§ 30-1. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

City engineer, as used in this chapter, includes the office of the city engineer and, as such, may include the building inspector, city clerk or other persons designated by the mayor to act on behalf of the city.

Common walk means a right-of-way dedicated to common use, with a paved sidewalk, providing pedestrian access between dwelling units and such common use facilities as schools, parking lots, shopping centers, recreation areas and other community facilities.

Land subdivision means all divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, building sites or other divisions for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of legacy or building development, including all division of land involving a new street to which the public has access or a change in an existing street, and including resubdivision and, where appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or area subdivided; provided, however, that the following are not included within this definition:

(1)

The combination or recombination of portions of previously platted lots where the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are equal to the standards of these regulations; and

(2)

The division of land into parcels of five acres or more where no new street is involved.

Lot means a developed or undeveloped tract of land in one ownership, legally transferable as a single unit of land.

Lot of record means a lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been recorded in the clerk's office of the county superior court; or a parcel of land, the deed of which has been recorded in the clerk's office of the county superior court.

Lot, through or double-frontage means a lot having frontage on two streets that are approximately parallel.

Planning commission means the city planning commission.

Street, streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, highways, expressways, lanes, alleys and other vehicular ways mean any publicly maintained way for vehicular traffic which has been accepted for maintenance as a street by the city. For the purposes of this chapter, streets are divided into the following categories:

(1)

Major thoroughfare. A principal arterial highway carrying through traffic, designated as such on the city zoning map.

(2)

Collector street. A street that carries traffic from local streets to major thoroughfares, including such streets in new subdivisions as required by the planning commission.

(3)

Local street. A street used primarily for access to abutting properties.

(4)

Industrial street. A street serving primarily industrial developments.

(5)

Alley. A minor vehicular way providing service access to the back or sides of properties abutting a street.

(6)

Cul-de-sac. A local street with only one outlet, sometimes called a "dead-end" street.

(7)

Marginal access street. A local street parallel and adjacent to a major thoroughfare, expressway, limited access highway or railroad right-of-way, which provides access to abutting properties.

Subdivider means the person having sufficient proprietary interest in the land to be subdivided and will authorize the maintenance of proceedings to subdivide such land under these subdivision regulations, or the authorized agent of that person for the purpose of such proceeding.

Subdivision regulations means the city land subdivision regulations.

(Ord. No. 100-28, pt. I, art. III(A), (B), 8-11-1986)