The following definitions shall apply to these Subdivision Regulations, and not necessarily to any other Town ordinance.
(a) “Alley” means a passage or way generally affording a secondary means of vehicular access to adjoining properties.
(b) “Commission” means the Winfield Planning Commission.
(c) “Development” means the improvement of a parcel or parcels of land to the benefit of the owner of that land and possibly others.
(d) “Highway” means a street providing access to local and minor streets, and which is under the control of the WV DOT Division of Highways.
(e) “Local street” means a street intended to serve and to provide access to neighborhoods.
(f) “Minor street” means any street, other than a highway, intended to serve as, and provide, access exclusively to the properties that adjoin it. A street can only be considered Minor if (1) it provides access to five (5) lots or less, (2) does not connect to a main highway or thoroughfare and (3) there is no potential for future extension of the street. If all three (3) of these cannot be met, then the street will be considered as a Local.
(g) “Person” means an individual; A private, public or quasi-public corporation for either profit or nonprofit; A partnership; An association; A governmental body or agency; or any similar entity.
(h) “Subdivide” means the division of a tract or parcel of land into two or more parcels.
(i) “Subdivision” An area of real estate composed of subdivided lots.
(See also Section 1301.07 Subdivision Classifications)
Note: Any term used in the Subdivision Regulations that is not defined herein will have the definition found in any standard dictionary.
(Ord. 2005-06-02. Passed 3-20-06.)