For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. A right-of-way, other than a street, road, crosswalk or easement that provides secondary access for the special accommodation of the abutting property.
BLOCK. An area that abuts a street and lies between two adjoining streets or barriers such as a railroad right-of-way or a waterway.
BOARD. The Board of Commissioners of the county or the Board of Public Works and Safety of the town or the Board of Trustees of the Towns of Fairmount, or Jonesboro, or Sweetser, or Upland, or Van Buren, Indiana, as may be applicable.
BUILDING LINE. The line that establishes the minimum permitted distance on a lot between the front line of a building and the street right-of-way line.
CITY. The City of Marion, Indiana.
COMMISSION. The Area Plan Commission of the county.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The complete plan, or any of its parts, for the development of the county, the city and the towns, prepared by the Commission and adopted in accordance with I.C. 36-7-4-500 et seq., as is now or may hereafter be in effect.
COUNCIL. The Common Council of the town.
COUNTY. County of Grant, Indiana.
CUL-DE-SAC (COURT or DEAD-END STREET). A short street having one end open to traffic and being permanently terminated by a vehicle turn-around.
DEVELOPER. Any person engaged in developing or improving a lot or group of lots or structures thereon for use or occupancy.
DIRECTOR. The Executive Director of the Area Planning Department.
EASEMENT. A grant by the property owner of the use of a strip of land by the public, a corporation or persons, for specified purposes.
JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION. The unincorporated territory of the county, the incorporated area of the city and the Towns of Fairmount, Jonesboro, Sweetser, Upland and Van Buren, Indiana.
LOT. A portion of a subdivision, or other parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or development.
MAJOR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS PLAN (OFFICIAL THOROUGHFARE PLAN). The part of the Comprehensive Plan, now or hereafter adopted, which includes a major street and highway plan and sets forth the location, alignment, dimensions, identification and classification of existing and proposed streets, highways and other thoroughfares.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREET. A road which parallels a major arterial street, providing access from abutting property and separated from the highway by a common dividing strip.
ORDINANCE. Ch. 152 of the town code of ordinances.
PERSON. Includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization or any other group that acts as a unit or legal entity.
PLAT. A map or chart indicating the subdivision or resubdivision of land, intended to be filed for record.
PRIVATE STREET. A right-of-way which has the characteristics of a street, as defined herein; except that, it is not dedicated to the public use. A driveway which is located on a lot and which serves only the use on that lot is not considered as a PRIVATE STREET.
PUBLIC FACILITIES PLAN. The part of the Comprehensive Plan, now or hereafter adopted, which shows the locations of proposed fire station sites and existing and proposed school, park or recreational sites.
STREET (ROAD). A right-of-way, other than an alley, dedicated or otherwise legally established to the public use, usually affording the principal means of access to abutting property. A STREET may be designated as a highway, thoroughfare, parkway, boulevard, road, avenue, lane, drive or other appropriate name.
STREET (or ALLEY) IMPROVEMENT. The construction of a STREET or ALLEY to its full thickness, commencing at the subgrade according to the specifications contained herein. The placing of a new surface over an existing paved or closed surface STREET or ALLEY shall not be considered as an improvement, but as maintenance.
STREET, PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL (PRIMARY- MAJOR ARTERIAL). A street providing for through movement of large volumes of traffic. PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL STREETS are intended to provide access to abutting property subject to necessary control of entrances and exits for traffic movement and where safety conditions warrant.
STREET, MINOR ARTERIAL. A street planned to facilitate the collection of traffic from collector streets and usually located on neighborhood boundaries.
STREET, MAJOR COLLECTOR (SECONDARY-COLLECTOR). A street planned to facilitate the collection of traffic from local streets, and to provide circulation within neighborhood areas and convenient ways for traffic to reach principal arterial streets.
STREET, MINOR COLLECTOR. A street with lower traffic volumes fulfilling the same function as major collectors.
STREET, LOCAL. A street used primarily for access to abutting properties, usually residential. Certain LOCAL STREETS may be marginal access streets parallel to principal arterial streets, therefore, providing access from abutting properties.
SUBDIVIDER. Any person engaged in developing or improving a tract of land which complies with the definition of a “subdivision”, as defined in this chapter.
SUBDIVISION. The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit, as part of a unit, or as contiguous units on the last preceding transfer of ownership thereof, into two or more parcels, sites or lots, any one of which is less than five acres in area, 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 does not create additional building sites, or, the division of a tract creating a parcel that is less than five acres in area and which is improved with a residential structure at least five years of age as of 1-11-1971 or such division of a tract creating parcel less than five acres in area which has been determined by the Commission to be excluded division of real estate under § 152.20 of this chapter, shall not be considered SUBDIVISIONS; or, the improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential, commercial or industrial structures or groups of structures involving the SUBDIVISION and allocation of land as streets or other 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 utilities and facilities.
TOWN. The Towns of Fairmount, or Jonesboro, or Sweetser, or Upland, or Van Buren, Indiana, as may be applicable.
URBAN AREAS. The areas, as illustrated on Figure 14. These areas include each incorporated community, as well as its surrounding area, expected to be developed in a similar manner to the community in future years. Within the URBAN AREAS, street and road rights-of-way will be developed in accordance with the urban thoroughfare cross- sections.
ZONING CODE. Ch. 153 of the town code of ordinances. The part of the Comprehensive Plan, now or hereafter adopted, which includes an ordinance and zone maps which divides the area under the jurisdiction of the Commission into districts, with regulations and requirements and procedures for the establishment of land use controls.
(Prior Code, § 152.02) (Ord. 5-1970, passed 1-11-1971; Ord. 4-1972, passed 8-14-1972)