10-1-102 DEFINITIONS
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Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the respective meanings hereinafter set forth, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context. Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, words used in the plural number include the singular and vice versa.
Administrative Land Use Authority: Means an individual, board, or commission, appointed or employed by a municipality, including municipal staff or a municipal planning commission. It does not include a municipal legislative body or a member of a municipal legislative body. For a Final Plat it does not include a Planning Commission.
Applicant: An individual, group of individuals, or entity submitting an application for a subdivision. An applicant shall demonstrate either ownership or authorization to represent the owner, in writing, of all properties included in the subdivision.
Half Streets: These are proposed streets with half the required right-of-way width for its functional classification, located on the bounding edge of a parcel proposed for development, in any subdivision.
Open Space: Common Useable Open Space shall be defined as planned common outdoor improved landscaped areas suitable for relaxation and recreation. Open space does not include roads, driveways, parking areas or linear sidewalk adjacent to vehicular access roads.
Planning Commission: The term "planning commission" means the Fountain Green City Planning Commission, unless another planning commission is specifically named.
Property: The word "property" means any tract, lot, parcel, or several of the same collected together for purposes of subdividing.
"Review cycle" means the occurrence of: (i) the applicant's submittal of a complete subdivision land use application; (ii) the municipality's review of that subdivision land use application; (iii) the municipality's response to that subdivision land use application, in accordance with this section; and (iv) the applicant's reply to the municipality's response that addresses each of the municipality's required modifications or requests for additional information.
Simple Lot Subdivision: A residential metes and bounds division of land by means of a record of survey as outlined in this Title and Utah State Code 10-9a-605(1).
Subdivider: The word "subdivider" means an individual or entity having record title in any tract, lot, or parcel of land to be subdivided; or an agent of such individual or entity when such individual or entity has provided written consent and acknowledgement for such agent to act in behalf of the owner and has outlined the scope of agent authority.
Subdivision: The word "subdivision" is defined as the division of property into two or more parts for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development; provided, that if any one person within one calendar year divides any property into four or fewer lots, such land shall be deemed a simple lot subdivision within the meaning of this chapter. A subdivision shall include a bona fide division or partition of agricultural land in parcels of more than one acre for other than developmental purposes, if such division or petition meets the requirements of Utah Code Ann. §10-9a-605(2), as amended.
Subdivision Improvement Plans: Means the civil engineering plans associated with required infrastructure and municipally controlled utilities required for a subdivision.
Subdivision Ordinance Review: Means review by a municipality to verify that a subdivision land use application meets the criteria of the municipality's subdivision ordinances.
Subdivision Plan Review: Means a review of the applicant's subdivision improvement plans and other aspects of the subdivision land use application to verify that the application complies with municipal ordinances and applicable standards and specifications.