Terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows: a) the present tense includes the past or future tense; b) the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular; c) the word "shall" is mandatory, "may" is permissive, and the word "should" is preferred; and d) the masculine shall include the feminine.
BLOCK: A piece or parcel of land or group of lots within a subdivision that is entirely surrounded by public streets, streams, railroads, parks or the exterior boundary of the subdivision or a combination thereof.
CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Comprehensive plan, or parts thereof, providing for the future growth and development of the city and for the general location and coordination of streets and highways, schools and recreation areas, public building sites, and other development, which shall have been duly adopted by the city. A comprehensive plan may be further defined by Idaho Code.
CITY ENGINEER: The city engineer of the city.
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL: An affirmative action by the commission indicating that approval is given subject to certain specified stipulations.
CONDOMINIUM: An estate consisting of: a) an undivided interest in common real property, in an interest or interests in real property, or in any combination thereof, together with b) a separate interest in real property, in an interest or interests in real property, or in any combination thereof 1 .
COUNCIL: The city council of the city, hereinafter referred to as the council.
COUNTY COMMISSION OR COMMISSIONERS: The Canyon County board of commissioners.
COUNTY ENGINEER: The county engineer of the county.
DEDICATION: The setting apart of land or interest in land for use by the public. Land becomes dedicated when accepted by the city as a public dedication, either by ordinance, resolution or entry in the official minutes, or by the recording of a plat showing such dedication.
DEVELOPMENT: Any change or improvement to real property that involves a street, sidewalk, public site, parking lot, traffic control device, water, sewer, wastewater or storm water system, utility, or any changes to the type, density or intensity of land use.
DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN (DMP): A preliminary master plan for the development of a large, unusual or complicated land area, the platting of which is expected in progressive stages. A DMP may be designed by the subdivider, planner or engineer and shall be subject to approval of the commission, except that a DMP does not fulfill the requirements of the preliminary platting process of this title.
EASEMENT: A grant by the owner of the use of a parcel of land by the public, corporation or persons for specified use and purposes and so designated on a plat or filed separately.
ENGINEER: Any person who is licensed in the state to practice professional engineering.
ENGINEERING PLANS: Plans, profiles, cross sections and other required details for the construction of public improvements, prepared by a registered professional engineer in accordance with the approved preliminary plat and in compliance with existing standards of design and construction.
EXCEPTION, LAND: Any parcel of land which is within the boundaries of the subdivision which is not a part of the subdivision.
FINAL APPROVAL: Unconditional approval of the final plat as evidenced by appropriate certifications on the plat; such approval constitutes authorization to record a plat.
FLOODPLAIN: The relatively flat area or lowland adjoining the channel of a river, stream or watercourse or lake or other body of standing water, which has been or may be covered by water of a flood of 100-year frequency. The floodplain includes the channel, floodway and floodway fringe.
Channel: A natural or artificial watercourse of perceptible extent, with definite bed and banks to confine and conduct continuously or periodically flowing water.
Flood: The temporary inundation of land adjacent to and inundated by overflow from a river, stream, lake or other body of standing water.
Flood Of 100-Year Frequency: A flood magnitude which has a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any year.
Floodway: The channel of a river or other watercourse and adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot (1').
Floodway Fringe: That part of the floodplain which is beyond the floodway. Such areas will include those portions of the floodplain which will be inundated by a flood of 100-year frequency.
FUTURE ACQUISITION MAP: A map which may be adopted by the city designating land proposed for acquisition.
GREENBELT: A nonvehicular pathway corridor typically located alongside a watercourse, topographic feature, or urban boundary maintained for public use for walkers, bicyclists, joggers and similar recreationists. The greenbelt area shall be permitted in open space calculations.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT: The state health or state district health department.
HILLSIDE SUBDIVISION: Any subdivision or that portion of a subdivision located in terrain having an average slope exceeding ten percent (10%).
IRRIGATION FACILITIES: Includes canals, laterals, ditches, conduits, gates, pumps and allied equipment necessary for the supply, delivery and drainage of irrigation water.
LOT WIDTH: The width of a lot shall be:
A. If the side property lines are parallel, the perpendicular distance between these side lines.
B. If the side property lines are not parallel, the width of the lot shall be the length between side lot lines at right angles to the axis of the lot measured at mid distance between the front and rear lot lines.
LOTS: A piece or parcel of land separated from other pieces or parcels as shown on a recorded subdivision plat or by metes and bounds description for purposes of sale, lease or separate use.
Corner Lot: A lot abutting on two (2) or more intersecting streets where the interior angle of intersection does not exceed one hundred thirty five degrees (135°).
Double Frontage Lot: A lot abutting two (2) parallel or approximately parallel streets.
Interior Lot: A lot having but one side abutting on a street.
MOBILE HOME: A detached single-family dwelling unit designed to be mounted on a chassis running the length of the unit with the outer walls on cantilevered supports extending from the chassis or supported by the chassis rather than by a foundation running along the perimeter of the unit, and having all the following characteristics:
A. Designed for long term occupancy and containing sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower bath and kitchen facilities with plumbing and electrical connections for attachments to outside systems.
B. Designed to be transported after fabrication on its own wheels or on flatbed or other trailers or detachable wheels.
C. Arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete, including major appliances and furniture, and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location of foundation supports, connection to facilities and the like.
MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION: A subdivision designed and intended for residential use where residence is in mobile homes exclusively.
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: A plan to guide the platting of remaining vacant parcels in a partially built up neighborhood so as to make reasonable use of all land, correlate street patterns, and achieve the best possible land use relationships.
OPEN SPACE: An area platted as a separate lot, provided within a recorded easement, or dedicated to and accepted by the city. The area shall be substantially open to the sky, exclusive of streets, buildings and other covered structures, and shall be designated and intended as a usable and convenient amenity to any proposed development. Unmaintained floodway areas, protected wetland areas, and drainage, irrigation or other utility easements subject to potential material modification by the holder of an existing easement that can possibly impair the public use of the open space shall not be considered as a part of the minimum area of open space required. Drainage facilities shall only be classified as open space if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the city that they constitute a usable amenity.
OPEN SPACE LAND: Any undeveloped or predominantly undeveloped land which may be set aside for the following:
A. Park and recreation purposes.
B. Conservation of land and other natural resources.
C. Historic or scenic purposes.
OWNER: The person or persons holding title by deed to land, or holding title as vendees under land contract, or holding any other title.
PEDESTRIANWAY: A public right of way dedicated as a walkway entirely through a block from street to street and/or providing access to a school, park, recreation area or shopping center.
PERFORMANCE BOND: An amount of money or other negotiable security paid by the subdivider or his surety to the city clerk which guarantees that the subdivider will perform all actions required by the governing body regarding an approved plat, and provides that if the subdivider defaults and fails to comply with the provisions of an approved plat, the subdivider or his surety will pay damages to the limit of the bond, or the surety will itself complete the requirements of the approved plat.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT: A residential, commercial and industrial use or combination thereof planned for a tract of land to be developed as a unit under single ownership or control, which is developed for the purpose of selling, leasing or renting lots or estates, whether fronting on private or dedicated streets, which may include two (2) or more principal buildings as governed by the zoning regulations of the city. The requirements of this title may be modified by the council upon recommendation by the commission to achieve the best possible planned development for the specific site under consideration.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: The city planning and zoning commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission.
PLAT: A map of a subdivision.
Final Plat: A map of all or part of a subdivision providing substantial conformance to an approved preliminary plat, prepared by a registered professional engineer or a registered land surveyor, in accordance with this title and Idaho Code.
Preliminary Plat: A preliminary map, including supporting data, indicating a proposed subdivision development, prepared in accordance with this title and Idaho Code.
Recorded Plat: A final plat bearing all of the certificates of approval required in this title and duly recorded in the county recorder's office.
RESERVE STRIP: A strip of land between a dedicated street or partial street and adjacent property, in either case, reserved or held in public ownership for future street extension or widening.
RIGHT OF WAY: A parcel of land dedicated or reserved for use as a public way which normally includes streets, sidewalks, utilities or other service function.
STANDARD DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS: A set of adopted regulations setting forth the details, specifications and instructions to be followed in the planning, design and construction of certain public improvements in the city formulated by the city engineer, the district health department and/or other city departments and approved by the city council.
STREET: Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, land, parkway, place, viaduct, easement for access or other way which is an existing state, county or municipal roadway; or a street or way shown in a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law or approved by official action; or a street or way in a plat duly filed and recorded within the right of way boundaries, whether improved or unimproved, and may be comprised of pavement, shoulder, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, parking areas and lawns.
Alley: A public service way used to provide secondary vehicular access to properties otherwise abutting upon a street.
Arterial Route: A general term including expressways, major and minor arterial streets; and interstate, state or county highways having regional continuity.
Collector Street: A street that provides for traffic movement within neighborhoods of the city and between major streets and local streets and for direct access to abutting property.
Local Street: A street that provides for direct access to residential, commercial, industrial or other abutting land for local traffic movements and connects to collector and/or arterial streets.
A. Cul-De-Sac Street: A short local street having one end permanently terminated in a vehicular turnaround.
B. Loop Street: A minor street with both terminal points on the same street of origin.
C. Marginal Access Street: A minor street parallel and adjacent to an arterial route and intercepts local streets and controls access to an arterial route.
Private Street: A street that is not accepted for public uses or maintenance which provides vehicular and pedestrian access.
SUBDIVIDER: Shall be deemed to be the individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, syndication, trust or other legal entity having sufficient proprietary rights in the property to represent the owner, that submits the required subdivision application and initiates proceedings for the subdivision of land in accordance with this title.
SUBDIVISION: The division of any site, lot, tract or parcel of land, into more than one part for the purpose of transfer of ownership or development, whether immediate or future, and as more fully described in this title.
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE: A committee of the commission established to review preliminary subdivision plats.
SURVEYOR: Any person who is registered and certified in the state to engage in the practice of land surveying.
TOWNHOUSE: An arrangement of single-family dwellings separate or adjoined by common walls of not more than two (2) opposite sides, with the uppermost story being a portion of the same dwelling located directly beneath at the grade or first floor level, and having exclusive individual ownership and occupant rights of each dwelling unit, including, but not limited to, the land directly beneath the dwelling.
USABLE LOT AREA: That portion of a lot usable for or adaptable to the normal uses made of residential property, excluding any area which may be covered by water, is excessively steep, or included in certain types of easements.
UTILITIES: Installations or facilities, underground or overhead, furnished for use by the public, including, but not limited to, electricity, gas, steam, communications, water, drainage, irrigation, sewage disposal or flood control, owned and operated by any person, firm, corporation, municipal department or board duly authorized by state or city regulations. Utility or utilities as used herein may also refer to such persons, firms, corporations, departments or boards as applicable herein.
VICINITY MAP: A small scale map showing the location of a tract of land in relation to a larger area. (Ord. 541, 2-26-2007)
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