For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. A public right-of-way usually 20 feet or less in width which normally affords a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting property.
ARTERIAL STREET. Provides for traffic movement to and from municipalities and their surrounding rural areas, to and from regional highways and collector streets and between major parts of an urban area. Intersections are at grade and direct access to abutting property is secondary to traffic movement.
BLOCK. An area of land within a subdivision that is entirely bounded by streets, or by streets and the exterior boundary or boundaries of the subdivision, or a combination of the above with a river or lake.
CITY PLANNER. The City Planner or a duly authorized consultant.
COLLECTOR STREET. Distributes the internal traffic within an area of a community, such as a residential neighborhood or industrial district, between the arterials and local streets, provides access to abutting land. Continuity should be sufficient to accommodate short trips, but discourage through movement.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The document or series of documents that represent adopted policy of the city and which serve as official guides to the orderly development of the city and its environs.
CUL-DE-SAC. A short street having but one end open to traffic and the other end being permanently terminated to a vehicular turn-around.
EASEMENT. A grant by the owner of land to a person or persons or to the general public for a specific use of the land.
ENGINEER. The City Engineer or a duly authorized consultant.
FLOOD FRINGE AREA. The portion of the flood plain outside of the floodway.
FLOOD PLAIN. The area adjoining a watercourse which has been or hereafter may be covered by the regional flood.
FLOODWAY. The channel of the watercourse and those portions of the adjoining flood plains which are reasonably required to carry and discharge the regional flood.
FRONTAGE/LOCAL SERVICE ROAD. A road intended primarily to provide access to abutting property and located adjacent and generally parallel to a thoroughfare to which access is prohibited or restricted.
HALF STREET. A street having only one-half of its intended roadway width developed to accommodate traffic.
IMPROVEMENTS. Pavement, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sewer and water facilities, grading, street signs, street lighting, plantings and other items for the welfare of property owners and/or the general public.
LOCAL STREET. Provides for direct access to residential, commercial, industrial or other abutting property. Continuity is not imperative; all through traffic movement should be discouraged.
LOT. A piece, parcel or plot of land intended for building development or as a unit for transfer of ownership.
PARKWAY. Provides for pleasure driving within an urban area along a specially landscaped and protected roadway. PARKWAYS connect major points of interest such as major parks, lakes, institutions and other scenic and recreational areas. In many cases, parkways serve the function of collector streets and occasionally serve as arterial streets.
PEDESTRIAN WAY. The right-of-way across or within a block for use by pedestrian traffic whether designated as a pedestrian way, greenway, crosswalk or however otherwise designated.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. A tract of land containing not less than five acres and which contains or will contain two or more principal residential buildings, developed or to be developed under
unified ownership or control, the development of which is unique and of a substantially different character than that of the surrounding areas, including but not limited to the provision of common open space for use by all residents of the tract.
PLAT. A map, drawing or chart on which the subdivider’s plan of subdivision is presented to the Planning Commission and City Council for approval, and is ultimately recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
PROTECTIVE COVENANTS. Contracts entered into between private parties and constitute a restriction on the use of all private property within a subdivision for the benefit of the property owners and to provide mutual protection against undesirable aspects of development which would tend to impair stability of values.
REGIONAL FLOOD. A flood which is representative of large floods known to have occurred and reasonably characteristic of what can be expected to occur with an average frequency in the magnitude of the 100-year recurrence interval.
REGIONAL HIGHWAY. Provides for through traffic movement at relatively high speeds between municipalities. With few exceptions, intersections are at grade and direct access to abutting property is discouraged.
SITE MAP. A map showing existing conditions including all platted parcels, streets, rights-of-way, easements and any predominant topography or natural features such as lakes, wooded areas and the like.
SUBDIVIDER or DEVELOPER. A person, firm or corporation undertaking the subdivision or re- subdivision of a tract or parcel of land according to the requirements of this chapter.
SUBDIVISION. The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land by plat, registered land survey or by metes and bounds description, regardless of how it is to be used. The following classes shall be exempt:
(1) The division of land for agricultural purposes into parcels greater than five acres where no new streets, roads or other rights-of-way are involved; and
(2) The division of a lot of record for the purpose of attachment to contiguous lots provided no residual plot is left.
(Ord. 78-1, passed - -; Am. Ord. 00-02, passed 6-13-00)