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ARTICLE V
Definitions
§303.7. For the purpose of this ordinance the language used herein
shall be in accordance with the following rules:
A. The singular number shall include the plural and the plural, the singular.
B. The use of the present tense shall include the past and future tenses, and
the future shall include the present.
C. The word “shall” is mandatory, the word “may” is permissive, and the
word “should” is suggestive.
D. The word “building” shall include the word “structure”.
E. The word “Engineer” shall, unless otherwise modified, mean City
Engineer.
F. The word “specifications” or “standard specifications” shall refer to the
City of Waukee, Iowa - Standard Specifications adopted by the City
Council and on file with the City Clerk.
§303.8. For the purpose of this ordinance, all words shall carry their
customary meanings, except as specifically defined hereafter:
A. Acquisition Plat. The graphical representation of the division of land or
rights in land, created as the result of a conveyance or condemnation for
right-of-way purposes by an agency of the government or other persons
having the power of eminent domain.
B. Aliquot Part. A fractional part of a section within the United States
public land survey system. Only the fractional parts one-half, one-quarter,
one-half of one-quarter, or one-quarter of one-quarter shall be considered
an aliquot part of a section.
C. Administrative Officer. The City Official appointed by the City Council
to assist with the administration of this ordinance, who shall be
responsible for issuance of building permits.
D. Alley. Right-of-Way providing a secondary means of access to the side or
rear of those properties whose principal frontage is on some other street.
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E. Arterial Street. A public right-of-way with a high degree of continuity
which serves the movement of large volumes of traffic between various
districts as designated in the Comprehensive Plan.
F. Auditor’s Plat. A subdivision plat required by either the auditor or the
assessor, prepared by a surveyor under the direction of the auditor.
G. Building Line. A line designating the allowable proximity of a building
to an adjacent street, alley or property line.
H. Collector Street. A Street which carries traffic from minor streets to an
arterial, including the principal entrance streets of a residential
development and streets for basic circulation within such a development as
designated in the Comprehensive Plan.
I. Commission. The City’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
J. Comprehensive Plan. The current Comprehensive Plan for the
development of the City of Waukee, Iowa or any of its geographical parts,
adopted by the City Council and including any amendment to such plans
or parts thereof.
K. Conveyance. An instrument filed with a recorder as evidence of the
transfer of title to land, including any form of deed or contract.
L. Cul-Des-Sac. A minor street having one open end and being permanently
terminated at the other end by a vehicular turn-around.
M. Detention Pond. A facility constructed to store excess storm runoff
associated with increased basin imperviousness and to discharge this
excess at a rate similar to the rate experienced from the basin without
development, in accordance with the Urban Design Standards for Public
Improvements Manual. This facility will normally hold no water.
N. Division. Dividing a tract or parcel of land into two parcels of land by
conveyance or for tax purposes. The conveyance of an easement, other
than a public highway easement, shall not be considered a division for the
purpose of this chapter.
O. Easement. A grant by a property owner of the use of land for specific
purpose.
P. Final Plat. A map or plan of record of a subdivision, and any
accompanying material as described in Section 303.54.
Q. Forty-Acre Aliquot Part. One-quarter of one-quarter of a section.
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R. Governing Body. The City Council of the City of Waukee, within whose
jurisdiction the land is located, which has adopted ordinances regulating
the division of land.
S. Government Lot. A tract, within a section, which is normally described
by a lot number as represented and identified on the township plat of the
United States public land survey system.
T. Lot. A tract of land represented and identified by number or letter
designation on an official plat.
U. Marginal Access Street. A minor street which is parallel and adjacent to
an arterial, and which provides access to abutting properties and protection
from through traffic.
V. Metes and Bounds Description. A description of land that uses distances
and angles, uses distance and bearings,/ or describes the boundaries of the
parcel by reference to physical features of the land.
W. Minor Street. A local street of limited continuity used primarily for
access to abutting properties and the local needs of a neighborhood.
X. Official Plat. Either an auditor’s plat or a final subdivision plat that meets
the requirements of this chapter and has been filed for record in the offices
of the recorder, auditor and assessor.
Y. Parcel. A part of a tract of land.
Z. Pedestrian Way. A right-of-way across or within a block for use by
pedestrian traffic whether designated as a pedestrian way or a crosswalk or
other.
AA. Permanent Real Estate Index Number. A unique number or
combination of numbers assigned to a parcel of land pursuant to §441.29,
Code of Iowa, as amended.
BB. Plat of Survey. The graphical representation of a survey of one or more
parcels of land, including a complete and accurate description of each
parcel within the plat, prepared by a registered land surveyor.
CC. Preliminary Plat. A tentative map or plan of a proposed subdivision.
DD. Proprietor. A person who has a recorded interest in land, including a
person selling or buying land pursuant to a contract, but excluding persons
holding a mortgage, easement, or lien interest.
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EE. Protective Covenants. Contracts entered into between private parties and
which constitute a restriction on the use of all private property within a
subdivision for the benefit of property owners.
FF. Retention Pond. A facility constructed to store excess storm runoff
associated with increased basin imperviousness and to discharge this
excess at a rate similar to the rate experienced from the basin without
development, in accordance with the Urban Design Standards for Public
Improvements Manual. This facility will normally hold water, but the
level will rise during a rain event.
July 15, 2002 – Ordinance 2385
GG. Roadway. The developed portion of a street available for vehicular
traffic.
HH. Street. A public right-of-way which affords primary means of access by
pedestrians and vehicles to abutting properties.
II. Subdivider. Any person who undertakes the subdivision of land as
defined herein.
JJ. Subdivision. A tract of land divided into three (3) or more lots.
KK. Subdivision Plat. The graphical representation of the subdivision of land,
prepared by a registered land surveyor, having a number or letter
designation for each lot within the plat and a succinct name or title that is
unique for the county where the land is located.
LL. Subdivision Design Standards. The guides, principles and specifications
for the preparation of subdivision plans, including the Waukee Standard
Specifications for Public Improvements and the Des Moines Metropolitan
Design Standards Manual.
MM. Surveyor. A registered land surveyor who engages in the practice of land
surveying pursuant to Chapter 542B, Code of Iowa, as amended.
NN. Tract. An aliquot part of a section, a lot within an official plat, or a
government lot.