As used or found in these subdivision regulations:
(a) “Average annual flood.” A flood equal to the mean of discharges of all the maximum annual floods during the period of record.
(b) “Average daily traffic (ADT).”
(1) The estimated daily average number of vehicular movements over the paved portions of a street or section thereof. The ADT for streets associated with planned unit developments shall be determined on the following basis:
Housing Type | ADT (per dwelling unit) |
Elevator apartment | 4.0 |
Garden apartment | 5.0 |
Group or townhouse | 6.0 |
Single-family detached | 7.0 |
(2) The ADT for through streets shall be considered individually.
(c) “Building setback line.” A line established in the Zoning Code, parallel with a street, to give the public access to light and air by requiring that structures be set back a minimum fixed distance from the front lot line.
(d) “Channel.” A natural or artificial watercourse, with a definite bed and banks to confine water, which continuously or periodically contains moving water or which forms a connecting link between two bodies of water.
(e) “Channel flow.” The water flowing within the limits of a channel.
(f) “Commission.” The Planning and Zoning Commission of the village.
(g) “County Engineer.” The County Engineer of Franklin County.
(h) “Developer.” Any person who acts in his or her own behalf or as the agent of an owner of property and engages in the alteration of land or vegetation in preparation for or in the undertaking of a construction activity.
(i) “Development.” Any activity which results in an alteration of either land or vegetation.
(j) “Ditch.” An open channel, either dug or natural, used for the purpose of drainage or irrigation, with intermittent flow. (See “drainageway,” “grassed waterway” and “stream.”)
(k) “Drainageway.” A route or course along which water moves or may move to drain an area.
(l) “Driveway.” A private road, giving access from a public way to a detached single-family dwelling on abutting ground or to a group of multi-family or commercial buildings, which is not dedicated to the village and for the maintenance of which the village shall be responsible, and which, for those reasons, is not subject to these subdivision regulations.
(m) “Easement.” A grant by a property owner for the use of a strip of land for a specific purpose.
(n) “Emergency flow way.” The flow routes and drainageways necessary to convey a 100-year storm.
(o) “Engineer.” The Village Engineer.
(p) “Final plat.” The map of all or a portion of a subdivision which is submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for action.
(q) “Flood.” The temporary inundation of any land not normally covered by water, due to heavy rainfall or runoff or due to a temporary rise in the level of rivers, streams, watercourses or lakes.
(r) “Floodway.” The channel of a watercourse and those portions of the adjoining floodplain which are used to convey a regional flood.
(s) “Grassed waterway.” A broad and shallow natural course or constructed channel, covered with erosion-resistant grasses or similar herbaceous cover, which is used to conduct surface water.
(t) “Hydrologic and hydraulic study.” An engineering study to determine the rate, volume and distribution of storm runoff and its collection, storage and conveyance.
(u) “Improvement.” Any addition to the natural state of land which increases its value or utility, including buildings, street pavements with or without curbs and gutters, sidewalks, crosswalks, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, street trees, street lighting, public utilities and other appropriate items.
(v) “Lot.” A portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for building development, together with the required open spaces, and having frontage on a public or private street.
(w) “Maximum probable flood.” The largest flood discharge believed possible, considering meteorologic conditions and snow cover on the watershed.
(x) “Park plan.” The plan of parks, playgrounds or other open public grounds adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(y) “Parking space, off-street.” An area adequate for parking a motor vehicle with room for opening doors on both sides, together with property-related access to a public street or alley and maneuvering room, but located totally outside of any street or alley right-of-way.
(z) “Planned unit development.” An area of land in which a variety of housing types and/or related commercial and industrial facilities are clustered in an imaginative, preplanned fashion to permit the development of the land in an orderly, coordinated and comprehensive manner by preserving the natural quality and beauty of the land and providing a more livable housing environment. The “planned unit development” is for the purpose of conserving land through a more efficient allocation of private lots, multi-family dwelling units, common grounds and nonresidential uses, promoting greater efficiency in providing public and utility services and securing the benefits of new techniques of community development and renewal. Within a planned unit residential development district or zone, Zoning Code regulations need not be uniform, but may vary in order to promote the public health, safety and morals and the other purposes, as aforesaid. Adopted regulations may require developers to obtain conditional or final certification of compliance with the Zoning Code at specified stages of development. “Planned unit development” includes a development which is planned to integrate residential use with collateral uses, and in which lot size, setback lines, yard areas and dwelling types may be varied and modified to achieve particular design objectives and to make provisions for open spaces, common areas, utilities, public improvements and collateral nonresidential uses.
(aa) “Plat.” A map of a tract or parcel of land made by a licensed land surveyor.
(bb) “Preliminary plat.” The drawing indicating the proposed layout of a subdivision, which drawing is submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission and which, if approved, authorizes preparation of the final plat.
(cc) “Regional flood.” The term applied to the 100-year flood in floodplain information reports. The 100-year flood has a 1% probability of being equaled or exceeded in a period of 100 years.
(dd) “Right-of-way.” A strip of land lying between the property lines of a street, parkway, alley or easement, dedicated or otherwise acquired for use by the public.
(ee) “Roadway.” The portion of a street available for vehicular traffic.
(ff) “Runoff.” The portion of rainfall, melted snow or irrigation water that flows across the ground surface and eventually is returned to streams.
(1) “Accelerated runoff.” An increased runoff due to a less permeable surface area caused primarily by urbanization.
(2) “Peak rate of runoff.” The maximum rate of runoff for any storm.
(3) “Runoff volume.” The total quantity or volume of runoff during a specified time period. “Runoff volume” may be expressed in acre-feet, in inches-depth of the drainage area or in other units of volume.
(gg) “Sidewalk.” A paved area intended principally for the use of pedestrians.
(hh) “Storage.” The control, retention or detention of runoff.
(1) “Detention storage.” Storm runoff collected and stored for a short period of time and then released at a controlled rate (dry pond).
(2) “Retention storage.” Storm runoff collected and stored for a short period of time and then released at a controlled rate, leaving in the facility a minimum pool of water. This facility is often associated with water-related recreational or aesthetic uses (wet pond).
(ii) “Storage facility.” Any facility used to store, retain or detain storm runoff, which shall include, but not be limited to, retention and detention storage facilities, rooftop or parking lot ponds, basins, depressions and pools.
(jj) “Storm drainage system.” The surface and subsurface system for the removal of water from the land, including both the natural elements of streams, gullies, ravines, marshes, swales and ponds, whether of an intermittent or continuous nature, and human-made elements, which include conduits and appurtenant features, culverts, ditches, channels, storage facilities, streets and the storm sewer system.
(1) “Initial drainage system.” That part of a storm drainage system which is used regularly for collecting, transporting and disposing of storm runoff, snow melt and miscellaneous minor flows. The capacity of the “initial drainage system” should be equal to the maximum rate of runoff to be expected from a designated storm which may have a frequency of occurrence of once in five years. The “initial drainage system” is also termed the “convenience system,” the “minor system” or the “storm sewer system” and may include features ranging from curbs and gutters to storm sewer pipes and open drainageways.
(2) “Major drainage system.” That storm drainage system which carries the runoff from a storm having a frequency of occurrence of once in 100 years. The “major drainage system” will function whether or not improvements are situated wisely in respect to it. The “major drainage system” is also termed the “emergency flow way” and usually includes many features such as streets, ravines and major drainage channels. Storm sewer systems may reduce the flow in many parts of the major drainage system by storing and transporting water underground.
(kk) “Storm frequency.” The average period of time in which a storm of a given duration and intensity can be expected to be equalled or exceeded.
(ll) “Stormwater Design Manual.” The technical design manual prepared by the Stormwater Management Advisory Committee of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, as adopted by the village.
(mm) “Stream.” A course of running water usually flowing in a particular direction in a definite channel and discharging into some other stream or body of water.
(nn) “Street.” Any avenue, boulevard, road, lane or parkway for vehicular traffic shown upon a plat duly approved, filed and recorded in the office of the County Recorder, including the land within the right-of-way, whether improved or unimproved. Streets shall be classified as follows:
(1) “Arterial street.” A street which carries the vehicular traffic of a state or federal highway route, or a highway primarily for through traffic, carrying heavy loads and large volumes of traffic, usually on a continuous route.
(2) “Boulevard.” A divided street which carries large or small amounts of vehicular traffic, depending upon parking regulations and lot access, intended to serve as a collector, local or private street.
(3) “Collector street.” A street which carries or is expected to carry large amounts of vehicular traffic, usually not of origin or destination primarily in the properties abutting upon the street, intended to serve and to provide access to neighborhoods or subneighborhoods. “Collector streets” carry traffic from the local streets to the arterial street system, including the principal entrance and circulation routes within residential subdivisions.
(4) “Cul-de-sac.” A short, local street having only one end open for motor vehicular traffic and the other end terminated by a vehicular turnaround.
(5) “Local street.” A street which carries vehicular traffic usually originating or ending in the properties abutting the street.
(6) “Minor street.” A short street, sometimes referred to as a “place” or “lane,” the use of which is subject to approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(7) “Private street.” A strip of privately owned land providing access to abutting properties. “Private streets” shall be so indicated on the plat. Improvements of “private streets” shall conform to the minimum street standards and street sections contained in these subdivision regulations. In PUD- zoned areas, private driveways and parking areas within commercial, industrial and multi-family areas shall not be construed to mean “private streets.”
(8) “Service road.” A street that is parallel to a limited access highway and that affords abutting property owners access to such highway at permitted points, the use of which is subject to Planning and Zoning Commission approval.
(oo) “Subdivision.” The division of any parcel of land, shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into two or more parcels, sites or lots, any one of which is less than five acres, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership; provided, however, that the division or partition of land into parcels of more than five acres, not involving any new streets or easements of access, and the sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners, where such sale or exchange does not create additional sites and where the lots resulting are not reduced below minimum sizes required by law, shall be exempted. “Subdivision” also 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, and the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or leaseholders or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage or other public facilities.
(pp) “Subdivision regulations.” Ordinance 5-89, passed May 8, 1989, as amended, codified herein as Title Four of Part Twelve of these codified ordinances.
(qq) “Thoroughfare Plan.” The comprehensive plan adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission indicating the general location recommended for arterial, collector and local streets within the corporate limits of the village and/or unincorporated areas within three miles thereof.
(rr) “Walkway.” Either a private or public right-of-way designated for pedestrian, bicycle or other forms of traffic.
(ss) “Watercourse.” A channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently in a definite direction. “Watercourse” applies to either natural or artificially constructed channels.
(tt) “Zoning.” The regulation and limitation, by districts, of the height, bulk and location, including the percentage of lot occupancy, building setback lines and the area and dimensions of yards, courts and other open spaces, and the uses of buildings and other structures and of the premises in such districts.
(Ord. 5-89, passed 5-8-1989)