10-12-6 SUPPLEMENTARY DEFINITIONS

Words used in this chapter but not defined herein shall have the meaning as defined in any other ordinance adopted by the Town Board. A. Civil Engineer. A professional engineer who deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings. B. Cookie Cutter Housing. Housing that is lacking individuality and is identical or nearly identical in design and floor plan, with little variance in quality and exterior appearance. C. Cut. The removal of soil, rock or other materials. D. Excavation. Disturbance to the ground, including, but not limited to, clearing, grubbing, rock removal, cutting, tunneling, drilling or other activity that alters the natural ground. E. Fill. A deposit of earth material by hand or mechanical means. F. Final Plat. A property map or chart of a land division that has been accurately surveyed, and so that streets, alleys, blocks, lots, parcels, and other divisions thereof can be identified. It is designed to be recorded in the Office of the Rich County Recorder. G. Gated Community. A gated community is a form of residential community containing strictly controlled entrances and is often characterized by a closed perimeter of walls and fences. Gated communities usually consist of small residential streets and include various shared amenities. H. Grading. Any excavation or fill, or combination thereof. I. Grading Plan. A topographic development plan prepared by a professional engineer currently licensed in the State of Utah showing existing and proposed contours before and after grading of a site. J. Off-site Construction. Any construction related to a platted parcel and/or subdivision that is not within the platted parcel or subdivision under construction. K. Off-site Facilities. Facilities outside of the boundaries of the parcel or subdivision that are designed or located to serve the needs of the subdivision or parcel and/or adjacent properties. L. On-site Facilities. Facilities installed within, under or upon the public streets, or rights-ofway, within or on the perimeter of a parcel or subdivision. M. Person. An individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, company or corporation, or any legal entity entitled to own property. N. Preliminary Plat. A property map or chart of a proposed land division prepared in accordance with regulations herein prescribed. The preliminary plat is a study that, when approved, will serve as a basis for the preparation of the final plat. O. Resubdivision. The changing of any existing parcel or parcels of any subdivision plat previously recorded by the Rich County Recorder. P. Ridge Line. The crest of a hill or slope or topographical high point. Q. Street Right-Of-Way. That portion of land dedicated to public use for street and utility purposes. R. Street. Any legal right-of-way designed for vehicular access. S. Streets. 1. Arterial Street. A street, existing or proposed, that serves or is intended to serve more than fifty (50) residential dwelling units. 2. Collector Street. A street, existing or proposed, that serves or is intended to serve up to fifty (50) residential dwelling units. 3. Local Street. A street, existing or proposed, that serves or is intended to serve up to twenty-five (25) residential dwelling units. 4. Minor Street. A street, existing or proposed, that serves or is intended to serve up to ten (10) residential dwelling units. T. Subdivider. Any person, trust, developer, firm, corporation, partnership or association that causes land to be divided into a subdivision. U. Subdivision. Any land that is divided, re-subdivided, or proposed to be divided into two (2) or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots or other division of land for sale, lease or development. Subdivision includes: 1. The division or development of land whether by deed, metes and bounds description, devise and testacy, lease, map, plat or other recorded instrument; and 2. Divisions of land for all residential and nonresidential uses, including land used or to be used for commercial, agricultural and industrial purposes. V. Subsurface Drainage. Any system of pipes, canals, ditches, moats, sumps, and so forth, that intercept(s) the ground water and carries it to another body of water. W. Surface Drainage. Any surface system of drainage for the runoff of precipitation or irrigation and carries it to another body of water. X. Vicinity Plan. A map or drawing to scale showing the physical relationship of the proposed development to existing or proposed streets, buildings and utilities; other relevant information such as special terrain or surface drainage; and existing zoning classification of all land within three hundred feet (300') of the property proposed for development. Y. Watercourse. A body of water contained within a narrow channel and banks that may flow perennially, intermittently or ephemerally. For the purpose of this definition, watercourse means a wash, creek, stream or river; perennial means continuous flow in parts of the channel bed all year round during years of normal rainfall, intermittent means channels that normally cease flowing for weeks or months of each year, and ephemeral means channels that flow only for hours or days following a rainfall. Z. Zone Clearance. Determination made by the Planning Commission that a proposed activity complies with existing zoning regulations.