§ 26-2. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

Access and utility tract shall mean a tract of land a minimum of sixty (60) feet in width which is owned by all lot owners within the subdivision with each lot owner having an undivided interest in the access and utility tract. The purpose of the access and utility tract is to provide access to all lots within the subdivision and the access and utility tract shall carry an express easement which inures to the benefit of any public or private utility company.

Alleys are minor ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.

Arterial streets and highways primarily facilitate the through movement, i.e. mobility, of vehicular traffic. Access management techniques are commonly instituted on them to preserve the facilities' capacity. Land access is a secondary priority to the movement of traffic.

Bond means a surety bond or such other collateral security as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time between the board of county commissioners and a developer.

Building setback line is a line within a lot or other parcel of land so designated on the plat of the proposed subdivision, between which and the adjacent boundary of the street upon which the lot abuts the erection of an enclosed structure or portion thereof is prohibited.

Collector streets function primarily to carry traffic from local streets to arterials. The operating speeds are generally lower than that of arterials and provide a greater degree of land access.

Cul-de-sac shall mean a minor street with one ingress and egress and with a turning area at the closed end.

Easement is a legally defined right of passage or use across a specified property. An easement may allow for access, placement of utilities, drainage, other purposes or any combination of these uses.

Frontage roads are minor streets which run concurrent with arterial streets and highways and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic. A frontage road may be developed along the property frontage or to the rear of the property (reverse frontage road).

Comprehensive plan shall mean a comprehensive plan prepared or adopted by Hernando County pursuant to chapter 163, Florida Statutes, or any amendment to parts thereof, which indicates the general locations recommended for various functional classes of public works, places, uses, structures, streets and facilities for the purpose of the general development of the county, and includes any unit or part of such plans separately adopted and any amendment to such plans or parts thereof.

Local streets are those which are used primarily for access to the abutting properties.

Parent tract is a lot, tract or parcel of record legally existing and developable as of June 13, 1991.

Planning and zoning commission, planning commission or commission shall mean the county planning and zoning commission, unless designated specifically otherwise by a prefix or title.

Street means a way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a public street, highway, thoroughfare, road, parkway, throughway, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, right-of-way or however designated.

Subdivider or owner includes the plural as well as the singular, and may mean either a natural person, firm, association, partnership, private corporation, public or quasipublic corporation or any combination of any of them.

Subdivision means the division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more contiguous lots or parcels for transfer, sale or development. Each lot created shall have access on a street, tract or easement appropriate to the class of subdivision. The following shall not be considered subdivisions within the meaning of this chapter if no new streets are created: divisions of property by testamentary or intestate provisions; divisions of property by court order, including, but not limited to, judgments of foreclosure; and consolidation of existing lots by deed or other recorded instrument. The term includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided. The subdivision of land is permitted in any zoning district in accordance with provisions and regulations of such zoning district.

(Ord. No. 91-22, § 1, 6-13-91; Ord. No. 2001-03, § 1, 2-14-01)