For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively.
ALLEY. A minor right-of-way used primarily for vehicular access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
ARTERIAL. Either a major or secondary arterial.
ASSURANCE OF COMPLETION. A contract secured by a performance bond or other guarantee or security satisfactory to the city council, guaranteeing completion of public improvements which are shown on the detailed improvement plan as the responsibility of the subdivider.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE. The line indicating the minimum horizontal distance between the street right-of-way and building or any projection thereof, other than steps and open porches.
COLLECTOR. A street designed to serve as an important trafficway for a neighborhood, or as a feeder to a thoroughfare. The determination of a street classification in any specific instance shall rest with the planning commission, and has a minimum right-of-way of 60 feet.
CONCEPT PLAN. A sketch of a proposed subdivision to be used for the initial discussion and concept approval. (See § 150.11)
CROSSWALKWAY. A right-of-way used primarily for pedestrian travel through or across any portion of a block.
CUL-DE-SAC. A short minor street, having but one end open for motor traffic, the other being permanently terminated by a vehicular turnaround.
DETAILED IMPROVEMENT PLAN. Engineering drawings which show the detailed design and layout of all public improvements.
EASEMENT. A grant by the property owner of the use, for a specific purpose or purposes, of a designated strip of land to the general public, a corporation, or other individuals.
EXPRESSWAY. A motorway of considerable continuity designed for fast, uninterrupted flow of vehicular traffic, having a right- of-way of varying width with no direct access from abutting property to express traffic lanes, and no street crossing or intersection at grade.
FINAL PLAT. See RECORD PLAT.
LOCAL STREET. Any street other than an expressway, major arterial, secondary arterial, or collector street.
LOT. A unit area of land within a subdivision intended for transfer of ownership or for building a development.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE. A lot with opposite ends abutting on streets.
MAJOR ARTERIAL. A street of considerable continuity designed as a major trafficway, and designed as such on the thoroughfare plan. This category does not include an expressway and has a minimum right-of-way of 100 feet.
MASTER PLAN. The comprehensive plan or any part thereof adopted by the planning commission, indicating the general location recommended for motorways, parks, and other public open spaces, public building sites, public utilities, and the character and extent of the neighborhood and community development.
PRELIMINARY PLAN. A drawing showing the proposed subdivision of land together with the public improvements which are to be installed therein. Such drawing is not recordable.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. Any of the following: roadway pavement; curbs; gutters; sidewalks; crosswalks; water mains; sanitary and storm sewers; and other appurtenant construction as related in the detailed improvement plan.
PROTECTIVE COVENANT. A restriction on the use of private property within a subdivision for the purpose of providing mutual protection against undesirable aspects of development.
RECORD PLAT or FINAL PLAT. A map showing the division of any tract of land into 2 or more parcels, and prepared for the purpose of recording.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. The entire strip of land lying between the property lines of a street, alley, or crosswalkway.
RIPARIAN CORRIDOR EASEMENT. A buffer zone of restricted development and limited land use adjacent to all perennial streams and rivers. The purposes of the riparian buffer zone are: to protect public and private water supplies, to trap sediment and other pollutants in surface runoff, to promote bank stabilization, to protect riparian wetlands, to minimize the impact of floods, to prevent decreases in base flow, to protect wildlife habitat, and to generally maintain water quality.
SECONDARY ARTERIAL. A street of considerable importance to the overall traffic system, and having a minimum right-of-way of 80 feet.
STREET. A right-of-way designed for vehicular and pedestrian traffic, regardless of its designation by name, such as a street, avenue, lane, place, or the like.
SUBDIVISION. As defined in R.C. § 711.001:
(A) The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll into 2 or more parcels, sites, or lots, any one of which is less than 5 acres, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of a transfer of ownership; provided, however, that the division or partition of land into parcels of more than 5 acres, not involving any new streets or easements of access, and the sale or exchange thereof does not create additional building sites, shall be exempted; or
(B) The improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential, commercial, or industrial structures or groups of structure involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening, or extending of any street or streets, except private streets serving industrial structures; or the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by the owners, occupants, or lease holders, or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage, or other public facilities.
THOROUGHFARE PLAN. The comprehensive plan adopted by the planning commission indicating the general location of major highways and streets.
ZONING. Regulation by district of the height, area, and use of buildings; use of land; and density of population.
(Ord. 26-1978, passed 6-21-78; Am. Ord. 40-2010, passed 12-15-10)