Chapter 16.08
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
16.08.010 Definitions.
As used in this title the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter gender and the singular includes the plural. The following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings assigned to them.
1. “Alley” means a narrow street through a block primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on another street.
2. “Applicant” means the owner or contract purchaser of the property sought to be subdivided, partitioned or developed, or the person duly authorized in writing by such person or persons to act as agent to seek subdivision, partition or development, and in connection therewith, to bind the property to any conditions thereof.
3. “Building line” means a line on a plat indicating the limit beyond which buildings or structures may not be erected.
4. “City” means any representative of the city of Central Point authorized to make the decision in question, including but not limited to the public works director, the city manager, the planning commission or the city council.
5. “City utility easement” means an easement that is dedicated or granted for city water, sewer or storm drain.
6. “Cul-de-sac” (dead-end street) means a short street having one end open to traffic and being terminated by a vehicle turn-around.
7. “Development plan” means any plan as defined in Section 15.16.010.
8. “Easement” means a grant of the right to use a strip of land for specific purposes.
9. “Final plat” means the final map and other writing containing all the descriptions, locations, specifications, provisions and information concerning a subdivision, and where applicable, includes a partition plat prepared by a registered professional land surveyor.
10. “Flag lot” means a lot or parcel surrounded by other parcels on all sides and connected to the public right-of-way by a privately owned driveway or easement for ingress and egress.
11. “Half street” means a portion of the width of a street, usually along the edge of a subdivision where the remaining portion of the street has been or could later be provided in another subdivision.
12. “Lot” means a parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development.
13. “Major partition” means a partition which includes the creation of a road or street.
14. “Minor partition” means a partition which does not include the creation of a road or street.
15. “Partition” means either an act of partioning land or an area or tract of land partitioned as defined by this chapter.
16. “Partition plat” means the final map and other writing containing all the descriptions, locations, specifications, provisions and information concerning a major or minor land partition.
17. “Partitioned land” means to divide an area or tract of land into two or three parcels within a calendar year when such area or tract of land exists as a unit or contiguous units of land under single ownership at the beginning of such year. “Partitioned land” does not include divisions of land resulting from lien foreclosures; divisions of land resulting from the creation of cemetery lots; and divisions of land made pursuant to a court order, including but not limited to court orders in proceedings involving the state or intestate succession; and “partitioned land” does not include any adjustment of a lot line by the relocation of a common boundary where an additional parcel is not created and where the existing parcel reduced in size by the adjustment is not reduced below the minimum lot size established by any applicable zoning ordinance.
18. “Pedestrian way” means a right-of-way for pedestrian traffic.
19. “Person” means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, syndicate or any legal entity, and including any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative thereof.
20. “Planning commission” means the planning commission of the city.
21. “Reversed corner lot” means a corner lot, the side street line of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the first lot to its rear.
22. “Right-of-way” means all areas conveyed or dedicated to the public or city, or in actual use by the public or city, for vehicular, pedestrian or utility use.
23. “Road” or “street” means a public or private way that is created to provide ingress or egress for persons to one or more lots, parcels, areas or tracts of land.
24. “Roadway” means the portion or portions of street rights-of-way developed for vehicular traffic.
25. “Sidewalk” means a pedestrian walkway with permanent surfacing.
26. “Street” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way which provides for public use for the purpose of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and the placement of utilities and includes the terms “road,” “highway,” “avenue,” “alley” and other similar designations.
27. “Structure” means anything built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. This includes, but is not limited to, carports, swimming pools, hot tubs, permanent signs, aboveground gas or liquid storage tanks, fences, railings, sheds, manufactured homes, antennas, satellite dishes, well pump houses, mechanical equipment, and portable buildings. It also includes tents, awnings, stands, carts, and tables, except those used temporarily for an itinerant use. It does not include portable items solely for sale or temporary storage on the premises, including manufactured homes, portable buildings, and vehicles.
28. “Subdivide land” means to divide a parcel of land into four or more parcels within a year.
29. “Subdivision” means either an act of subdividing land or a tract of land subdivided as defined in this chapter.
30. “Through lot” means a lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets other than alleys.
31. “Tentative plan” means the diagram and text containing all of the descriptions, locations, specifications, provisions and information concerning a proposed subdivision or partition.
32. “Underground utilities” include all public and private services including but not limited to electrical power, television cable, gas, telephone, sewer, water and storm sewer. (Ord. 1997 §1, 2014; Ord. 1969 §1(part), 2013; Ord. 1650(part), 1990).