For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. See THOROUGHFARE.
BUILDING LINE. See SETBACK LINE.
COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN. A plan, or any portion thereof, adopted by the Planning Commission and/or the legislative authority of the city showing the general location and extent of present and proposed physical facilities, including housing, industrial and commercial uses, major streets, parks, schools and other community facilities. This plan establishes the goals, objectives, and policies of the community.
CORNER LOT. See LOT TYPES.
COVENANT. Legally binding agreement.
CUL-DE-SAC. See THOROUGHFARE.
CULVERT. A transverse drain that channels under a bridge, street, or driveway.
DEAD-END STREET. See THOROUGHFARE.
DENSITY. The number of dwelling units per acre of the total land to be developed.
DENSITY, LOW RESIDENTIAL. Land to be utilized for residential purposes, which does not exceed two dwelling units per gross acre.
DENSITY, MEDIUM-LOW RESIDENTIAL. Land to be utilized for residential purposes, which does not exceed four dwelling units per gross acre.
DENSITY, MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL. Land to be utilized for residential purposes, which does not exceed eight dwelling units per gross acre.
DENSITY, MEDIUM-HIGH RESIDENTIAL. Land to be utilized for residential purposes, which does not exceed 16 dwelling units per gross acre.
DEVELOPER. Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership, corporation, trust, or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under these regulations to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself or for another.
DWELLING UNIT. Space, within a building, comprising living, dining, sleeping room or rooms, storage closets, as well as space and equipment for cooking, bathing and toilet facilities, all used by only one family.
EASEMENT. Authorization by a property owner for the use by another, and for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his property.
ENGINEER. Any person registered to practice professional engineering by the State Board of Registration as specified in R.C. § 4733.14.
HIGHWAY DIRECTOR. The director of the Ohio Department of Transportation.
IMPROVEMENTS. Street pavement, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, water lines, sewer lines, storm drains, street lights, flood control and drainage facilities, utility lines, landscaping, and other related matters normally associated with the development of land into building sites.
LOCATION MAP. See VICINITY MAP.
LOT. A parcel of land of sufficient size to meet minimum zoning requirements for use, coverage, area, and to provide such yards and other open spaces as are therein required. Such lot shall have frontage on an improved public street, or on an approved private street.
LOT FRONTAGE. Lot frontage shall be construed to be that portion of the lot which abuts the street.
LOT, MINIMUM AREA OF. The area of a lot is computed exclusive of any portion of the right-of-way of any public or private street.
LOT MEASUREMENTS. A lot shall be measured as follows:
(1) Depth of a lot shall be considered to be the distance between the mid-points of the front and rear lot lines.
(2) Width of a lot shall be considered to be the horizontal distance of a lot measured along the building line at right angle to the mean lot depth line. Width at front lot line is measured along the street line.
LOT OF RECORD. A lot which is part of a subdivision recorded in the office of the county recorder, or a lot or parcel described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been so recorded.
LOT TYPES. Terminology used in these regulations with reference to corner lots, interior lots and through lots is as follows:
(1) A corner lot is defined as a lot abutting on two streets at their intersection, if the interior angle of intersection is not more than 135°.
(2) An interior lot is a lot other than a corner lot with frontage on only one street.
(3) A through lot is 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.
MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN. The comprehensive plan adopted by the City Planning Commission indicating the location of arterial, collector, and local collector streets within the corporate limits of the city and/or unincorporated areas within three miles thereof.
MINOR SUBDIVISIONS. A division of a parcel of land that does not require a plat as provided in R.C. § 711.131. Also known as LOT SPLIT.
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.
OPEN SPACE. An area 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, any other recreational facilities that the Planning Commission deems permissive. Streets, structures for habitation, and the like shall not be included.
OUT LOT. Property shown on a subdivision plat outside of the boundaries of the land which is to be developed and which is to be excluded from the development of the subdivision.
PAD. A building site prepared by artificial means, including, but not limited to, grading, excavation, or filling, or any combination thereof.
PARKING SPACE, OFF-STREET. For the purpose of these regulations, an off-street parking space shall consist of an area adequate for parking an automobile with room for opening doors on both sides, together with properly related access to a public street or alley and maneuvering room, but shall be located totally outside of any street or alley right-of-way.
PERFORMANCE BOND or SURETY BOND. An agreement by a subdivider or developer with the city for the amount of the estimated construction cost guaranteeing the completion of physical improvements according to plans and specifications within the time prescribed by the subdivider's agreement.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. An area of land, in which a variety of housing types and/or related commercial facilities are accommodated in a pre-planned environment under more flexible standards as provided in the Zoning Code, such as lot sizes and setbacks, than those restrictions that would normally apply under these regulations. The procedure for approval of such development contains requirements in addition to those of the standard subdivision, such as building design principles, and landscaping plans.
PLAT. The map, drawing, or chart on which the developer's plan of subdivision (preliminary) is presented to the City Planning Commission for approval and, after such approval, to the County Recorder (final) for recording.
PUBLIC WAY. An alley, avenue, boulevard, bridge, channel, ditch, easement, expressway, freeway, highway, land, parkway, right-of-way, road, sidewalk, street, subway, tunnel, viaduct, walk, or other ways
in which the general public or a public entity have a right, or which are dedicated, whether improved or not.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. A strip of land taken or dedicated for use as a public way. In addition to the roadway, it normally incorporates the curbs, lawn strips, sidewalks, lighting, sewers and drainage facilities, and may include special features (required by the topography or treatment) such as grade separation, landscaped areas, viaducts, and bridges.
SETBACK LINE. A line established by the subdivision regulations and/or zoning ordinance, generally parallel with and measured from the lot line, defining the limits of a yard in which no building, or structure may be located above ground, except as may be provided in said codes. (See YARDS.)
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 equally 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. That portion of the road right-of-way outside the roadway, which is improved for the use of pedestrian traffic. See WALKWAY.
SUBDIVIDER. See DEVELOPER.
SUBDIVISION.
(1) 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 does not create additional building sites, shall be exempted; or
(2) The improvement of one 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; 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. (See MINOR SUBDIVISION).
SURVEYOR. Any person registered to practice surveying.
THOROUGHFARE, STREET or ROAD. The full width between every public way or whatever nature, with a part thereof to be used for vehicular traffic and designated as follows:
(1) ARTERIAL STREET. A general term denoting a highway primarily for through traffic, carrying heavy loads and large volume of traffic, usually on a continuous route.
(2) COLLECTOR STREET. A thoroughfare, whether within a residential, industrial, commercial, or other type of development, which primarily carries traffic from local streets to arterial streets, including the principal entrance and circulation routes within residential subdivisions.
(3) CUL-DE-SAC. A local street of relatively short length with one end open to traffic and the other end terminating in a vehicular turnaround.
(4) TEMPORARY DEAD-END STREET. A street temporarily having only one outlet for vehicular traffic and intended to be extended or continued in the future.
(5) LOCAL STREET. A street primarily for providing access to residential, commercial, or other abutting property.
(6) MARGINAL ACCESS STREET. A local or collector street, parallel and adjacent to an arterial or collector street, providing access to abutting properties and protection from arterial or collector streets. (Also called FRONTAGE STREET.)
THROUGH LOT. See LOT TYPES.
VARIANCE. A variance is a modification of the strict terms of the relevant regulations where such modifications will not be contrary to the public interest and where owing to conditions peculiar to the property and not the result of the action of the applicant, a literal enforcement of the regulations would result in unnecessary and undue hardship.
Cross-reference:
Zoning Code, see Chapter 156
VICINITY MAP. A drawing located on the plat which sets forth by dimensions or other means, the relationship of the proposed subdivision or use to other nearby developments or landmarks and community facilities and services within Fayette County in order to better locate and orient the area in question.
WALKWAY. A dedicated public way, four feet or more in width, for pedestrian use only, whether along the side of a road or not.
WATERSHED. The drainage basin in which the subdivision drains or that land whose drainage is affected by the subdivision.
YARD. A required open space other than a court unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure or portion of a structure.
(1) YARD, FRONT. A yard extending between side lot lines across the front of a lot and from the front lot line to the front of the principal building.
(2) YARD, REAR. A yard extending between side lot lines across the rear of a lot and from the rear lot line to the rear of the principal building.
(3) YARD, SIDE. A yard extending from the principal building to the side lot line on both sides of the principal building between the lines establishing the front and rear yards.
(Ord. 20-89, passed 6-28-89)