§ 155.05(B)  DEFINITIONS
Abut or Adjacent
   The land, lot, or property adjoining the property in question along a lot line or separated only by an alley, easement, or street.
Alley
   A narrow street secondary access to lots, traditionally on a very narrow pavement and right-of-way width. An alley is not considered to be frontage under these regulations.
Applicant
   Unless otherwise specified, an owner of a property or an agent for the owner, including, a subdivider, developer, attorney, or similar representative, who has filed an application for development review pursuant to § 155.03(B).
Authority Having Jurisdiction
   The agency or department that has development review and comment authority over a particular area of public improvements or subdivisions (e.g., the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Miami County Public Health, etc.) beyond the City of Tipp City.
Block
   The enclosed area within the perimeter of streets, property lines or boundaries of the subdivision, including both the pavement and the boulevard. See Figure 155.04-B.
Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA)
   The Tipp City Board of Zoning Appeals
Bond
   A form of debt investment in which an investor (bank or other institution) loans money to an applicant who borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a fixed interest rate in order to guarantee the proper installation and maintenance of the public improvements in accordance with these regulations.
Building Line
   See "Setback Line."
BZA
   See "Board of Zoning Appeals."
Charter
   The Charter of the City of Tipp City, Ohio
City
   The City of Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio
City Council
   The City Council of Tipp City, Ohio
City Engineer
   The City Engineer of Tipp City, Ohio
City Manager
   The City Manager of the Tipp City, Ohio
City Utilities Director
   The City Utilities Director of Tipp City, Ohio
Comprehensive Plan
   The complete plan, or any of its parts, serving as a guide for the development of Tipp City, reviewed and adopted by the Planning Board and City Council.
Construction Agreement
   A contractual agreement between the subdivider and the City of Tipp City that establishes site-specific requirements for public improvements, schedule for installation of public improvements, and any other agreements or information as may be required in § 155.04(E).
County
   Miami County, Ohio
Covenant
   A written promise or pledge.
Cul-de-Sac
   A minor street of relatively short length with 1 end open to traffic and the other end terminating in a turning circle.
Culvert
   A drain, ditch, or conduit, not incorporated in a closed system, which carries drainage water under a driveway, street, railroad, pedestrian walk, or public way.
Curb
   A curb is the stone or concrete boundary at the edge of the pavement of a street that may also include gutters.
Curb Back
   The back of a curb that is the furthermost point of the curb from the street pavement.
Curb Radius
   The curved edge of a street at an intersection that is measured at the along the curb back.
Dedication
   The act of the subdivider or a person giving land to the city to be used for public purposes that may include the dedication of land for streets, parks, schools, utilities, or other public improvements and uses.
Developer
   See "Subdivider."
Driveway
   A private way located fully on a private lot that is not a street or alley and that provides access to said lot for the use of vehicles and pedestrians.
Easement
   Authorization by a property owner for the use by another of any designated part of his or her property for a specified purpose.
Engineer
   Any person registered to practice professional engineering by the State Board of Registration, as specified in R.C. Chapter 4733.
Floodplain Administrator
   The person assigned the duties of administering and enforcing flood hazard and floodplain regulations in the City of Tipp City.
Freeway
   A general term denoting a limited access highway primarily for through traffic, carrying heavy loads and large volume of traffic, usually on a continuous route. Interstate 75 is a freeway through Tipp City.
Frontage
   All property abutting on 1 side of a street or place between 2 intersecting streets, crossing or terminating, or, if the street is dead-ended, then all of the property abutting on 1 side between an intersecting street and the dead-end of the street.
Guarantee (Financial)
   An agreement by a subdivider with the city for the amount of the estimated construction cost guaranteeing the completion of public improvements according to plans and specifications within the time prescribed by the construction agreement. The guarantee may take the form of an irrevocable letter of credit, cash, or bond. See § 155.04(E).
Improvement Drawings
   A set of drawings that establishes the location and construction details of all public improvements to be located within a subdivision.
Improvements, Public
   Street pavement or resurfacing, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, water lines, sewer lines, storm drains, street lights, flood control and drainage facilities, utility lines, landscaping, public and other street signage, and other related matters normally associated with the development of raw land into building sites.
Inlot
   A lot (and related lot number) located within a larger lot or parcel that is created through the process of land subdivision or replatting.
Irrevocable Letter of Credit
   Correspondence issued by a bank guaranteeing payment for the proper installation and maintenance of the public improvements in accordance with these regulations and as purchased by the applicant. An irrevocable letter of credit cannot be canceled or modified in any way without explicit consent by the applicant and the city.
Lot
   A parcel of land that is part of a plat, legally recorded in the Miami County Recorder's Office, occupied or intended to be occupied by a principal use or structure, together with any accessory structures or uses and such accessways, parking area, yards, and open spaces required in these regulations.
   Figure 155.05-A: Illustration of lot configurations and types.
Lot Area
   The total area within the lot lines of a lot, excluding any street right-of-way or other legal public dedication.
Lot Lines
   The property lines bounding the lot.
Lot of Record
   A parcel of land, the dimensions of which are shown on a document or map filed with the applicable county recorder and which actually exists as so shown, or any part of such parcel held in a record ownership separate from that of the remainder thereof.
Lot Split
   The division of a parcel/lot or lot into 2 or more lots. The city shall require that the minor subdivision process be followed for any and all lot splits regardless of size, to create new inlot numbers for each lot, including transfer of property between adjacent property owners.
Lot Width
   The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at the 2 points where the building line, or setback line, intersects the side lot lines. When the minimum setback line is not perpendicular to the side lot lines, lot width shall be measured at the midpoint of the minimum setback line. See Figure 155.05-A.
Lot, Corner
   A lot abutting upon 2 or more streets at their intersection or upon 2 parts of the same street, and in either case forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. See Figure 155.05-A.
Lot, Cul-De-Sac or Curved Street
   A lot with frontage along a curved street or cul-de-sac. See Figure 155.05-B.
   Figure 155.05-B: Illustration of a cul-de-sac lot or curved street lot.
Lot, Double Frontage
   A lot having a frontage on 2 non-intersecting streets, as distinguished from a corner lot. See Figure 155.05-A. A double frontage lot may also be referred to as a through lot.
Lot, Interior
   A lot that has a single street frontage, a rear lot line, and at least 2 side lot lines. See Figure 155.05-A.
Lot, Nonconforming
   A vacant lot that does not meet the minimum lot width, street frontage, and/or lot area requirements of the applicable zoning district.
Lot, Panhandle
   A lot not fronting or abutting a public street and where access to the public street is limited to a narrow strip of land. See Figure 155.05-A.
Maintenance Guarantee/Maintenance Deposit
   An agreement by a subdivider with the city for the amount of the estimated cost guaranteeing the maintenance of public improvements according to plans and specifications within the time prescribed by the construction agreement and these regulations.
Maximum Extent Feasible
   That no feasible and prudent alternative exists, and all possible efforts to comply with the regulation or minimize the potential harm or adverse impacts have been undertaken. Economic considerations may be taken into consideration.
Monuments
   Permanent concrete or iron markers used to establish definitely all lines of the plat of a subdivision, including all lot corners, boundary lines corners, and points of change in street alignment.
NOI
   Notice of Intent (NOI) for Coverage Under Ohio Environmental Protection Agency General Permit
ODNR
   The Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio EPA
   The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Open Space
   An area of land that is open to the sky, which may be on the same lot with a building. The area may include, along with the natural environmental features, swimming pools, tennis courts, and any other recreational facilities that the Planning Board deems permissive. Streets, structures for habitation, and the like shall not be included.
ORC
   The Ohio Revised Code
Owner
   A person recorded as the property owner on official records.
Planning Board
   The Tipp City Planning Board
Plat
   A map graphically indicating a proposed land subdivision or re-subdivision prepared in a form suitable for filing for record, with necessary affidavits, dedications and acceptances, and with complete bearings and dimensions of all lines defining lots, blocks, streets, alleys, public areas, and other dimensions of land.
Plat, Final
   The final map of all or a portion of the subdivision which is presented to the Planning Board and City Council for final approvals in accordance with these regulations, and which, if approved, shall be filed with the Miami County Recorder's Office.
Plat, Preliminary
   A plat of all parts of a subdivision prepared by a professional registered engineer or surveyor, incorporating recommendations and requirements of planning authorities, and showing topography, means of drainage, streets, grades, sanitary and water service, and other information as may be required by these regulations.
Public Way
   An alley, avenue, boulevard, bridge, channel, ditch, easement, freeway, highway, land, parkway, right- of-way, street, sidewalk, subway, tunnel, viaduct, walk, or other way in which the general public or a public entity have a right or which are dedicated, whether improved or not.
Right-of-Way (ROW)
   A general term denoting land, property, or the interest therein, usually in the configuration of a strip acquired for or devoted to transportation purposes. When used in this context, right-of-way includes the roadway, shoulders or berm, ditch, and slopes extending to the right-of-way limits under the control of the state or Tipp City.
ROW
   Right-of-way
Setback Line
   A line established by the subdivision regulations or zoning code, generally parallel with and measured from the lot line, defining the limits of the yard in which no building, other than an accessory building, or structure may be located aboveground, except as may be provided in said codes. See also the definition of "Yard."
Setback, Front
   The minimum distance required between a building, structure, or improvement and the front lot line.
Setback, Rear
   The minimum distance required between a building, structure, or improvement and the rear lot line.
Setback, Side
   The minimum distance required between a building, structure, or improvement and a lot that is shared with another lot where such lot line is defined as a side lot line.
Sewers (Central or Group)
   An approved sewage disposal system which provides a collection network and disposal system and central sewage treatment facility for a single development, community, or region.
Sewers, On-Site
   A septic tank or similar installation on an individual lot which utilizes an aerobic bacteriological process or equal satisfactory process for the elimination of sewage and provides for the proper and safe disposal of the effluent, subject to the approval of health and sanitation officials having jurisdiction.
Sidewalk
   A pedestrian walkway within a right-of-way of a public street but not on the street surface.
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
   A plan required for major construction projects under the Environmental Protection Agency's National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for construction activities. The SWPPP is required to address measures to prevent erosion, sedimentation, and other potential discharges of pollutants to water bodies and wetlands.
Street
   The full width between property lines bounding every public way of whatever nature, with a part thereof to be used for vehicular traffic and designated as 1 of the street types identified in these regulations.
Street, Dead-End
   A street temporarily having only 1 outlet for vehicular traffic and intended to be extended or continued in the future.
Street, Frontage
   A minor or collector street that runs parallel to a freeway or arterial street that provides individual access to lots that have frontage along the freeway or arterial street.
Street, Local Access
   A local access street is a street that provides direct and full access to individual lots that abut the street. Local access streets are typically laid out so that through traffic is discouraged.
Street, Major Collector
   Major collector streets are designed to collect and distribute traffic between local access streets and minor collector streets to arterial streets and freeways. Major collectors can have a slightly wider right-of-way and can carry more traffic than a minor collector.
Street, Minor Arterial
   Minor arterial streets are intended to collect and distribute traffic in a manner similar to principal arterial streets, except that these streets service smaller traffic generating uses and areas within Tipp City and can serve in place of major collector streets for the purposes of moving traffic in between other collector streets and the freeway or other arterial streets.
Street, Minor Collector
   Minor collector streets are designed to collect and distribute traffic between local access streets and major collector streets or an arterial street. Minor collectors can have a slightly narrower right-of-way and can carry more traffic than a major collector.
Street, Principal Arterial
   Principal arterial streets are streets designed for the movement of large amounts of fast traffic between points of heavy traffic generation (e.g., freeways, large residential areas or business and industrial areas) and from 1 section of the community or communities to another. Principal arterial streets have the widest right-of-ways and carry the largest volumes of traffic within Tipp City with the exception of the freeway (I-75).
Street, Private
   A street serving as vehicular access to 1 or more parcels of land and which is not dedicated to the public but is owned and serviced by 1 or more private parties.
Street, Public
   A street serving as vehicular access to 1 or more parcels of land that is dedicated to the public and accepted as a public improvement by City Council.
Subdivider
   Any person responsibly engaged in developing or improvement of a tract of land that complies with the definition of a subdivision.
Subdivision
   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 1 of which is less than 5 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 5 acres, not involving any new streets or easements of access, and the sale or exchange of which does not create additional building sites, shall be exempted; or the improvement of 1 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; or 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.
Subdivision Design and Construction Standards
   Tipp City's official document establishing the minimum design and construction standards for public improvements that is adopted by the city outside of these regulations.
Subdivision, Major
   Any subdivision that does not meet the requirements of a minor subdivision. See § 155.03(D)(2).
Subdivision, Minor
   A division of a lot into 5 or fewer lots that does not require the creation or extension of a street or any public improvements that is further defined in § 155.03(C)(2).
Surveyor
   Any person registered to practice professional surveying by the State Board of Registration, as specified in R.C. Chapter 4733.
SWPPP
   Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
Thoroughfare Plan
   The plan, adopted by the Planning Board and City Council, indicating the general location of existing and/or proposed freeways, arterial and collector streets, bikeways, and other corridors within city and surrounding area as well as any other applicable data and recommendations related to the Tipp City transportation network.
Turning Circle
   See definition of "cul-de-sac."
Use
   Any purpose for which a lot, building, or other structure, or a tract of land may be designated, arranged, intended, maintained, or occupied; or any activity, occupation, business, or operation carried on or intended to be carried on in a building or other structure or on a tract of land.
Walkway
   A dedicated public way, 4 feet or more in width, for pedestrian use only, whether along the side of a street or not.
Watershed
   The drainage basin in which the subdivision drains or that land whose drainage is affected by the subdivision.
Yard, Front
   A yard extending across the front of a lot between the side lot lines, and being the minimum horizontal distance between the front lot line and the main building or the extension thereof, not including the usual steps and entryway.
Yard, Rear
   A yard extending across the rear of a lot, measured between the side lot lines, and being the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the main building or the extension thereof, not including the usual steps and entryway.
Yard, Side
   A yard located between the main building and the side lot line and extending from the front yard line to the rear yard line.
Zoning Administrator
   The Zoning Administrator of Tipp City, Ohio along with their assistants, or any other person designated by the City Manager to perform the duties of the Zoning Administrator.
Zoning Code
   Chapter 154 of the Tipp City Codified Ordinances
Zoning District
   A portion of the unincorporated area of the city within which certain uniform regulations and requirements govern the use of buildings and lots, the size of yards, building heights, and other man-made public improvements.
Zoning Map
   The Official Zoning Map of the City of Tipp City, Ohio
(Ord. 5-14, passed 3-17-2014)