For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPLICANT. The owner(s) of land proposed to be subdivided, or his/her/their representative who shall have express written authority to act on behalf of the owner. Consent to subdivide or develop the land shall be required from the legal owner of the premises.
BIKEWAY. A pathway, usually separated from the roadway, designed specifically to satisfy the physical requirements of bicycling.
BLOCK. A piece or parcel of land entirely surrounded by public highways, streets, streams, railroad rights-of-way or parks and the like, or a combination thereof.
COMMON AREA. Land in a subdivision or development area, with or without structures, that is held in common ownership by the owners or occupants of the dwellings or buildings in a subdivision or development area through a homeowner’s association, community association, or other legal entity, or which is owned by the individual members of a condominium association as tenants-in-common. Also referred to as common land or common open space.
CONCEPT PLAN. A preliminary presentation and documentation of a proposed subdivision or site plan of sufficient accuracy to be used for the purpose of discussion and comment by the Planning Commission.
CONSTRUCTION PLANS. The maps, plans and drawings showing the specific location and design of improvements to be installed in a proposed subdivision in accordance with the requirements specified in these regulations.
CURB. A vertical or sloping edge of a roadway.
DEDICATION. The appropriation of land, or an easement therein, for the use of the public and accepted for such use by or on behalf of the public.
DRIVEWAY. A paved or unpaved area used for ingress or egress of vehicles, allowing access from a street to a building, structure or other facility.
EASEMENT. The right of a person to use common land or land owned by another for a specific purpose, within which the owner of the property shall not erect any permanent structures.
FINAL PLAT. The final map, drawing or chart on which a developer’s plan of the subdivision is presented to the Planning Commission for approval, and which, if approved, will be submitted to the Recorder of Fulton or Lucas County.
FLOODPLAIN. The relatively flat area or low lands adjoining the channel of a river, stream or watercourse, which has been or may be covered by flood waters, more particularly that area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or other appropriate authority as a flood hazard area, as further defined and regulated by Chapter 152 Flood Damage Reduction Code.
FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. A plan adopted by the Planning Commission which indicates the general locations recommended for the various functional classes of public works, places and structures and for the general physical development of the village and includes any unit or part of such plan separately adopted and any amendment to such plan or parts thereof.
GROUND COVER. A planting of low-growing plants or sod that in time forms a dense mat covering the area, preventing soil from being blown or washed away and the growth of unwanted plants.
GUTTER. A shallow channel usually set along a curb or the pavement edge of a road for purposes of catching and carrying off runoff water.
IMPROVEMENT. Any human-made, immovable item which becomes part of, placed upon, or is affixed to, real estate, including but not limited to public and private street pavement or resurfacing, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, walkways, water lines, sewer lines, storm drains, street lights, street trees, flood control and drainage facilities including storm water retention, detention and water management controls, utility lines, landscaping and other related matters normally associated with the development of raw land into building sites.
ISLAND. In street design, a raised area, usually curbed, placed to guide traffic and separate lanes, or used for landscaping, signing or lighting.
LATERAL SEWERS. Pipes conducting sewage from individual buildings to larger pipes called trunk or interceptor sewers that usually are located in street rights-of-way.
LOT. A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by plat, subdivision or as otherwise permitted by law, to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.
LOT CONSOLIDATION. The consolidation of contiguous lots of record which are under one ownership.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE. A lot which fronts upon two parallel streets, or which fronts upon two streets which do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot; also referred to as a through-lot.
LOT FRONTAGE. The length of the front lot line measured at the street right-of-way line.
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT. The movement or relocation of one property line between two or more existing adjacent parcels where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel and where a greater or lesser number of parcels than originally existed are not thereby created.
MAINTENANCE GUARANTEE. Any security, such as a bond, check, or irrevocable letter of credit, which may be required and accepted by a governmental agency to ensure that necessary improvements will function as required for a specific period of time.
MAJOR SUBDIVISION. A subdivision of land, also known as a platted subdivision, as defined in R.C. § 711.001(B).
MINOR SUBDIVISION. A subdivision of land, also known as a lot split, as defined in R.C. § 711.131, along an existing public street, not involving the opening, widening or extension of any street or road, and involving no more than five lots after the original tract has been completely subdivided.
MONUMENT.
(1) TYPE A. A cylindrical concrete marker six inches in diameter and 30 inches in length with a one-quarter-inch iron rod cast at the central axis of the cylinder. Such marker shall be placed in a vertical position with its top being level with the surface of the surrounding ground.
(2) TYPE B. A cylindrical concrete marker as described under Type A except that a machine type iron bolt (without nut) of one-inch diameter by 12 inches in length shall be placed in a vertical position with the head of the bolt upward and level with the surface of the pavement. A point shall be marked on the head of the bolt to indicate the exact point referred to on the final plat.
OFFICIAL MAP. The map established by the Planning Commission, such as a Major Thoroughfare Plan showing the streets, highways and parks laid out, adopted and established by law and any amendments, by the Planning Commission or additions thereto resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the Planning Commission and the subsequent filing of such approved plats.
OFFSITE. Located outside the lot lines of the lot in question but within the property (of which the lot is a part) that is the subject of a development application, or on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
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 and developed to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide and develop the same under this Subdivision and Site Construction Code.
PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE. Any security, such as a bond, check, or irrevocable letter of credit, that may be accepted by a municipality as a guarantee that the improvements required as a part of a development are satisfactorily completed.
PLAT. A map of a lot, parcel, subdivision or development area on which the lines of each element are shown by accurate distances and bearings.
PRELIMINARY PLAT. The preliminary map, drawing or chart indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Commission for its consideration.
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. An open space area conveyed or otherwise dedicated to a municipality, municipal agency, board of education, state or county agency, or other public body for recreational or conservation proposes.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. All of the land included within an area which is dedicated, reserved by deed or granted by easement for street purposes. Also, a strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, railroad, road, bikeway, electric transmission line, gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main, shade trees or for another special use.
SIDEWALK. A paved path provided for pedestrian use and usually located at the side of a road within the right-of-way.
STREET. Any vehicular way which:
(1) Is an existing state, county or municipal roadway;
(2) Is shown on a plat approved pursuant to law;
(3) Is approved by other official action; or
(4) Is shown on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the County Recording Officer prior to the appointment of a Planning Board and the grant to such Board of the power to review plats; and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved.
(a) ALLEY. A minor way which is used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties whose principal frontage is on some other street.
(b) ARTERIAL STREET. A principal or heavy traffic street of considerable continuity and used primarily as a traffic artery, also referred to as a major street.
(c) COLLECTOR STREET. A street which carries traffic from minor streets to arterial streets or major thoroughfares, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and principal streets for circulation within such a development, also referred to as a secondary street.
(d) CUL-DE-SAC STREET. A street which connects with another street at one end and dead end at the other end which allows space for the turning of vehicles.
(e) HALF-STREET. A dedicated but unimproved street of half the normal width, located on the perimeter of a parcel and intended for future improvement.
(f) LOCAL STREET. A street primarily for access to abutting residential properties and to serve local needs, also referred to as a minor street.
(g) MARGINAL ACCESS STREET. A service street that runs parallel to a higher order street which, for purposes of safety, provides access to abutting properties and separation from through traffic. Street may be designed as a residential access street or subcollector as anticipated daily traffic dictates.
(h) STUB STREET. A portion of a street for which an extension has been proposed and approved. Street may be permitted when development is phased in over a period of time, but only if the street in its entirety has been approved in the preliminary plan.
STREET, PRIVATE. A local private way that provides vehicular access to more than four residential structures, which is located in a recorded easement for use by residents of the development in which the private way is located, which shall be owned and maintained by an Association, management organization or other private entity.
STREET, PUBLIC. A public way that provides vehicular access to land, is located in a right-of-way shown on the plat or other conveyance of dedication, the dedication of which has been approved by the Swanton Village Council.
SUBDIVIDER. Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under these subdivision and site construction regulations to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself, herself or for another.
SUBDIVISION. The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into two or more parcels, sites or lots, any one of which is less than five acres for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership, provided, however, that the division or partition of land into parcels of more than five acres not involving any new streets or easements of access, and the sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners, where such sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners, where such sale or exchange does not create additional building sites, shall be exempted.
VILLAGE ENGINEER. The engineer hired by the Village of Swanton.
WYE. A Y-branch or Y-fitting. In a plumbing system, a branch in the shape of the letter “Y”.
(Ord. 2023-03, passed 2-27-2023)