Fulton Definitions ordinance (§ 102-116)

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:

Administrative officer means the official appointed to administer the provisions of this chapter.

Alley means a minor way, dedicated to public use, when it is used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.

Block means a piece or parcel of land surrounded by public highways, streets, streams, railroad rights-of-way or parks, etc., or a combination thereof.

Commission means the planning and zoning commission of the city.

Comprehensive plan means the comprehensive, long-range plan adopted by the city council for the desirable use of land, the purpose of such plan being, among other things, to serve as a guide to the zoning and progressive subdividing and use of undeveloped land.

Cul-de-sac means a street having one end open to traffic and being permanently terminated by a vehicle turnaround.

Drainageway means a watercourse, gully, dry stream, creek or ditch which carries stormwater runoff; which is fed by street or building gutters or by stormwater sewers, or which serves the purpose of draining water from the lands adjacent to such watercourse, gully, dry stream, creek or ditch.

Easement means a grant by the property owner to the public, a corporation or persons of the use of a strip of land for specific purposes.

Filing date means the beginning or starting date that commences after the applicant has filed the last item of required data or information, and has paid the necessary fee(s), for review by the planning and zoning commission.

Flood hazard area means all land subject to periodic inundation from overflow of natural waterways.

Grade means the slope of a surface specified in percent and shown on surface profile plans as required herein.

Hillside area means an area with an average slope of 20 percent or more.

Improvement plans means the engineering plans showing types of materials and construction details for the physical structures and facilities to be installed both in or in conjunction with the subdivision.

Improvements means street pavements with curbs, sanitary and storm sewers, permanent street monuments, sidewalks, water mains and other appropriate items.

Lot means a portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development. Also see interchangeably used terms "parcel or "tract."

Lot consolidation means the removal of lot lines between contiguous parcels.

Lot lines means the boundaries of a lot.

Lot, interior means a lot whose lines do not abut upon any street.

Maintenance bond means an additional escrow deposit posted by the developer to assure restoration to original condition at time of acceptance.

Maintenance period means a two-year period beginning with final acceptance of improvements via final plat or dedication.

Metes and bounds description means a description of real property which is not described by reference to a lot or block shown on a map but is described by starting at a known point and description of the lines forming the boundaries of the property or delineates a fractional portion of a section, lot or area by describing lines or portions thereof.

Owner means a person having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under these regulations.

Parcel means a tract or plot of land of any size that may or may not be subdivided or improved. The term may be used interchangeably with the term "lot" or "tract."

Pedestrian way means a right-of-way or easement exclusively dedicated to public use which cuts across a block to facilitate safe pedestrian access to adjacent streets and properties.

Performance guarantee or bond means a surety issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in Missouri, or with other security acceptable to the city, and approved by the city to guarantee installation of any improvement.

Plans means all of the drawings, including plats, cross-sections, profiles, working details and specifications, which the subdivider prepares or has prepared to show the character, extent and details of improvements required in this chapter and which plans shall conform to any requirements of the planning and zoning commission as to scale and details for submittal to the approval officials of the city for consideration, approval or disapproval.

Plat, final, means a complete and exact subdivision plat, prepared for official recording as required by statute, to define property rights and proposed streets and other improvements and which, if approved, which will be submitted to the county recorder of deeds for recording and to the administrative officer for filing. The term "final subdivision" may be used interchangeably with "final plat."

Plat, preliminary, means preliminary engineering and architectural maps, drawings, charts and supportive material indicating the proposed layout of the project, prepared for review by the city engineer and city council. The term "preliminary subdivision" is a term may be used interchangeably with "preliminary plat."

Record drawing means drawings or plans prepared and certified by a licensed professional engineer or land surveyor that represents the actual dimensions, contours, elevations, and the like of a completed structure, facility, improvements, or features.

Right-of-way means the land opened, reserved, or dedicated for a street, walk, drainage or other public purposes.

Roadbed means the graded portion of a street upon which the base course, surface course, shoulders and median are constructed.

Slope means the degree of natural inclination of the existing ground.

Stormwater management means the overall culmination of techniques used to reduce pollutants from, detain, retain, infiltrate or provide a discharge point for stormwater to best preserve or mimic the natural hydrologic cycle, and to accomplish the goals of reducing the overall quantity of runoff and improving the quality of stormwater entering the receiving stream.

Stormwater runoff references in this chapter shall relate to the provisions of subsection 46-61(a)(7).

Street means a strip of land, including the entire right-of-way, intended primarily as a means of vehicular and pedestrian travel, which may also be used to provide space for sewers, public utilities, trees and sidewalks.

Street, arterial, means a street or road of considerable continuity which serves or is intended to serve as the principal trafficway between separated areas or districts and which is the main means of access to the primary street system or expressways.

Street, collector, means a street which, in addition to serving abutting properties, intercepts minor streets, connects with community facilities and carries neighborhood traffic to the major arterial street system.

Street, local means a street used primarily to provide access to abutting properties only and carries no through traffic.

Street, stub means a street that is temporarily terminated, but is planned for future continuation.

Structure means anything constructed which requires permanent or temporary location on or in the ground or is attached to something having a permanent or temporary location on or in the ground.

Subdivider means the registered owner or the authorized agent of the owner of a subdivision.

Subdivision means a division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots for the purpose of transfer of ownership or development, whether immediate or future, including all changes in street or lot lines; provided, however, that where no new streets or easement of access are involved, the following shall not be 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 original lot areas are not decreased.

(2) The division of land into parcels of five acres or more.

Tract means a unit, or contiguous units, of land under single ownership. Also see interchangeable terms "lot" or "parcel".

Zoning code means the zoning code of the city contained in chapter 120.