As used in these Subdivision Regulations:
(1) ALLEY. A public way having a right- of-way of not less than 20 feet and providing access to the rear of properties.
(2) BLOCK. An area of land bounded on all sides by a street or streets.
(3) BUILDING LINE. A line indicating the minimum horizontal distance between the street right-of-way line and buildings.
(4) COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN. The plan for community facilities which is part of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the Village.
(5) COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN. The Comprehensive Plan made and adopted by the Planning Commission and Council indicating the general locations recommended for thoroughfares, streets, parks, public buildings, zoning districts and public improvements.
(6) COUNCIL. Council of the Village.
(7) CROSSWALK. A public right-of-way continuing a sidewalk across a public right-of-way or street to provide pedestrian access.
(8) CUL-DE-SAC STREET. A short minor street having only one outlet for vehicular
traffic, the other end being permanently terminated by a vehicular turnaround.
(9) DEAD-END STREET. A street only partially constructed in terms of its ultimately planned length and having only one outlet for vehicular traffic.
(10) DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOT. A lot with both the front and back lot lines abutting on a public street.
(11) EASEMENT. A grant by the owner of land for the specified use of a part of such land to a person, firm, corporation or public utility, or to the public in general.
(12) ENGINEER. A qualified registered engineer licensed to practice civil engineering in the State.
(13) EXISTING LAND USE PLAN. The Existing Land Use Plan of the Village, which is part of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the Village.
(14) GENERAL LAND USE PLAN. The General Land Use Plan of the Village, which is part of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the Village.
(15) HIGHWAY. An existing major street designated as a numbered Federal, State or County highway and designed to primarily accommodate traffic movement through the Village.
(16) IMPROVEMENTS. Grading, street pavements, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, street signs, water mains, storm and sanitary sewers and other utility mains, piping and other required facilities.
(17) LOT. A parcel of land intended for transfer of ownership or building development, which parcel has frontage on an improved public street or access thereto.
(18) LOT, CORNER. A lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection.
(19) LOT SPLIT. A division of land along an existing public street, not including the opening, widening or extension of any street or road, involving not more than five lots after the original tract has been completely subdivided, as set forth in Ohio R.C. 711.131.
(20) MINOR STREET. A street which is not a highway, primary or secondary thoroughfare, parkway or local or collector street and which is intended to serve and provide access exclusively to the properties abutting thereon.
(21) OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC. Land which may be dedicated or reserved for acquisition for general use by the public, including parks, recreation areas, school sites, community or public building sites and other similar lands.
(22) PEDESTRIAN WAY. A right-of-way, dedicated to public use, which cuts across a block to facilitate pedestrian access to adjacent streets and properties.
(23) PLANNING COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the Village.
(24) PRELIMINARY PLAN. The preliminary or tentative plat, plan, map or drawing upon which the layout and design of a proposed subdivision is submitted to the Planning Commission for consideration and tentative approval.
(25) PRIMARY THOROUGH-FARE. A thoroughfare designed as a major street to primarily accommodate major traffic movements as indicated on the Thoroughfare Plan.
(26) RECORD PLAT. The final record plat, plan or drawing, and any accompanying required data or information, which is submitted to
the Planning Commission for final approval of a proposed subdivision.
(27) RIGHT OF WAY. The width, between property lines, of a street, alley, crosswalk or easement.
(28) SECONDARY THOROUGHFARE. A thoroughfare which is designed to supplement a primary thoroughfare and which is primarily a feeder traffic way as indicated on the Thoroughfare Plan.
(29) SET-BACK LINE OR BUILDING LINE. A line indicating the minimum horizontal distance between the street right-of-way line and buildings.
(30) STREET. The full width of land located between the property lines bounding any public way which provides use by the public as a matter of right for the purpose of vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, circle, court or otherwise.
(31) STREET, LOCAL OR COL-LECTOR. A street, as indicated on the Thoroughfare Plan, intended to collect vehicular traffic from local streets within a neighborhood or industrial district and feed such traffic onto secondary and primary streets.
(32) SUBDIVIDER. A person who divides or proposes to divide land so as to constitute a subdivision, and includes any authorized agent of the subdivider or owner.
(33) SUBDIVISION.
A. The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit 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 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; or
B. The improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential, commercial or industrial structures or groups of structures involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street, except private streets serving industrial structures, and the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage or other public facilities.
(34) SURVEYOR. A surveyor registered in the State.
(35) THOROUGHFARE. A major street.
(36) THOROUGHFARE PLAN. The official plan of highways, primary and secondary thoroughfares, parkways and other major streets, including collector streets, which is part of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the Village.
(37) VILLAGE ENGINEER. The Engineer of the Village.
(38) ZONING ORDINANCE. The official Village Zoning Code.
(Ord. 22-1979, passed 9-11-1979)