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<br />.c . <br /> <br />(1) Arterial street or highway. Streets providing for traffic movements between <br />traffic generation areas. <br /> <br />(2) Collector streets. Streets providing connection primarily between arterial <br />streets or arterial and local streets. <br /> <br />(3) Local streets. Streets serving primarily as access to abutting properties and <br />not intended as major streets or highways carrying through traffic. <br /> <br />STREET WIDTH. The shortest distance between lines ofJots delineating the street. <br /> <br />SUBDIVIDER. Any person who undertakes the subdivision of land as defined <br />herein. The SUBDIVIDER may be the owner or the authorized agent of the owner of the <br />land to be subdivided. <br /> <br />SUBDIVISION. The division of a single lot, tract or parcel of land, or a part <br />thereof, into 2 or more lots, tracts or parcels of land. <br /> <br />THOROUGHFARE. A public right-of-way with a high degree of traffic continuity <br />and serving as an arterial traffic way between the various districts of the city. <br /> <br />TOPOGRAPHY. Thedetailed description of the features of a relatively small area, <br />====~tI1eI'e1krfea:1Uresol,urfit",,-.;uuflgwa[irnl lif anal"". - -- -- -- - -- -- - -'- <br /> <br />WATERCOURSE. Shall include charmel, creek, ditch, drain, river and stream. <br />WATERSHED. Rice Creek Watershed District. <br /> <br />ZONING. The reservation of a certain specified areas within the municipality for <br />buildings and structures for certain purposes with other limitations such as heights, lot <br />coverage and other stipulated requirements. <br /> <br />DESIGN STANDARDS <br /> <br />~ 153.15 GENERAL. <br /> <br />Subdivision design shall comply with the following general design standards: <br /> <br />(A) Naturalfeatures. Existing natural features which would add value to the <br />subdivision and the city, such as trees, steep slopes, watercourses, historic spots and <br />similar irreplaceable assets, shall be preserved, insofar as possible, through harmonious <br />design of the subdivision. <br /> <br />(B) Land dedication. In all new subdivisions, 10% of the gross area subdivided <br />shall be dedicated for public recreation space, with this 10% being in addition to .property <br />dedicated for streets, alleys, easements or other public ways. No areas may be dedicated <br />for public use until the areas have been approved as being suitable and needed for the <br />public health, safety, convenience and/or general welfare. When the subdivision is too <br />small for practical dedication of public land or if no land in the subdivision is suitable for <br />that use, the subdivider shall be required to pay a fee as per schedule in effect per lot <br />created or 10% of the subdivision land value, whichever is greater, prior to subdivision; <br /> <br />5 <br />