ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

Sec. 30-2. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, certain words, terms and phrases are defined as follows:

Bicycle facilities means bike paths, bike lanes, lighting facilities, bike racks, bike lockers and all other necessary equipment and facilities to safely operate bicycles.

Block means a piece or parcel of land or group of lots entirely surrounded by public rights-of-way, streams, railroads or parks, or a combination thereof.

Commission means the City of Tempe planning and zoning commission, as defined in Tempe City Code §§ 25-16 through 25-20.

Conditional approval means an affirmative action by the commission or the council indicating that approval will be forthcoming upon satisfaction of certain specified stipulations.

Council means the "city council" of the City of Tempe.

Department means the "development services department" of the City of Tempe.

Engineering design criteria means that criteria adopted by the council in Resolution No. 99.47, as amended from time to time.

Engineering plans means plans, profiles, cross-sections, and other required details for the construction or public improvements, prepared by an engineer, registered in the State of Arizona, in accordance with the approved preliminary plat and in compliance with standards of design and construction approved by the council.

Exception means any parcel of land which is within the boundaries of the subdivision but which is not owned by the subdivider.

Final approval means approval of the final plat by the council, as evidenced by certification on the plat by the mayor of the city, constitutes authorization to record a plat.

General plan means a comprehensive plan, or parts thereof, providing for the future growth and improvement of the City of Tempe and for the general location and coordination of streets and highways, schools and recreation areas, public building sites, and other physical development, which shall have been duly adopted by the city council.

Irrigation facilities includes canals, laterals, ditches, conduits, gates, pumps, and allied equipment necessary for the supply, delivery, and drainage of irrigation water and the construction, operation and maintenance of such.

Land splits means the division of improved or unimproved land whose area is two and one-half (2-1/2) acres or less into two (2) or three (3) tracts or parcels of land for the purpose of sale or lease or as defined in A.R.S. § 9-463.

Lot means a piece or parcel of land separated from other pieces or parcels by description, as in a subdivision or on a record survey map, or by metes and bounds, for purposes of sale, lease, or financing.

Corner lot means a lot abutting on two (2) or more intersecting streets where the interior angle of intersection does not exceed one hundred thirty-five degrees (135°).

Interior lot means a lot having but one side abutting on a street.

Key lot means an interior lot, one side of which is contiguous, or separated only by an alley, to the rear line of a corner lot.

Through lot means a lot abutting two (2) parallel or approximately parallel streets.

Lot width means the width of a lot shall be:

(1) If the side property lines are parallel, the shortest distance between these side lines.

(2) If the side property lines are not parallel, the width of the lot shall be the length of a line at right angles to the axis of the lot at a distance equal to the required front or rear building setback line, whichever is the lesser, for the district in which the lot is located. The axis of a lot shall be a line joining the midpoints of the front and rear property lines.

Multi-use path means a paved concrete pathway physically separated from on-street motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier (e.g. landscaping) and designated for the exclusive use by non-motorized traffic, as shown in City of Tempe Standard Details.

Pedestrian way means a public walk dedicated entirely through a block from street to street or providing access to a school, park, transit stop, multi-use path, recreation area or shopping center.

Plat means a map of a subdivision.

(1) Preliminary plat means a preliminary map, including supporting data, indicating a proposed subdivision development.

(2) Final plat means a map of all or part of a subdivision providing substantial conformance to an approved preliminary plat, prepared by a registered land surveyor.

(3) Recorded plat means a final plat bearing all of the certificates of approval required in § 30-13 (10) of this code and duly recorded in the Maricopa County Recorder's office.

Preliminary approval means approval of the preliminary plat by the commission or council and constitutes authorization to proceed with final engineering plans and final plat preparation.

Public improvement standards means a set of regulations setting forth the details, specifications, and instructions to be followed in the planning, design, and construction of certain public improvements in the city, formulated by the city engineer, the county health department and other city departments and as approved by the council.

Subdivider means those persons or entities as defined by A.R.S. § 9-463, as it may be amended from time to time.

Subdivision means improved or unimproved land or lands divided for the purpose of financing, sale or lease, whether immediate or future, into four (4) or more lots, tracts or parcels of land, or, if a new street is involved, any such property which is divided into two (2) or more lots, tracts or parcels of land, or, any such property, the boundaries of which have been fixed by a recorded plat, which is divided into more than two (2) parts. "Subdivision" also includes any condominium, cooperative, community apartment, townhouse or similar project containing four (4) or more parcels, in which an undivided interest in the land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of any unit located thereon, but plats of such projects need not show the buildings or the manner in which the buildings or airspace above the property shown on the plat are to be divided or as defined in A.R.S. § 9-463.02, as it may be amended from time to time.

Transit facilities means bus bays, transit stops, transit shelters and furniture, transit dedicated lanes, railroad tracks, rights-of-way, easements and other allied equipment necessary for the safe operation of the transit system and well being of passengers.