The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter unless otherwise specifically stated. All terms as defined in the 1967 Subdivision Control Act, Public Act 288 of 1967, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 through 560.293, shall control in this chapter unless indicated to the contrary.
ARTERIAL STREETS. Those streets of considerable continuity which are used or may be used primarily for heavy vehicle loads, large volumes of traffic, fast moving traffic, or through traffic.
BLOCK. Property abutting one side of the street and lying between the two nearest intersecting streets (crossing and terminating), or between the nearest the street and railroad right-of-way, unsubdivided acreage, river, or stream; or between any of the foregoing and any other barrier to the continuity of the development, or corporate boundaries of the city.
BUILDING LINE or SETBACK LINE. A line parallel to a boundary of a lot or parcel established on the lot or parcel for the purpose of prohibiting construction or projection of a building between the line and the boundary.
CITY ENGINEER. The Engineer of the city or the City Manager.
COLLECTOR STREETS. Those streets used to carry traffic from minor streets to arterial streets, including principal entrance streets to large residential and commercial developments
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN or MASTER PLAN. A unified document of text, charts, graphs, and maps, or any combination thereof, designed to portray general long-range proposals for the arrangement for land uses and which is intended primarily to guide government policy toward achieving orderly and coordinated development of the entire community, and any amendments to the plan or parts thereof duly adopted by the Planning Commission.
CROSSWALK or PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY. Right-of-way dedicated to the public use, which crosses a block, or extends between lots, and is intended to facilitate pedestrian access to adjacent streets and properties.
CUL-DE-SAC. A minor street of short length having one end terminated by a vehicular turn-around.
DEDICATION. The intentional appropriation of land by the owners to the public use.
FINAL PLAT. A map of all or part of a subdivision prepared by, and the accuracy of which is certified by, a registered civil engineer or land surveyor in accordance with the requirements of the Subdivision Control Act, Public Act 288 of 1967, as amended, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 through 560.293, and this chapter, and suitable for recordation with the County Register of Deeds.
GOVERNING BODY. The City Commission of the city.
GREENBELT or BUFFER PARKS. A strip or parcel of land privately restricted or publicly dedicated as open space located between incompatible uses for the purpose of protecting and enhancing the residential environment.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. The city or the County Health Department.
IMPROVEMENT. Any addition or modification incidental to servicing or furnishing facilities for a subdivision, such as but not limited to grading, curb and gutter, paving, driveways, approaches, sidewalks, crosswalks, water mains, storm and sanitary sewer lines, culverts, bridges, utilities, lagoons, slips, waterways, lakes, bays, canals, and any other appropriate items with appurtenant construction.
LOT. A measured portion of a parcel or tract of land which is described and fixed in a recorded plat.
LOT DEPTH. The mean horizontal distance from street line to the rear lot line.
LOT WIDTH. The horizontal distance between the side lot line measured at the setback line.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREET. A minor street which is parallel and adjacent to an arterial street and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic, and not carrying substantial volumes of through traffic.
MINOR STREET. A street which is intended primarily for access to abutting properties, that is, a local street for residential and other local access use.
PLANNING COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the city as directed by the City Charter, § 5.17, and Public Act 33 of 2008, as amended, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.3801 et seq., and Chapter 153.
PLANS “AS BUILT.” Revised construction plans with all approved field changes. Copies for permanent public record shall be on Mylar, or approved equal.
PLAT. A map or chart of a subdivision of land.
PRELIMINARY PLAT. A map showing the salient features of a proposed subdivision of land submitted to an approving authority for purposes of preliminary consideration.
PRE-PRELIMINARY PLAT or PRE-APPLICATION SKETCH. A plan, map, or sketch drawn to scale, showing the existing features of the site and surroundings and a general layout of the proposed subdivision. Sufficient details to provide adequate basis for review and to meet the requirements and procedures set forth in this chapter shall be provided.
PROPRIETOR. A natural person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or combination of any of them which may hold any recorded or unrecorded ownership interest in the land. The PROPRIETOR is also commonly referred to as the OWNER, SUBDIVIDER, or DEVELOPER.
PUBLIC UTILITY. Any person, firm, corporation, copartnership, municipal corporation, or other public authority providing gas, electricity, water, steam, telephone or telegraph service, cable television service, sewers, transportation, or any other service of a similar nature.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. Land reserved, used, or to be used for a street, alley, walkway, or public utility; those properties shown on the plat which are usually public and are dedicated to the use of the public.
STREET. Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, lane, parkway, viaduct, alley, or other way which is an existing state, county, or municipal roadway, or any of the foregoing included in a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law or approved by official action. A STREET includes the land between the right-of-way lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavements, shoulders, gutters, sidewalks, parking areas, and lawns, and any other area within the right-of-way lines.
SUBDIVISION. The division of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, plots, sites, or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or building development, including all changes in street or lot lines.
SUBDIVISION CONTROL ACT. Public Act 288 of 1967, as amended, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 through 560.293.
ZONING ORDINANCE. The zoning ordinance of the city, which is set forth in Chapter 153 of this code.
(1993 Code, § 153.05)