For the purpose of these regulations, certain terms and words are hereby defined as follows. Words used in the present tense include the past and future tense; the singular number includes the plural and the plural includes the singular; the word "shall" is mandatory, and the word "may" is permissive.
ALLEY. Any dedicated public right-of-way providing a secondary means of access to abutting property.
ATTORNEY. The attorney employed by the city unless otherwise stated.
BLOCK. The enclosed area within the perimeter of roads, property lines of boundaries of the subdivision.
BOULEVARD. The portion of the street right-of-way between the curb line and the property line.
BUTT LOT. A lot at the end of a block and located between two (2) corner lots.
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT. A subdivision development planned and constructed so as to group housing units into relatively tight patterns while providing a unified network of open space and wooded areas and meeting the overall density regulations of this chapter and the Zoning Code.
COLLECTOR STREET. A street which carries traffic from minor streets to thoroughfares or from thoroughfare to thoroughfare. COLLECTOR STREETS are designated in the Comprehensive Plan.
COMMUNITY. City of Mora.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. A comprehensive plan prepared by the community including a compilation of policy statements, goals, standards, and maps indicating the general locations recommended for the various functional classes of land use, places and structures, and for the general physical development of the community and includes any unit or part of such plan separately adopted and any amendment to such plan or parts thereof.
CONTOUR MAP. A map on which irregularities of land surface area shown by lines connecting points of equal elevations. Contour interval is the vertical height between contour lines.
COPY. A print or reproduction made from a tracing.
CORNER LOT. A lot bordered on a least two (2) adjacent side by streets.
COUNTY. Kanabec County, Minnesota.
CUL-DE-SAC. A minor street with only one (1) outlet and having a turnaround.
DEVELOPMENT. The act of building structures and installing site improvements.
DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOTS. Lots which have a front line abutting on one (1) street and a back or rear line abutting on another street.
DRAINAGE COURSE. A water course or indenture for the drainage of surface water.
EASEMENT. A grant by an owner of land for a specific use by persons other than the owner.
ENGINEER. The registered engineer employed by the city, unless otherwise stated.
GOVERNING BODY. The City Council.
KEY MAP. A map drawn to comparatively small scale which definitely shows the area proposed to be platted in relation to known geographical features, i.e., downtown, lakes, roads.
LOT. A parcel or portion of land in a subdivision or plat of land, separated from other parcels or portions by description as on a subdivision or record of survey map, for the purpose of sale or lease or separate use thereof.
METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION. A description of real property which is not described by reference to a lot or block shown on a map, but is described by starting at a known point and described the bearings and distances of the lines forming the boundaries of the property or delineates a fractional portion of a section, lot or area by described lines or portions thereof.
MINIMUM SUBDIVISION DESIGN STANDARDS. The rules, principles, and specifications for the preparation of subdivision plans indicating among other things, the minimum and maximum dimensions of the various elements set forth in the plan.
MINOR STREET. A street of limited continuity used primarily for access to the abutting properties and the local needs of a neighborhood.
NATURAL WATER WAY. A natural passage way in the surface of the earth so situated and having such a topographical nature that surface water flows through it from other areas before reaching a final ponding area. The term also includes all drainage structures that have been constructed or placed for the purpose of conducting water from one place to another.
OWNER. An individual, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, 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.
PEDESTRIAN WAY. A public right-of-way across or within a block, to be used by pedestrians.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, association, syndicate or partnership, corporation trust or any other legal entity.
PLANNING COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the City of Mora.
PLAT - PRELIMINARY. The map or drawing indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Commission and governing body for their Comprehensive Plan and these regulations along with required supporting data.
PLAT - FINAL. A map or drawing which graphically delineates the boundary of land parcels for the purpose of identification and record of title. The plat is a recorded legal document and must conform to all state laws and city requirements.
PRIVATE STREET. A street serving as vehicle access to two (2) or more parcels of land which is not dedicated to the public but is owned by one (1) or more private parties.
PROTECTIVE COVENANTS. Contracts entered into between private parties and constituting a restriction on the use of all private property within a subdivision for the benefit of the property owners, and to provide mutual protection against undesirable aspects of development which would tend to impair stability of values.
RESERVE STRIPS. A narrow strip of land placed between lot lines and streets to control access.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. The land covered by a public road or land dedicated for public use or for certain private use such as land over which a power line passes.
ROADWAY. Driving surface portion of a public right-of-way.
SERVICE STREETS. A minor street parallel to and adjacent to high volume arterial streets and highways, which provide access to abutting properties and protection of through traffic.
SKETCH PLAN. A drawing showing the proposed subdivision of property. This plan is not necessarily drawn to scale and exact accuracy is not a requirement. It is used as a basis for informal discussion.
STREET. A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, through-way, road, avenue, boulevard, land, place, drive, court, or otherwise designated.
STREET WIDTH. The shortest distance between the lines delineating the right-of-way of a street.
SUBDIVIDER. The owner, agent, or person having control of such land as the term is used in this chapter.
SUBDIVISION. The division of a parcel of land after the effective date of this chapter into two (2) or more lots or parcels, for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development. The term includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided.
SURVEYOR. A land surveyor registered under Minnesota State Laws.
THOROUGHFARE. A street primarily designated to carry large volumes of traffic and provide for vehicular movement between and among large areas as designated in the Comprehensive Plan.
TRACING. A plat or map drawn on transparent paper or cloth which can be reproduced by using regular reproduction procedure.
ZONING CODE. Zoning regulations controlling the use of land as adopted by the city. Definitions of the adopted Zoning Code shall also apply to the Subdivision Code.
(Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997)