For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator of the village.
BLOCK. A parcel of land bounded on all sides by a street or streets.
COUNCIL. The Council of the village.
COUNTY. Huron County and Richland County, Ohio.
COUNTY ENGINEER. The Engineers of Huron and Richland Counties.
CUL-DE-SAC. See STREET.
DEVELOPER. An individual, group of individuals, organization or other legal entity undertaking or contracting for construction of improvements on subdivided land.
EASEMENT. A grant, by a property owner to an individual, group of individuals, organization or other legal entity, for the use of a certain parcel of land for a specified purpose.
ENGINEER. The Engineer of the village.
IMPROVEMENTS. Streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sanitary and storm sewers, water services and such other facilities as may be required for the subdivision and development of land under these Subdivision Regulations.
LOT. A piece, parcel or tract of land separated from other parcels by lot lines and having frontage on a public street. In addition:
(1) CORNER LOT. A lot at the juncture of, and fronting upon, two or more intersecting streets or upon two parts of the same street, such streets or parts of the same forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. The point of intersection of the street lot lines is the corner.
(2) INTERIOR LOT. Any lot other than a corner lot.
(3) LOT AREA. The computed land area contained within the lot lines, usually expressed in square feet or in acres and fractions thereof.
(4) LOT DEPTH. The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.
(5) LOT LINES. the property lines bounding a lot.
(a) FRONT LOT LINE. The line separating a lot from the street on which it abuts.
(b) REAR LOT LINE. The lot line opposite to, and most distant from, the front lot line.
(c) SIDE LOT LINE. Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from a street is a side street lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from another lot is an interior side lot line.
(6) LOT SPLIT. The division of a single parcel of land into at least two, but not more than five, lots, either at the same time or over a period of time.
(7) LOT WIDTH. The mean horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the depth of the lot.
MAP. A scaled drawing or reproduction thereof of a parcel of land or a subdivision of land.
(1) FINAL PLAT MAP. A final proposal for the subdivision of land, presented in map form to the Planning Commission for approval, and which, if approved, shall become the official recorded plat of that subdivision.
(2) PRELIMINARY PLAT MAP. A tentative proposal for the subdivision of land under these Subdivision Regulations, submitted in map form to the Planning Commission for its consideration in accordance with the procedures specified in these Subdivision Regulations.
(3) VICINITY MAP. A small map identifying the location of a proposed subdivision of land with reference to known points in the area around it.
OWNER. An individual, group of individuals, organization or any other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under these Subdivision Regulations.
PLANNING COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the village.
REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION. The Planning Commissions of Huron and Richland Counties.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. The area between property lines utilized or reserved for use as a public street, alley or pedestrian way.
STREET. A public right-of-way for vehicular traffic, including, but not limited to, a highway, thoroughfare, parkway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, drive, court or circle.
(1) ALLEY. A vehicular right-of-way providing a secondary means of access to the rear or side of abutting properties.
(2) CUL-DE-SAC. A minor street having one end open to vehicular traffic and the other end permanently terminated by a vehicular turn-around.
(3) DEAD-END STREET. A street having one end open to vehicular traffic and the other end temporarily terminated by a vehicular turn-around.
(4) MAJOR STREET and ARTERIAL STREET. A street of considerable continuity utilized for the movement of traffic between large and/or widely separated areas.
(5) MINOR STREET and LOCAL STREET. A street utilized primarily for access to abutting properties.
(6) SECONDARY STREET and COLLECTOR STREET. A street of intermediate continuity utilized for the movement of traffic between arterial streets and local streets.
SUBDIVIDER. An individual, group of individuals, organization or any other legal entity commencing proceedings to subdivide land under these Subdivision Regulations.
SUBDIVISION. The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels for the purposes, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or the improvement of one or more parcels of land, involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of a street, the creation of open spaces for common use by abutting properties or the granting of easements for extension and maintenance of public utilities.
UTILITIES EASEMENT. An easement granted for the installation and/or maintenance of public utilities.
VERTICAL VISIBILITY. The minimum unobstructed distance between the top of an object four inches high placed on the centerline of a street and another point on the centerline of the same street located 4.5 feet above the surface thereof.
VILLAGE. The Village of Plymouth, Ohio.
(`94 Code, § 1121.04) (Ord. 17-70, passed 9-22-70)