For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. A minor public right-of-way which provides a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting property and which is used primarily for vehicular traffic to the rear or side of properties which otherwise abut on a public street.
BLOCK. A tract or parcel of land designated as such on a duly recorded plat which may be entirely surrounded by public streets or by combination of public streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way or natural or humanmade physical features that disrupt what would otherwise be an unbroken landscape (for example, ditches, gullies, ridges and the like).
BUILDING. Any structure which is built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, machinery, equipment or movable property of any kind.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE. The line on a plat generally parallel to a property line, indicating the limit beyond which buildings or structures may be erected and the area between a street or property line and the building setback line within which no structure may be permitted.
CITY. The City of Pleasanton, Texas.
CITY ATTORNEY. The person duly appointed by the City Council as City Attorney.
CITY COUNCIL. The duly and constitutionally elected governing body of the City of Pleasanton, Texas.
CITY ENGINEER. A registered professional engineer employed or designated by the City Council to provide professional engineering services for and in behalf of the city.
CITY MANAGER. The person duly appointed by the City Council as the chief administrative officer of the city.
CUL-DE-SAC. A street having but one outlet to another street, and terminated on the opposite end by a vehicular turn-around.
DEAD END STREET. A street, other than a cul-de-sac, with only one outlet.
DOUBLE FRONT LOT. A building lot, not a corner lot, which has frontage on two streets.
EASEMENT. A strip of land reserved for the use of the public by the grantor, usually at the rear or side of lots or parcels of land, in which to install and maintain utility lines, drainage ditches or channels, or for other city or public services; the ownership or title to the land encompassed by the easement being retained by the owner. In granting the EASEMENT, the grantor is in effect vesting the public with authority to control the use of land within the easement and, in exercising that control, the city may specify that no building or part of a building or other permanent structure, in case of a drainage easement, may be located within the limits of the easement.
EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT (EDU). Basis for establishing equivalency among and within various customer classes based upon the relationship of the continuous duty maximum flow rate in gallons per minute for a water meter of a given size and type compared to the continuous duty maximum flow rate in gallons per minute for a 5/8-inch diameter simple water meter, using American Water Works Association C700-C703 standards. EDU's for water meters are as follows:
Meter Size/Type | EDU's |
Meter Size/Type | EDU's |
5/8-inch simple | 1.0 |
3/4-inch simple | 1.5 |
1-inch simple | 2.5 |
1-inch simple | 5.0 |
2-inch simple | 8.0 |
3-inch simple | 20.0 |
4-inch simple | 50.0 |
6-inch simple | 100.0 |
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. Within the terms of Tex. Loc. Gov't Code, § 42.021, the unincorporated area, not a part of any other city, which is contiguous to the corporate limits of the City of Pleasanton, Texas, the outer boundaries of which are measured from the extremities of the corporate limits of the city outward for such distances as may be stipulated in Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code, § 42.021 (at the present time being one mile) in accordance with total population of the incorporated City of Pleasanton, Texas, in which area, the city may enjoin the violation of its Subdivision Control Ordinance.
FINAL PLAT. The map or plan of a proposed subdivision to the city in accordance with the procedures set forth by this chapter, for approval by the City Council; and the plat to be prepared in accordance with this chapter.
FLOODPLAIN. Any and all land area adjoining the channel of a river, stream, lake, watercourse, marshy area or other drainage element, which has been or may be inundated by storm water runoff. The extent of the FLOODPLAIN shall be determined by the crest of a flood having an average frequency of occurrence of once in 100 years, as established by the Federal Insurance Administration.
FRONT or FRONTAGE. That portion of a tract of land which abuts on a public street to which it has direct access.
LOCAL STREET. A street whose function is to provide access to abutting residential property within neighborhoods, with all intersections at grade, and not of continuous routing for any great distance so as to discourage heavy, through traffic.
LOT. A physically undivided tract or parcel of land having frontage on a public street and which now, or in the future may be, offered for sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or improvement, which is designated as a distinct and separate tract and which is identified by a lot number or tract symbol on
a duly approved subdivision plat which has been properly recorded.
LOT DEPTH. The length of a straight line connecting the mid-point of the front and rear lot lines.
LOT WIDTH. The average length of the front and rear property lines.
MAY, SHALL. The word MAY is permissive. The word SHALL is mandatory.
PAVEMENT WIDTH. The portion of the surface of a street available for vehicular traffic and, where curbs are laid, the portion between the face of curbs.
PERSON. Any individual, association, firm, corporation, governmental agency or political subdivision.
PLAT. A map, drawing, chart or plan showing the layout of a proposed subdivision into lots, blocks, streets, parks, school sites, commercial or industrial sites, drainage ways, building lots, easements and alleys; any similar type of plat, which a subdivider submits for approval and a copy of which he or she intends to record in final form.
PRELIMINARY PLAT. The first or introductory plat of a proposed subdivision.
STREET. A public right-of-way, however designated, which provides vehicular circulation and access to adjacent property.
SUBDIVIDER. Any person or persons, firm or corporation subdividing a tract or parcel of land to be sold or otherwise handled for their own personal gain or use; also a developer.
SUBDIVISION. A division of any tract of land situated within the corporate limits, or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Pleasanton, Texas, in two or more parts for the purpose of laying out a subdivision of the tract of land, including an addition to the city; to lay out suburban lots or building lots, or other lots; or to lay out streets, alleys, squares or parks or other parts of the tract intended to be dedicated for public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the streets, alleys, squares, parks or other parts. A division of a tract under this chapter includes a division regardless of whether it is made by using a metes and bounds description in a deed of conveyance or in a contract for a deed, by using a contract of sale or other executory contract to convey, or by using any other method. SUBDIVISION includes the resubdivision and vacation and correction platting, and when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdivision or to the land or area subdivided. A SUBDIVISION can also consist of only one lot or tract, platted and filed for record, or two or more lots vacated and replatted as a single lot.
SURVEYOR. A licensed state land surveyor or a registered public surveyor, as authorized by state statute to practice the profession of surveying.
(Ord. 1252, passed 1-22-2004)