Prior to the adoption of Ord. 2005-07 on 06/01/2005, Section 16.58.020 read as follows.

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 ~~three (3)~~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; provided, that this definition shall not include a bona fide division or partition of agricultural land or industrial land for commercial, manufacturing or industrial purposes; nor shall this definition apply to the sale or conveyance of any parcel of land which may be shown as one (1) of the lots of a subdivision of which a plat has been recorded in the office of the Uintah County recorder prior to the effective date of this chapter. For the purpose of this chapter, the division of land into three (3) or more parcels of less than ten (10) acres of land shall be deemed to be for "sale or building development."

"Vicinity 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)