Chapter 16.58 SUBDIVISION CODE
Section 16.58.020 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
"Easement" means the quantity of land set aside or over which a liberty,
privilege or
advantage in land without profit, existing distinct from the ownership of land, is granted
to the public or some particular person or part of the public.
"Final plat" means a map or chart of the land division which has been
accurately
surveyed and such survey marked on the ground so that streets, alleys, blocks, lots and
other divisions thereof can be identified.
"Improvement" means work, objects, devices, facilities or utilities
required to be
constructed or installed in a subdivision. Such improvements may include, but are not
limited to, street construction to required standards, water facilities, sewer facilities, street
trees, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, drainage facilities, street signs, street lights, traffic
control or safety devices, fire hydrants, storm drains, and such other facilities or
construction required by the subdivision ordinance, subdivision regulations or by the
Planning Commission and/ or City Council for the necessary development of the
proposed subdivision.
"Intervening property" means property located between the existing
service facility and
the property under development.
"Major street" means a street existing or proposed which serves or
is intended to serve
as a collector or arterial street on the City master plan.
"Metes and bounds" means the description of a lot or parcel of land
by courses and
distances.
"Minor street" means a street existing or proposed which is supplementary
to a
collector street and limits continuity which serves or is intended to serve the local needs
of the neighborhood.
"Off-site facilities" means facilities designed or located so as to
serve other property
outside of the boundaries of the subdivision, usually lying between the development and
existing facilities.
"On-site facilities" means facilities installed within or on the perimeter
of the
subdivision.
"Over-side facilities" means facilities with added capacity designed
to serve other
properties in addition to the land within the boundaries of the subdivision.
"Permanent monument" means any structure of concrete, masonry and/or
metal
permanently placed or in the ground, including those expressly placed for surveying
reference.
"Planning Commission" means the Planning Commission of Vernal City,
Utah.
"Preliminary plat" means a drawing, to scale, representing a proposal
to subdivide a
tract, lot or parcel of land, and meeting the preliminary plat requirements of this chapter.
"Protection strip" means a strip of land between the boundary of a
subdivision and a
street within the subdivision for the purpose of controlling the access to the street by
property owners abutting the subdivision.
"Subdivider" means any person laying out or making a land division
for the purpose of
first sale, or first selling for himself or others, a subdivision or any part thereof.
"Subdivision" means the division of a tract or lot or parcel of land
into
two (2)
or more
lots, plats, sites or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of
sale or of building development."
"Concept plan" means a map or chart showing the relationship of streets
within a
proposed subdivision to streets in the surrounding areas. (PZSC § 03-28-011)
(Ord. 2008-13, Amended, 07/16/2008, Prior Text; Ord. 2005-07, Amended, 06/01/2005, Prior Text)