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, water mains, sanitary sewers, grading, street signs and plantings, and other items for the welfare of the property owners and the public.
(16) "Location map" means a map showing the site with relation to adjoining areas.
(17) "Lot" means a parcel of land intended for transfer of ownership or building development, having its full frontage subject to the application of these Regulations.
(18) "Corner lot" means a lot abutting upon two streets at their intersection.
(19) "Double frontage lot" means a lot fronting on two parallel streets.
(20) "Interior lot" means a lot fronting upon a street, but which is surrounded by other lots on its other three sides.
(21) "Lot area" means the gross area of the lot exclusive of the street right-of- way.
(22) "Lot depth" means the average horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.
(23) "Lot width" means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at the minimum building setback line.
(24) "Master Plan" means the Comprehensive Plan (which may consist of several maps, data, etc.) or any portion thereof, made and adopted by the Planning Commission and which shows the general location and extent of physical facilities including major streets and main thoroughfares, parks, schools, and other public open spaces and public building sites.
(25) "Mayor" means the Mayor of the Village of McDonald, Ohio.
(26) "Official Map” means the map established by the Planning Commission showing the streets, highways and parks theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law, and any amendments thereto adopted by the Council and the Commission or additions thereto resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the Planning Commission and the subsequent filing of such approved plats.
(27) "Major Thoroughfare Plan" means the officially adopted plan designating a system of principal or major streets for traffic intercommunication.
(28) "Owner" means any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under these Regulations.
(29) "Parcel" means an area of land.
(30) "Pavement" means that portion of a highway, street or alley right-of-way having an improved hard surface.
(31) "Performance bond" means an agreement by and between a contractor and a bonding company in favor of the subdivider or by and between a subdivider and a bonding company in favor of the Village guaranteeing the completion of physical improvements.
(32) "Planting strip" means the area within a right-of-way between the edge of the pavement and the property line. It is also known as the tree lawn or park strip.
(33) "Preliminary plan (plat)" means the preliminary map, drawing or chart indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision.
(34) "Right-of-way" means a strip of land intended or used for public transportation or for a public utility, which is dedicated to the public.
(35) "Sidewalk" means that area within the right-of-way for pedestrian use.
(36) "Solicitor" means the Solicitor or legal advisor of the Village.
(37) "Surveyor" means any person authorized to practice surveying as defined by the Surveyor's Registration Act of the State.
(38) "Thoroughfares, highways, streets and alleys”
A. "Street" means a way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place or however otherwise designated.
B. "Alley" means a minor way which is used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on a street. Alleys shall not provide the main frontage of any parcel or lot.
C. "Arterial highway, arterial street or major thoroughfare or major street" means a principal or heavy traffic street of considerable continuity and used primarily as a traffic artery for intercommunication among large areas. Wherever economically feasible driveways should not be permitted access to these thoroughfares.
D. "Freeway" means a divided multi-lane highway for through traffic with all cross roads separated in grade and with full control of access.
E. "Expressway" means a divided arterial highway for through traffic with full or partial control of access with an excess of fifty percent (50%) of all cross roads separated in grade.
F. "Major street" means a highway which carries a large volume of traffic, usually a State or major County Highway running through the Village.
G. "Collector street" means a street which carries traffic from minor streets to arterial or major streets, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such a development.
H. "Cul-de-sac" means a minor street with only one outlet open to vehicular traffic and the other end terminated by a permanent turn-around.
I. "Marginal access street" means a minor street which is parallel and adjacent to an arterial street and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
J. "Minor street or local street" means a street used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
K. "Street width" means the shortest distance between the lines delineating the right-of-way of a street.
L. "Subdivider" means any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under these Regulations to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself or for another.
M. "Subdivision" means the improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential, commercial or industrial structures or groups of structures involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street or streets, except private streets serving industrial structures; the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage or other public facilities.
N. "Major subdivision" means any subdivision other than a minor subdivision.
O. "Minor subdivision" means a subdivision in which no land is dedicated for street purposes other than street widening.
(38.1) "Through lot" means a lot other than a corner lot with frontage on more than one street. Through lots abutting two streets are also referred to as double frontage lots.
(39) "Village" means the Village of McDonald, Ohio.
(40) "Walkway" means a right-of-way which may be located within an easement for pedestrian use.
(Ord. 2744-97. Passed 7-16-97.)