§ 86-131. Definitions.

Words not defined in this article have the meanings ascribed to them in the subdivision ordinance. In this article:

Approach street means a street other than a perimeter street that provides access to a subdivision or development.

Arterial street means either a major arterial street or a minor arterial street, as defined herein.

City standards means the street requirements for street size and right-of-way contained in the city's subdivision ordinance and this Code and the city's public works construction standards for streets and infrastructure.

Collector street means either a major collector street or a minor collector street, as defined herein.

County plat records means the plat records of Tarrant County.

Developer means the owner of land proposed to be developed as a residential or nonresidential subdivision, or the owner's representative.

Development means any activity that requires the submission of a subdivision plat or the securing of a building permit.

Escrow means money placed in the possession of the city for the purpose set out in this article, including, but not limited to, the purchase of right-of-way, design and construction of drainage, sanitary sewer, water facilities, curb, gutter, and pavement.

Frontage means that side of a lot, parcel, or tract abutting a street right-of-way and ordinarily regarded as the frontal orientation of the lot.

Local street means a street that distributes traffic to and from residences. It is typically short in length and may be noncontinuous to discourage through traffic.

Major arterial street means a major heavy traffic carrier that receives traffic from collectors and distributes it to major activity centers. It may also feed through traffic to freeways. Uses served include major educational facilities, concentrations of high density commercial, regional commercial facilities, other concentrated commercial facilities, and industrial complexes.

Major collector street means a perimeter street that carries traffic from collector streets to arterials. It typically serves uses such as medium and high density residential, limited commercial facilities, elementary schools, offices and direct access to industrial parks.

Minor arterial street means a perimeter street that receives traffic from collectors and distributes it to major arterials and activity centers. It may also feed through-traffic to freeways. Uses served included high schools, concentrations of high density residential, and commercial facilities.

Minor collector street means a perimeter street that carries traffic from local streets to other collector streets. It typically serves low and medium residential, limited commercial facilities, elementary schools, some small offices and direct access within industrial parks.

Perimeter street means a street which is adjacent and contiguous to a subdivision or development or one whose width lies partly inside and partly outside a subdivision or development.

Right-of-way means strip of land, other than a drainage or utility easement, occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, railroad road, road, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main, or for another public use.

Subdivider means a person who:

(1)

Having an interest in land, causes it, directly or indirectly, to be divided into a subdivision;

(2)

Directly or indirectly, sells, leases, or develops, or offers to sell, lease or develop, or advertises for sale, lease or development, any interest, lot, parcel, site, unit, or plot in a subdivision; or

(3)

Engages directly or through an agent in the business of selling, leasing, developing, or offering for sale, lease, or development, a subdivision or an interest, lot, parcel, site, unit, or plot in a subdivision.

(Ord. No. O-1999-012-16, § 1, 4-12-99)