17.04.020 Definitions.
As used in this title, the masculine includes the feminine and neuter and the singular includes the plural. The words and phrases below shall have the following meanings unless it is apparent from the context that different meanings are intended:
(1) “Building line” means a line on a plat indicating the limit beyond which buildings or structures may not be erected.
(2) “Development plan” means any plan adopted by the planning commission for the guidance of growth and improvement of the city, including modifications or refinements which may be made from time to time.
(3) “Discrete lot or parcel” means a lot or parcel lawfully created shall remain a discrete lot or parcel, unless the lot or parcel lines are vacated or the lot or parcel is further divided, as provided by law.
(4) “Easement” means a grant of one or more property rights by a property owner to, or for the use by, the public or another person or entity.
(5) “Lot” means a unit of land that is created by a subdivision of land.
(6) “Parcel” means a unit of land that is created by a partitioning of land.
(7) “Partition” means either an act of partitioning land or an area or tract of land partitioned.
(8) “Partition land” means to divide land into two or three parcels of land within a calendar year but does not include:
(a) A division of land resulting from a lien foreclosure, foreclosure of a recorded contract for the sale of real property, or the creation of cemetery lots;
(b) An adjustment of a property line by the relocation of a common boundary where an additional unit of land is not created and where the existing unit of land reduced in size by the adjustment complies with any applicable zoning ordinance; or
(c) A sale or grant by a person to a public agency or public body for state highway, county road, city street, or other right-of-way purposes; provided, that such road or right-of-way complies with the applicable comprehensive plan and ORS 215.213(2)(q) through (s) and 215.283(2)(p) through (r).
(9) “Partition plat” includes a final map and other writing containing all the descriptions, locations, specifications, provisions and information concerning a partition.
(10) “Pedestrian way” means a right-of-way for pedestrian traffic.
(11) “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.
(12) “Planning commission” means the planning commission of the city.
(13) “Planning control area” means an area in the state of incomplete development within which special control is to be exercised over land partitioning.
(14) “Plat” includes a final subdivision plat, replat, or partition plat.
(15) “Replat” means the act of platting the lots, parcels and easements in a recorded subdivision or partition plat to achieve a reconfiguration of the existing subdivision or partition plat or to increase or decrease the number of lots in the subdivision.
(16) “Right-of-way” means the area between boundary lines of a street or other easement.
(17) “Roadway” means the portion or portions of a street right-of-way developed for vehicular traffic.
(18) “Sale” or “sell” includes every disposition or transfer of land in a subdivision or partition or an interest or estate therein.
(19) “Sidewalk” means a pedestrian way with permanent surfacing to city standards.
(20) “Street” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every public way provided for public use for vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and the placement of utilities, and including “road,” “highway,” “lane,” “place,” “avenue,” or similar designations.
(a) “Alley” means a narrow public right-of-way through a block primarily for utilities and access to the back or side of properties fronting another street.
(b) “Arterial” means a street of considerable continuity which is primarily a traffic artery for intercommunication among large areas.
(c) “Collector” means a street supplementary to the arterial street system and a means of intercommunication between this system and smaller areas used partly by through traffic and partly for access to abutting properties.
(d) “Cul-de-sac” means a dead-end street with one end open to traffic and the other end terminated by a circular vehicle turnaround.
(e) “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 could be provided in another subdivision.
(f) “Hammerhead” means a dead-end street with one end open to traffic and the other end terminated by a rectangular vehicle turnaround.
(g) “Marginal access street” means a minor street parallel and adjacent to a major arterial street providing access to abutting properties but protected from through traffic.
(h) “Minor street” means a street intended exclusively for access to abutting properties.
(i) “Stub-out” means a portion of a street or cross-access driveway to allow for future extension to an abutting property that may be developed in the future.
(21) “Subdivide land” means to divide land into four or more lots within a calendar year.
(22) “Subdivider” means any person who undertakes the subdividing of a parcel of land, including changes in street or lot lines, for the purpose of transfer of ownership or development.
(23) “Subdivision” means either an act of subdividing land or an area or a tract of land subdivided.
(24) “Subdivision plat” includes a final map and other writing containing all the descriptions, locations, specifications, dedications, provisions and information concerning a subdivision. (Ord. 1947 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1919 § 24(1), 2004; Ord. 1758 § 2, 1990; Ord. 1175 § 2, 1961)