For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BLOCK. A piece or parcel of land entirely surrounded by public highways, public streets, railroad rights-of-way, parks, streams, lakes or bodies of water or a combination of aforesaid bounds.
BUILDING LOT. The portion of the subdivision or other parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership upon which the building structure and appurtenance are to be placed, or already exist, including areas for water well, sewage disposal, setbacks, proper surface water drainways and appropriate easements.
BUILDING PERMIT. A permit allowing resumption of construction or placement of a structure on a specific building lot.
BUILDING SITE. The portion of the lot or parcel of land upon which the building and appurtenance are to be placed, or area already existing, including adequate areas for sewage disposal, clearance, proper drainage and appropriate easements.
CLERK OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Tuscarawas County.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The master plan (which may consist of several maps, data and the like) or any portion thereof, made and adopted by the Planning Commission or by the Village Council and which shows the general location and extent of physical facilities, including major streets and main thoroughfares, parks, schools and other public open spaces, and public building sites.
CONTRACTOR. Any person, partnership or corporation or duly authorized agent who constructs or contracts to construct improvements on subdivided land.
COUNCIL. Elected six members of Village Council.
COUNTY ENGINEER. The County Engineer of Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
CROSSWALK. An easement or a public right-of-way which cuts across a block to facilitate access to adjacent streets and properties.
DEVELOPER. Any person, partnership or corporation or duly authorized agent who subdivides and/or improves land for the purpose of establishing site(s) intended for the placement of residential, commercial, industrial or institutional structures, or other private and public betterments.
DRAINAGE FACILITY. Any ditch, gutter, pipe, culvert, storm sewer or other structure designed, intended or constructed for the purpose of diverting surface waters from or carrying surface waters off streets, public rights-of-way, parks, recreational areas or any part of any subdivision or contiguous land areas.
DRAINAGE PLAN. A plan showing all present and existing surface and subsurface drainage conditions as described by grades, contours and topography with proposed methods and facilities to collect and convey said drainage.
DRIVEWAY. A minor vehicular right-of-way providing access between a street and a parking area or garage within a lot or property.
EASEMENT. A grant by the property owner for specified use of said land to a corporation, partnership, person or persons, or to the public.
ENGINEER; VILLAGE ENGINEER. The Engineer representing the village.
FINAL PLAT. The final map, drawing or chart on which the developer’s plan is presented to the Planning Commission for approval and which, if approved will be submitted to the County Recorder.
FLOODPLAIN. The portion of a river or creek valley adjacent to the drainage channel which is periodically covered with water when the river or creek overflows its bank during flood stage.
FUTURE RIGHT-OF-WAY. The right-of-way width required for the expansion of existing streets to accommodate anticipated future traffic loads; and a right-of-way established to provide future access to or through undeveloped land.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. The County Board of Health.
HILLSIDE AREA. A hillside area as referred to herein is defined as one with an average slope of 15% or more.
IMPROVEMENTS. Street improvements, with or without curb or gutter, sidewalks, crosswalks, water mains, sanitary and storm sewers, street trees and other appropriate items.
LOCATION MAP. A drawing at a reduced scale which shows legibly, by dimension and/or other means, enough area beyond the bounds of the proposed subdivision to locate and orient the subdivision within the village and vicinity, and the relationship of the site to the community facilities which serve or influence the property.
LOT. A parcel of land intended for transfer of ownership or building development, having its principal frontage on a public street, except for those lots on private lands, accessible by a private drive, as allowed by the Commission in cluster subdivisions.
LOT AREA. The area contained within the property lines of the individual parcels of land as shown on a major subdivision plan, excluding any area within a street right-of-way, but including the area of any easement.
LOT DEPTH. The mean horizontal distance from the front street line to the rear lot line.
LOT SPLIT. The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into at least two, but no more than five parcels, sites or lots, any one of which is less than five acres for the purposes, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership; provided, however that the division or partition of land does not involve any new construction or modification of current streets or easements of access.
MONUMENT. A permanent concrete or iron marker used to establish definitely all lot lines of the plat of a subdivision, including all lot corners, boundary line corners and points of change in street alignment, and as set forth in the R.C. § 711.03.
NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT. An area of sufficient size to permit the design and development of an integrated urban unit containing in addition to a variety of residential types and groupings its own elementary school, local business district, churches, clubs, recreation area and bounded by arterial highways, major streets and/or natural physical barriers.
NET ACRE. Land acreage within a subdivision or other delineated area which excluded all street, utility and railroad rights-of-way, and waterways.
OFFICIAL HIGHWAY PLAN. A plan designating a system of principal or major streets and highways for traffic intercommunication.
OFFICIAL MAP. The map established by the Planning Commission showing streets, highways and/or parks theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law and any amendments thereto adopted by the County Commissioners and the Planning Commission or additions thereto.
OWNER. Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under these regulations.
PARCEL. Any piece of land described by a current deed.
PERFORMANCE BOND or SURETY BOND. An agreement by the developer with the village for the amount of the estimated construction cost guaranteeing the completion of physical improvements according to plans and specifications within the time prescribed by the agreement.
PLANNING COMMISSION or COMMISSION. The Village Planning Commission of Strasburg, Ohio.
PLAT. A map upon which the developer’s plan of the subdivision is presented and which he or she submits for approval and intends to record in the final form.
PRELIMINARY PLAT. The preliminary plat, drawing or chart indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision.
PROSECUTOR; COUNTY PROSECUTOR. The Prosecutor of Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
REGULATION. Subdivision regulations for the village.
RESERVES. Parcels of land within a subdivision that are intended for future use.
SETBACK LINE. A line indicating the minimum horizontal distance between the street easement or right-of-way line and buildings or any projection thereof, unless otherwise specifically defined.
SEWAGE FACILITY. Any sewer, sewerage system, sewage treatment works on part thereof, designed, intended or constructed for the collection, treatment or disposal of liquid waste including industrial waste.
SEWAGE INSTALLATION PERMIT. A permit issued by the Health Department giving the applicant the right to install, maintain and operate a private sewerage treatment system.
SKETCH (PRE-APPLICATION). An informal drawing which shows how a developer proposes to subdivide a property and which gives sufficient site information for the Planning Commission representatives to offer suggestions for site development.
SOLICITOR. The solicitor and/or legal counsel of the village.
STREET. A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, freeway, road, boulevard, avenue, lane, place or however otherwise designated.
(1) INTRACOMMUNITY STREETS.
(a) MAJOR STREETS are those local thoroughfares which carry cross-town traffic from several neighborhoods, thereby servicing several residential collector streets.
(b) COLLECTOR STREETS are primary streets serving industrial and commercial areas on the principal street, which carries traffic from minor streets to major streets, including the principal entrance streets of residential developments and primary circulation routes within such developments.
(c) LOCAL STREETS are used primarily for access to abutting properties.
(d) MARGINAL ACCESS STREETS are minor streets which are parallel and adjacent to an arterial street and provided access to abutting properties and protection from major streets or thoroughfares.
(e) CUL-DE-SAC OR DEAD-END STREETS are minor streets with only one outlet.
(f) ALLEYS are minor ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on another street.
(2) INTRAVILLAGE STREET. Secondary thoroughfares are minor roads in a rural area which is used for travel within a township or farm to farm.
(3) INTERCOMMUNITY THOROUGHFARES.
(a) Interstate or expressway which possesses extra-wide right-of-way carrying high traffic volumes of unobstructed, limited-access vehicular movement.
(b) Limited access highways which intercept several major streets and may or may not have separated intersections. This is a principal or heavy-traffic street of considerable continuity and is used primarily as an artery for intercommunication between large areas.
(4) INTERVILLAGE STREET. A primary thoroughfare is a road which is used for intercommunity travel.
(5) STREET WIDTH. The shortest distance between the lines delineating the right-of-way of a street.
SUBDIVISION. Either of the following shall be considered subdivisions as regulated herein.
(1) The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into more than five parcels, sites or lots, any one of which is less than five acres for the purposes, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership. The sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners, where such sale or exchange does not create additional building sites, shall be exempted.
(2) The improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential, commercial or industrial structures or groups of structures involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street or streets, except private streets serving industrial structures; the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders, or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage or other public facilities.
ZONING REGULATIONS. The zoning resolution of any public entity in the county.
(Ord. O-28-2021, passed 11-16-2021)