For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms are defined.
Word or Term | Definition | |
Alley or Service drive | a passage or way generally affording a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting properties | |
Building Inspector | the person designated by the City Council of West Burlington to act in the official capacity of inspector of buildings and property, and enforce all City and State building codes | |
City Engineer | the designated, licensed engineer for the City of West Burlington | |
City Plan or Comprehensive Plan or Official Plan | the adopted long range plan for orderly growth and development of the City | |
Collector street | a street serving as a connection between a thoroughfare and minor or local street | |
Commission | the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of West Burlington | |
Final plat | a final platting of the proposed subdivision, prepared in accordance with this regulation by a registered Iowa land surveyor | |
Improvements | the streets, sanitary and storm drainage, water supply and other public utilities required before development of a subdivision can begin | |
Lot | a parcel of land intended for transfer of ownership or building development, whether immediate or future. A lot shall have frontage on a public street | |
Lot of record | a lot which is a part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been recorded | |
Planning Secretary | the Secretary of the Planning and Zoning Commission | |
Preliminary plat | a properly prepared drawing, of the layout of a proposed subdivision, prepared in accordance with this regulation or an engineering or planning service approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission | |
Streets | passages or ways providing the primary means of vehicular travel through the community | |
Arterial Streets | Major thoroughfares primarily intended for thru traffic | |
Collector Streets | a street serving as a connection between an arterial street and minor or local streets | |
Cul-de-Sac | a minor street ending in a turn-around | |
Local or Minor Street | a street intended to serve local traffic within neighborhoods and sub-neighborhoods | |
Subdivision | the division or re-division of a tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, plots, sites, or other divisions of land, for the purpose of transferring ownership or preparing for immediate or future development; It can also refer to the consolidation of parcels, for the same purpose. | |
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