(a) "Bond" is any form of security including a cash deposit, surety bond, collateral, property, or instrument of credit in a form satisfactory to the Village Law Director.
(b) "Construction plans" are the detailed engineering drawings accompanying a subdivision plat and showing the specific location and design of improvements to be installed in the subdivision.
(c) "Improvements" are grading, sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, pavement, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, street signs, street lights, street trees, and the appropriate appurtenances required to render land suitable for the use proposed.
(d) "Lot" or "parcel" is a division of land separated or proposed to be separated from other divisions of land by description on a recorded subdivision plat, recorded survey map, or by metes and bounds for purposes whether immediate or future, of sale, lease, separate use, or building development.
(e) "Corner lot" is a lot at the point of intersection of and abutting on two intersecting streets.
(f) "Public utility" is any person, firm, corporation, governmental agency, or board having a public utility commission permit to furnish under regulations to the public, electricity, gas, sanitary sewer, telephone, transportation, water, or any other similar public utility.
(g) "Right-of-way" is a strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, walkway, or other public improvement relating to public travel or access.
(h) "Street" is a way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place or however otherwise designated.
(1) “Major arterial” is a principal or heavy traffic street of considerable continuity and used primarily to carry traffic through the Village. Harvard Road, Brainard Road, Miles Road and Lander Road are examples.
(2) "Collector Street" is a street which carries traffic from local streets to major arterials, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such a development.
(3) "Local Street" is a street used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
(4) "Cul-de-Sac" or "Dead-end Street" is a local street with only one outlet.
(5) "Street Width" is the distance measured from back of curb to back of curb.
(6) "Right-of-way Width" is the shortest distance between the lines delineating the right-of-way of a street.
(i) "Subdivider" means any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under these Regulations to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself or for another.
(j) "Subdivision".
(1) The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into two (2) or more parcels, sites or lots, any one of which is less than five (5) acres for the purposes, whether immediate or future, of transfer ownership, provided, however, that the division or partition of land into parcels of more than five (5) acres not involving any new streets or easements of access.
(2) 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.
(3) "Minor Subdivision" is a division of a parcel of land along an existing public street or road not involving the opening, widening, or extension of any street or road and involving not more than four (4) lots after the original tract has been completely subdivided.
(Ord. 1999-47. Passed 10-13-99.)
(k) “Plat” means a map of a tract or parcel of land.
(l) “Preliminary plat” means the map indicating the proposed layout of a subdivision prepared in accordance with and containing all information required by Section 1125.02, submitted to the Building Commissioner in accordance with Section 1123.02, and if approved, permits proceeding with the preparation of the final plat.
(n) “Development plan” mean a plan specifying the uses of land and the location of the proposed development’s buildings, streets, utilities, and other features that comprise the proposed development.
(Ord. 2008-33. Passed 5-13-09.)