AVERAGE PERCENT OF SLOPE: The rise or fall in elevation along a line perpendicular to the contours of the land connecting the highest point of land to the lowest point of land within a lot. A vertical rise of one hundred feet (100') between two (2) points one hundred feet (100') apart measured on a horizontal plane is a one hundred percent (100%) grade or a one to one (1:1) slope.
COMPLETE APPLICATION: An application that clearly demonstrates that the applicant has met all objective ordinance-based application criteria and has paid the application fees.
CUT: Either excavated material, or the void resulting from the excavation of earth material. The reference for a cut is the distance from a survey elevation stake to a required lower adjacent elevation.
DEVELOPER: Any subdivider or any person or organization that develops, or intends to develop, property after it has been divided.
EXCAVATION: Either the removal of earth from its natural position, or the cavity resulting from the removal of earth.
FILL: Earth materials used either as a manmade deposit or to raise an existing grade, or shall mean the depth or the volume of such material. The reference for a fill is the distance from a survey elevation stake to a required higher adjacent elevation.
FINAL GRADING: The last stage of grading a soil or gravel material prior to landscaping or the installation of concrete or bituminous paving, or other required final surfacing material.
FINAL PLAT: A map and supporting documents, prepared in accordance with the provisions of this title and prepared for recording in the office of the county recorder.
GRADING: Either an excavation or fill, or the act of excavating or filling.
IMPROVEMENTS: Curbs, gutters, sidewalks, gradings, pavings, landscaping, water, sewer and power systems, drainage systems, fences, public facilities, amenities and other such requirements of this title.
LAND USE AUTHORITY: For purposes of Title 16, the Planning Commission is the land use authority for review and approval of a preliminary subdivision application and planning staff is the land use authority for review and approval of a final subdivision application.
LAND USE AUTHORITY does not include the City Council or a member of the City Council.
LOT: A tract of land, regardless of any label, that is created by and shown on a subdivision plat that has been recorded in the office of the county recorder.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE: A subdivision lot which has access from an interior subdivision street and also abuts the right-of-way of a collector or arterial street along the rear lot line.
MONUMENT: A permanent survey marker established by the county surveyor and shown on a final plat with state plane coordinates, and/or a survey marker set in accordance with the City Engineer’s specifications and referenced to county survey monuments.
NATURAL STATE: The condition of land which has not been graded, disturbed, or built upon.
PARCEL: Any real property that is not a lot.
REVIEW CYCLE: Means the occurrence of:
A. the applicant’s submittal of a complete subdivision land use application including the City’s written determination of completeness;
B. the City’s review of that subdivision land use application;
C. the City’s response to that subdivision land use application, in accordance with this section; and
D. the applicant’s reply to the City’s response that addresses each of the City’s required modifications or requests for additional information.
SENSITIVE AREA: An area of land which contains environmental or geological elements which, if altered, may cause damage to the environment or the improvements thereon.
STREET: A right of way for the purpose of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
STREET, ARTERIAL: a street that functions or is intended to function as a major traffic way and is designated on the master transportation plan as a controlled access highway, major street, parkway or other equivalent term to identify those streets comprising the basic structure of a street plan.
STREET, COLLECTOR: A street that is of considerable continuity that functions or is intended to function as the principal traffic way between large and separated areas or districts, and that is the means of access to the major or arterial street system.
STREET, CULD-DE-SAC: a street closed at one end by an enlarged, circular turnaround area.
STREET, LOCAL: A street which is supplementary to a collector street and of limited continuity which functions as or is intended to serve the local needs of a neighborhood, and which is the means of access to the collector street system. Local streets primarily serve land-access functions. Local street design and control facilitates the movement of vehicles onto and off the street system from land parcels. Through-movement is difficult and discouraged by both the design and control of this type of facility. This level of street network is likely to provide the highest level of comfort to bicyclists and pedestrians. Local streets will have the lowest speeds and be mostly absent of large vehicles. Existing local streets are identified in the Master Transportation Plan.
SUBDIVIDER: Any person who: a) having an interest in land, causes it, directly or indirectly, to be divided into a subdivision; or who b) directly or indirectly, sells, leases, or develops, or offers to sell, lease, or develop, or advertises for sale, lease or development, any interest, lot, parcel, site, unit, or plat in a subdivision; or who c) engages directly, or through an agent, in the business of selling, leasing, developing or offering for sale, lease, or development a subdivision; or who d) is directly or indirectly controlled by, or under direct, or indirect common control with any of the foregoing.
SUBDIVISION: Any land that is divided, resubdivided or proposed to be divided into two (2) or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots or other division of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, for offer, sale, lease, or development either on the installment plan or upon any and all other plans, terms and conditions. “Subdivision” includes: a) the division or development of land whether by deed, metes and bounds description, devise and testacy, lease, map, plat or other recorded instrument; and b) divisions of land for all residential and nonresidential uses, including land used or to be used for commercial, agricultural and industrial purposes.
SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT PLANS: the civil engineering plans associated with required infrastructure and municipally controlled utilities required for a subdivision.
SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE REVIEW: review by the City to verify that a subdivision land use application meets the criteria of the City’s subdivision ordinances.
SUBDIVISION PLAN REVIEW: a review of the applicant’s subdivision improvement plans and other aspects of the subdivision land use application to verify that the application complies with municipal ordinances and applicable standards and specifications.
UTILITIES: Natural gas, electric power, cable television, telephone, storm system, sewer, culinary water and other services deemed to be of a public utility nature by the City.
UTILITY EASEMENT: The area designated for access to construct or maintain utilities on privately or publicly owned land.
(Ord. 24-02: Ord. 19-24 § 2: Ord. 94-40 § 1: prior code § 30-02)