§ 14.301. DEFINITIONS RELATED TO SUBDIVISION REGULATION

Alley means a minor way used primarily for secondary (service) access to the back or the side of a property that otherwise abuts a street.

Application or Application for Development Approval means any application that requests approval of any permit, permission or order required by these regulations. This includes, but is not limited to, any application that requests approval of a rezoning, site plan, preliminary subdivision plan, final plat, minor plat, amending plat, development plan, variance, specific use, building permit, or certificate of occupancy and compliance.

Arterial Street (see "Thoroughfare").

Block means a land area consisting of contiguous lots established by recorded plats, usually bordered by a combination of streets, public parks, cemeteries, railroad right-of-way, or other barrier to the continuity of development.

Block Length means the distance between intersecting streets, or between a street and a street right-of-way, waterway (at least 30 feet wide), or the end of a dead-end street.

Building Line means a line beyond which buildings must be setback from the dedicated street rights-of-way line.

Collector Street means a street that carries traffic from minor streets to arterial streets and highways, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within that development.

Density, Net means the number of dwelling units divided by the net developable area. The "net developable area" means the land area of the site after deducting unbuildable areas including road rights-of-way, common open space, and any other areas excluded from development by these regulations. Net density is stated as dwelling units per net acre.

Director of Development Services means the Director of the City of Galveston's Development Services Department, or their designee.

Double Frontage Lot means a lot which extends from one street frontage to another street.

Extraterritorial Jurisdiction or ETJ means the unincorporated area that is contiguous to the City's municipal boundaries, and that occupies the area designated by Texas Local Government Code Chapter 42. The City has various regulatory powers in the ETJ as designated by the Texas statutes.

Final Plat means the division of any lot, tract or parcel of land that is to be recorded or of record.

Improvement means a street, utility, park, trail, open space, stormwater management facility, or similar infrastructure required by these regulations. This does not refer to dwelling units or buildings to be constructed within a subdivision or site plan.

Intensity means the square feet of development per acre.

Local Street means a street intended primarily to serve traffic within a limited district and provide access to building sites.

Municipal Utilities Director means the Director of Municipal Utilities as established in the City Code, or their designee.

Preliminary Plat means the plat of any lot, tract, parcel of land not intended to be recorded or of record.

Private Street means a Street that is not dedicated to public use.

Public Works Director means the Director of the City of Galveston Public Works Department, or their designee.

Replat means the resubdivision of any part of a previously platted subdivision. "Replatting" is the act of creating a replat.

Street Link means a section of the street network, or a local street, defined by a street node at each end or at one end. Stubs to adjacent property are not considered links.

Street Node means the terminus or intersection of two or more streets, including the head or bulb of a cul-de-sac.

Street Width means the shortest distance between the lines which delineate the rights-of-way of a street.

Subdivision means the division of a parcel of land into two or more lots or parcels if:

1.

the purpose of the division is transfer ownership, or

2.

the purpose of the division is for building development, or

3.

a new street is involved.

The term includes resubdivision. When appropriate to the context, the term relates to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided. The term includes resubdivision and the alteration of parcels or lots by the modification of existing property lines.

Thoroughfare means a street that connects remote parts of the city, and provides for free movement of traffic between neighborhoods, districts, or communities.

( Ord. No. 18-037, § 2, 6-21-18 )