As used in these Subdivision Regulations:
(a) “Block” means a piece or parcel of land entirely surrounded by public highways, streets, streams, railroad rights of way or parks, etc. or a combination thereof.
(b) “Clerk” means the Clerk of Council of the Municipality.
(c) “Council” means the Council of the Municipality.
(d) “County” means Fulton County, Ohio.
(e) “Engineer” means Municipal Engineer or Engineering Consultant of the Municipality.
(f) “Final Plat” means the final map, drawing or chart on which the subdivider’s plan of subdivision is presented to the Planning Commission for approval, and which, if approved, will be submitted to the Recorder of Fulton County.
(g) “Lot” means a parcel of land intended for transfer of ownership or building development which, other than in a planned unit development, has its full frontage on a public street.
(h) “Master Plan” means a comprehensive plan prepared 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 Municipality and includes any unit or part of such plan separately adopted and any amendment to such plan or parts thereof.
(i) “Official Map” means the map established by the Planning Commission showing the streets, highways and parts theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law and any amendments adopted thereto 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.
(j) “Official Thoroughfare Plan” means a plan designating a system of principal or major streets for traffic intercommunication.
(k) “Owner” means any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity having sufficient proprietory interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under these Subdivision Regulations.
(l) “Planning Commission” or “Commission” means the Planning Commission of the Municipality.
(m) “Preliminary Plan (Plat)” means the preliminary map, drawing or chart indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Commission for its consideration.
(n) “Law Director” means the Law Director or legal advisor of the Municipality.
(o) “Streets and Alleys” means a way for vehicular traffic, whether designed as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, land, place or however otherwise designated.
(1) “Alleyway” means a minor way which is used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
(2) “Arterial Street” or “Major Thoroughfare” or “Major Street” means a principal or heavy traffic street of considerable continuity and used primarily as a traffic artery for intercommunication among large areas.
(3) “Collector Street” means a street which carries traffic from minor streets to arterial or major streets, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development.
(4) “Minor/Local Street” means a street used primarily for local circulation within a residential development.
(5) “Cul-de-sac” or “Dead-end Street” means a minor street with only one outlet.
(6) “Marginal Access Street” means a minor street which is parallel and adjacent to arterial streets and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
(7) “Bike Path” means any pathway dedicated primarily for use by pedestrians, bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles.
(8) “Street Width” means the shortest distance between the lines delineating the right of way of a street.
(p) “Subdivider” means any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under these Subdivision Regulations, to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself or for another.
(q) “Subdivision” means 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.
(r) “Municipality” means the Municipality of Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.
(s) “Subdivision Regulations” means Ordinance 2008-13 passed 11-3-08, as amended, which is codified as Title One of Part Eleven – Planning and Zoning Code.
(t) “Utility Easement” means any easement granted for placement of public or private utilities, including but not limited to water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, gas mains and buried or overhead phone, cable and electric systems. Utility easements shall not be intended for the placement of private service connections, except as required for the termination of such connection.
(u) “Service Connection” or “Service Tap” means the physical pipes, conduit and/or wiring to facilitate connection of a public utility to a consumer.
(v) “ODOT” shall mean the Ohio Department of Transportation.
(w) “Site Plan” shall mean a drawing provided for the purposes of ensuring compliance with the standards of this Zoning Code for an individual site consisting of one single lot or multiple lots consolidated into one larger parcel for the purposes of development.
(x) “Construction Plan” shall mean a detailed set of design drawings intended for the construction of proposed public and private improvements required by this Zoning Code. (Ord. 2008-13. Passed 11-3-08.)