For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivatives shall have the meanings given herein. Definitions not expressly prescribed herein are to be determined in accordance with customary usage in municipal planning and engineering practices. Words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural. The word "shall" shall be deemed as mandatory. The word "may" shall be deemed as permissive.
ALLEYS. A minor way used primarily for vehicular and/or utility service to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
CITY or THE CITY. The City of Tool, Texas.
CITY COUNCIL, COUNCIL, or GOVERNING BODY. The City Council of the City of Tool.
COMMISSION. The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Tool.
EASEMENT. A right granted for the purpose of limited public or semi-public use across, over, or under private land.
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. That area of land lying outside and adjacent to the corporate limits of the City of Tool over which the City of Tool has legal control as set forth in Ch. 42 of the Tex. Local Gov't Code.
LOT. Land occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings and including such open spaces as are required by ordinances of the city and having its principal frontage upon a public street or officially approved place.
CORNER LOT. A lot that has frontage upon a side street in addition to a front street.
LOT OF RECORD. Any lot that is part of a subdivision the plat of which has been recorded in the office of the County Clerk of the county or counties in which the plat has been recorded.
PLAT. A complete and exact subdivision plan submitted to the City Council which if approved shall be submitted to the County Clerk of the county or counties in which the plat is located for recording.
APPROVED PLAT. A plat which has been approved in accordance with the requirements of this
chapter and which has been filed for record with the County Clerk of the county (counties) in which the subdivision is located.
STREET. A way for vehicular traffic and other public uses, whether designated a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, or however otherwise designated.
ARTERIAL or MAJOR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. Streets used primarily for fast or heavy traffic as designated in the Thoroughfare Plan.
COLLECTOR STREETS. Those streets which carry traffic from minor streets to a major system of arterial streets and highways, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development or business park and those streets for circulation within such a development as designated on the Thoroughfare Plan.
CUL-DE-SAC. A short minor street having only one vehicular access to another street and terminated by a vehicular turn-around.
DEAD END STREET. A street, other than a cul-de-sac, with only one outlet.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREETS. Those minor streets which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
MINOR, LOCAL or RESIDENTIAL STREETS. Those streets that are used primarily for access to abutting properties.
SUBDIVISION. The division of a tract or parcel of land into two or more parts or lots for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development or transfer of ownership, with the exception of transfer to heirs of an estate, and shall include re-subdivision. An owner subdividing his or her land into parcels of not less than five acres each for agricultural use and not involving new streets shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter.
RE-SUBDIVISION. The division of an existing subdivision, or the relocation of any street lines.
SUBDIVIDER. Any person or any agent thereof, dividing or proposing to divide land so as to constitute a subdivision. Furthermore, the term SUBDIVIDER shall be restricted to include only the owner, equitable owner, or authorized agent of such owner or equitable owner of land sought to be subdivided. The terms SUBDIVIDER and DEVELOPER are used interchangeably in this chapter.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR. The person(s) so designated by the City Council of the City of Tool to administer the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 4-20-2000)