The following words and phrases when used in these Subdivision Regulations shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them:
(a) "Subdivision" means the division or combination of any parcel or parcels of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the latest tax roll. The sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining Lot owners, where such sale or exchange does not create additional building sites and, where the parcel conveyed is less than fifty percent of the minimum Lot area for the Zoning district in which it is located, shall be exempted.
(b) "Plat" means a map of a tract or parcel of land made by a surveyor registered by the State of Ohio. The Plat shall particularly describe the streets, Alleys, commons or public grounds, and all inlots, outlots and fractional Lots within or adjacent to such Plat. The description shall include the courses, boundaries and extent.
(c) "Lot" means a portion of a Subdivision or other parcel of land. Each Lot shall bear a number, in accordance with Ohio R.C. 711.02.
(d) "Improvements" means any addition to the natural state of land which increases its value or utility, including buildings, street pavements with or without curb and gutter, Sidewalks, crosswalks, water mains, sanitary sewers and storm sewers, street trees, street lighting, public utilities and other appropriate items.
(e) "Right-of-Way" means the strip of land between property lines of a street, parkway, Alley or Easement, dedicated or otherwise acquired for use by the public.
(f) "Easement" means a grant by the property owner or owners, of the use of a strip of land for a specific purpose or purposes.
(g) "Building setback line" means the depth of required front, side and rear yards measured perpendicular to each respective Lot line.
(h) "Walkway" means a dedicated public Right-of-Way limited to pedestrian traffic.
(i) "Comprehensive Plan" means a general recommended guide (consisting of maps, texts, data, etc.) for the future development of the City, adopted by City Council upon recommendation of the Municipal Planning Commission indicating main thoroughfares, parks and other public open spaces, public building sites, routes for public utilities, Zoning districts, general street systems and all other public Improvements.
(j) “Natural Features” means features which are important to the character of the property and/or surrounding neighborhood, including but not limited to trees, other vegetation, Water Features and topography.
(m) "Right-of-Way Line" means the boundary line of an area dedicated or otherwise acquired for street purposes.
(n) "Public Street" means any street, avenue, boulevard, road, lane, parkway, Alley or other way for vehicular or pedestrian traffic, which has been dedicated to or otherwise acquired and accepted by the City to public use; which has been duly approved, filed and recorded in the Office of the County Recorder; and which has not been vacated by the City. Public Streets shall be under the care and control of the City and shall include the land between the Right-of-Way Lines whether improved or unimproved. Streets shall be classified as follows (see also Sections 1101.04, 1101.09 (e) and 1123.69):
(1) "Freeway" or "Expressway" means a limited access highway which carries vehicular traffic of a State or Federal Freeway route.
(2) "Regional Thoroughfare" means an arterial street or highway which carries a high volume of vehicular traffic and is so designated in the Comprehensive Plan of the City.
(3) "Local Thoroughfare" means an arterial street or highway which carries a high volume of vehicular traffic largely local in nature and is so designated in the Comprehensive Plan of the City.
(4) "Neighborhood Collector" means a street which carries large amounts of vehicular traffic, usually not of origin or destination primarily in the properties abutting the street, and also includes streets serving multi-family and commercial developments.
(5) "Minor Access Street" means one which carries vehicular traffic, usually originating or ending in the properties abutting the street.
(6) "Cul-de-sac" or "Dead-End Street" means a short, minor street having but one end open for motor traffic, the other end being permanently terminated by a vehicular turnaround or backaround.
(7) "Alley" means a minor way which is intended primarily for vehicular traffic to service the back or side of Lots.
(8) "Service Road" means a Minor Access Street parallel with a major thoroughfare to afford abutting property owners access to such highway at permitted points.
(9) "T-Turnaround" means an arrangement of a public right-of-way at the end of Dead-End Streets which permits vehicles to be turned around by heading in, backing and then going forward.
(10) "Curving Street" means a street, no part of which is on a tangent for more than 300 feet, and has at least one bend having no angular part.
(o) "Private Street" means any street, avenue, boulevard, road, lane, parkway, Alley or other way for vehicular or pedestrian traffic, which is not a Public Street. Private Streets shall be under the care and control of the abutting property owners.
(p) "Zoning" means City regulations and limitations, by districts, of the height, area, and use of buildings, the use of lands, and the density of development.
(q) "Roadway" means the portion of a street available for vehicular traffic.
(r) "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street lying outside the curb lines or lateral lines of a Roadway, and within the Right-of-Way Lines intended for use of pedestrians.
(s) “Recreation Path” means a path outside the lateral lines of a Roadway within the Right-of-Way Lines or within an Easement intended for use of bicycles, pedestrians and other non-vehicular traffic.
(t) “Water Features” means rivers, streams, brooks, creeks, drainage channels, drainage routes and patterns, other watercourses, ponding areas, ponds, lakes, and wetlands.
(u) "Subdivision Regulations" means Title One of Part Eleven – Planning and Zoning Code.
(Ord. 12-2008. Passed 4-7-08.)
(Ord. 12-2008. Passed 4-7-08.)