(a) Words used in the present tense shall include the future. Words used in the singular shall include the plural and the plural the singular. “Shall” is mandatory; “may” is discretionary. The following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Alley” means a public right-of-way not more than 25 feet wide affording secondary means of access to abutting property.
(2) “Block” means a piece of land usually bounded on all sides by streets or other transportation routes such as railroad lines, or by physical barriers such as water bodies or public open space, and not traversed by a through street.
(3) “Comprehensive Plan” means the adopted plan or plans, as may be amended, indicating the general locations recommended for principal streets, parks, public buildings, zoning districts, character and extent of community development or other physical aspects of urban and rural planning.
(4) “City” means the City of Westerville, Ohio, including staff, officials, commissions, departments, agents or representatives.
(5) “Commission” means the Westerville Planning Commission.
(6) “County” means Franklin or Delaware County (as applicable), State of Ohio.
(7) “Easement” means authorization by a property owner to another party or entity for a specified purpose, or purposes, of a designated part of his property.
(8) “Extra-territorial jurisdiction” means an option by which a municipality, subject to statutory requirements, local agreements and other applicable ordinances or provisions becomes the subdivision authority for a designated unincorporated area within three miles of the municipal border.
(9) “Improvements” means streets, pavements, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, water lines, sanitary sewers, storm drains and structures, storm water management facilities, erosion and sedimentation control measures, access management and traffic safety measures, street signs, street lights, street trees, screening and other related items associated with development of land.
(10) “Letter of compliance” means written notification from the Service Director that all public improvements in a subdivision or phase of a subdivision have been inspected, found to be complete and are accepted by the City.
(11) “Lot” means a parcel of land of sufficient size to meet minimum health and zoning requirements for use, coverage and area, and to provide such yards and other open spaces as required. Each lot shall front and abut an improved public street right-of-way.
(12) “Plat, final” means the drawing of a proposed subdivision meeting the requirements of these Regulations and intended for recording; also referred to as “plat”.
(13) “Plat, preliminary” means drawings, plans and materials depicting a proposed subdivision and otherwise meeting the requirements of these Regulations.
(14) “Reserve” means a parcel of land within a subdivision set aside for a specified use or purpose noted on the final plat.
(15) “Right-of-way” means 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 and drainage facilities and may include special features required by topography or treatment such as grade separation, landscaped area, viaducts and bridges.
(16) “Staff” means employees of the City of Westerville.
(17) “Street, arterial” means a roadway serving major activity centers, high traffic volume corridors and longer strips. For arterial, service to the adjacent land is subordinate to the provision of travel service.
(18) “Street, collector” means a roadway providing both land access and traffic circulation within residential, commercial and industrial areas distributing traffic from arterial streets and channeling traffic from local streets.
(19) “Street, local” means a roadway not on a higher classification system with a primary purpose of providing direct access to adjacent land.
(20) “Street, cul-de-sac” means a no outlet roadway with permanent turnaround provisions (bulb, hammerhead, tee, circle, etc.)
(21) “Street, stub” means a short section of roadway to be extended when adjacent property is developed.
(22) “Street, perimeter” means a roadway outside of but adjoining a subdivision.
(23) “Street, frontage” means a roadway which is generally parallel and contiguous to an expressway, freeway, parkway, major or minor street and is so designed as to intercept, collect and distribute traffic desiring to cross, enter or leave such street, and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
(24) “Subdivider” means a property owner or authorized representative undertaking the subdivision of land. “Subdivider” may also be referred to as “applicant” or “developer”.
(25) “Subdivider’s agreement” means an agreement by and between a subdivider and the City setting forth the manner in which improvements shall be provided, the plat recorded and building and zoning permits issued in the subdivision.
(26) “Subdivision” means:
A. The division of any parcel of land into two or more parcels, sites or lots; or
B. The development of one or more parcels of land for multi-family uses or any use other than a residential use or an improvement involving the division or allocation of land for street opening, widening or extension, the division or allocation of land as open space for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders, or an easement for extension and maintenance of sewer, water, drainage and other public facilities.
(27) “Thoroughfare Plan” means the system of primary and secondary streets, both existing and proposed, for the City and surrounding extra-territorial area as adopted by the City, with adopted amendments.
(Ord. 96-5. Passed 3-5-96.)