For the purpose of the Subdivision Regulations, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein:
(a) "Block" means a parcel of land bounded on all sides by a street or streets.
(b) "Village" or "Municipality" means the Municipality of Monroeville, Ohio.
(c) "Council" means the Council of the Municipality of Monroeville, Ohio.
(d) "County" means Huron County, Ohio.
(e) "County Engineer" means the Engineer of Huron County.
(f) "Regional Planning Commissions" means the planning commission of Huron County.
(g) "Developer" means an individual, group of individuals, organization or any other legal entity undertaking or contracting for construction of improvements on subdivided land.
(h) "Easement" means a grant by a property owner to an individual, group of individuals, organization or any other legal entity for the use of a certain parcel of land for a specified purpose.
(i) "Utilities easement" means an easement granted for installation and/or maintenance of public utilities.
(j) "Improvements" means streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sanitary and storm sewers, water services and such other facilities as may be required for subdivision and development of land under the requirements specified by the Subdivision Regulations.
(k) "Lot" means a piece, parcel or tract of land separated from other parcels by lot lines and having frontage on a public street.
(1) "Lot area" means the computed land area contained within the lot lines, usually expressed in square feet or in acres and fractions thereof.
(2) "Lot, corner" means a lot at the juncture of and fronting upon two or more intersecting streets or upon two parts of the same street, with such streets or parts of the streets forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. The point of intersection of the street lot lines is the corner.
(3) "Lot depth" means the mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.
(4) "Lot, interior" means any lot other than a corner lot.
(5) "Lot lines" means the property lines bounding a lot.
A. "Lot line, front" means the lines separating a lot from the street on which it abuts.
B. "Lot line, rear" means the lot line opposite to and most distant from the front lot line.
C. "Lot line, side" means any lot line other than a front or rear lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from a street is a side street lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from another lot is an interior side lot line.
(6) "Lot split" means the division of a single parcel of land into at least two but not more than five lots, either at the same time or over a period of time.
(7) "Lot width" means the mean horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the depth.
(l) "Map" means a scaled drawing or reproduction thereof of a parcel of land or subdivision of land.
(1) "Preliminary plat map" means a tentative proposal for the subdivision of land under the regulations specified by the Subdivision Regulations submitted in map form to Council for its consideration.
(2) "Final plat map" means a final proposal for the subdivision of land, presented in map form to Council for approval and which, if approved, will become the official recorded plat of that subdivision.
(3) "Vicinity map" means a small map identifying the location of a proposed subdivision of land with reference to known points in the area around it.
(m) "Owner" means an individual, group of individuals, organization or any other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under requirements specified by the Subdivision Regulations.
(n) "Right of way" means the area between property lines utilized or reserved for use as a public street, alley or pedestrianway.
(o) "Street" means a public right of way for vehicular traffic, including but not limited to such terms as highway, thoroughfare, parkway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, drive, court and circle.
(1) "Major or arterial street" means a street of considerable continuity utilized for the movement of traffic between large and/or widely separated areas.
(2) "Secondary or collector street" means a street of intermediate continuity utilized for the movement of traffic between arterial streets and local streets.
(3) "Minor or local street" means a street utilized primarily for access to abutting properties.
(4) "Cul-de-sac" means a minor street having one end open to vehicular traffic and the other end permanently terminated by a vehicular turnaround.
(5) "Dead-end street" means a street having one end open to vehicular traffic and the other end temporarily terminated.
(6) "Alley" means a vehicular right of way providing a secondary means of access to the rear or side of abutting properties.
(p) "Subdivider" means an individual, group of individuals, organization or any other legal entity commencing proceedings to subdivide land under requirements specified by the Subdivision Regulations.
(q) "Subdivision" means the division of any parcel of land into two or more parcels for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership; or the improvement of one or more parcels of land involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street or streets, the creation of open spaces for common use by abutting properties, or easements for extension and maintenance of public utilities.
(r) "Vertical visibility" means the minimum unobstructed distance between the top of an object four inches high placed on the centerline of a street and another point on the centerline of the same street located four and one-half feet above the surface thereof.
(Ord. 71-14. Passed 11-9-71.)
(s) "Subdivision Regulations" means Ordinance 71-14, passed November 9, 1971, as amended, which is codified herein as Title One of Part Eleven - Planning and Zoning Code.