§ 151.107 OTHER DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   BUFFER EASEMENT. An easement not less than ten feet in width adjacent to a major street or a commercial or industrial development which may be required by the Village Council. The Village Council may require the grading and planting of said BUFFER EASEMENT.

   COMMUNITY SEWER SYSTEM. Any sewer system owned and operated by Carolina Water Service Company, the village, or other sewer system serving two or more connections.

   DEDICATION. A gift, by the owner, or a right of use of land for a specified purpose or purposes. Because a transfer of property rights is entailed, DEDICATION must be made by written instrument and is completed with an acceptance.

   EASEMENT. A grant by the property owner of a strip of land for a specified purpose and use by the public, a corporation, or persons.

   HILLSIDE SUBDIVISION. A subdivision in which land proposed to be subdivided has at least a 16% slope, as defined in §§ 151.090 to 151.093.

   INDIVIDUAL SEWER SYSTEM. Any septic tank or ground absorption system serving a single source or connection and approved by the County Health Department.

   INDIVIDUAL WATER SYSTEM. Any well or spring used to supply a single connection.

   LOT. A portion of a subdivision or any other parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership, or for development, or both. The word LOT includes the words PLOT or PARCEL.

   LOT OF RECORD. A lot which is part of a subdivision, a plat of which has been recorded in the office of the County Register of Deeds prior to the adoption of this chapter, or a lot described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been so recorded prior to the adoption of this chapter.

   LOT TYPES.

      (1)   CORNER LOT. A continuous (through) lot which is accessible from both streets upon which it fronts.

      (2)   DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOT. A lot other than a corner lot with only one frontage on a street.

      (3)   SINGLE-TIER LOT. A lot which backs upon a limited access highway, a physical barrier, or another type of land use and to which access from the rear is usually prohibited.

      (4)   THROUGH LOT or DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOT. A lot other than a corner lot with frontage on more than one street. THROUGH LOTS abutting two streets may be referred to as DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOTS.

   PLANNING BOARD. Sugar Mountain Planning Board.

   PLAT. A map or plan of a parcel of land which is to be or has been subdivided.

   PRIVATE STREET. A dedicated private right-of-way which affords access to abutting properties and conforms to the requirements of § 151.069(A)(2) and (B).

   PRIVATE WATER SYSTEM. Any water system serving from two to 14 connections, inclusively.

   PUBLIC STREET. A dedicated public right-of-way for vehicular traffic which affords access to abutting properties and conforms with the requirements of § 151.069(A)(1) and (B).

   PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. Any private or municipal water system owned and operated by the village, Carolina Water Service Company, and any water system serving 15 or more residential connections or serving more than 25 year-round residents.

   PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. Sugar Mountain Public Works Director.

   STREET LINE. The edge of the roadway pavement.

   SUBDIVIDER. Any person, firm, or corporation who subdivides or develops any land deemed to be a subdivision as herein defined.

   SUBDIVISION ADMINISTRATOR. An official or designated person of the village responsible for assisting in the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

   VILLAGE. The Village of Sugar Mountain, North Carolina.

(Prior Code, Ch. 12 Art. VI § 603)