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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:
ADMINISTRATIVE LAND USE AUTHORITY: The administrative land use authority established by the city to review land use decisions from preliminary subdivision applications as submitted for single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, townhome subdivisions, or other subdivisions as provided in 10-21-9. For the city, this is designated as the Riverdale City Planning Commission. The administrative land use authority does not include any member of the Riverdale City Council, including the mayor.
APPLICANT: The person or group of persons who submits a subdivision land use application to the city.
CITY: City of Riverdale, Utah.
CITY COUNCIL: The city council of the city of Riverdale, Utah.
CITY ENGINEER: The city engineer of the city of Riverdale, Utah.
CITY PLANNING STAFF COMMITTEE: The designated subdivision review and approval committee that shall consist of the community development director, the city administrator, the public works director, the city engineer, and other city staff who may be selected by the designated members of the city planning staff committee.
COMPLETE SUBDIVISION LAND USE APPLICATION: The complete application that the applicant submits to the Administrative Land Use Authority subsequent to the preapplication review by the city planning staff committee.
COUNTY: Weber County, Utah.
CUL-DE-SAC: A minor dead-end street provided with a turnaround.
DWELLING: Any building or structure, or portion thereof, including a trailer house, intended for residential use.
LOT: A portion of a subdivision or parcel of land intended as a unit for building development or transfer of ownership. A parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a building or group of buildings, together with such yards, open spaces, lot width and lot area, as are required by this title, having frontage upon a street or upon a right-of-way approved by the board of adjustment. Except for group dwellings and guest houses, not more than one dwelling structure shall occupy any one lot.
MAJOR STREET PLAN: A plan, labeled "major street plan of the city of Riverdale", including maps or reports or both, which has been approved by the city council as required by law or such plan as it may be amended from time to time and so certified to the city council.
OFFICIAL MAP: Any map adopted by the city council under provisions of Utah Code Annotated § 10-9-306.
PARCEL OF LAND: Contiguous quantity of land, in the possession of, or owned by, or recorded as the property of, the same person.
PARTITION OR DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND: A bona fide "partition or division of agricultural land for agricultural purposes" shall mean the division of a parcel of land into three (3) or more lots or parcels, none of which lots or parcels are smaller than five (5) acres in area; and provided, that no dedication of any street or road is required to serve any such lots or parcels of agricultural land for the purpose of building development.
PERSON: Any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, or association of individuals however styled or designated.
PLANNING COMMISSION: The city planning commission of Riverdale, Utah.
REVIEW CYCLE: means the occurrence of: A.
The applicant's submittal of a complete subdivision application which includes the subdivision improvement plans;
B.
The City's review of that subdivision application including subdivision plan review;
C.
The City's response to that subdivision land use application, in accordance with this section and Utah Code Annotated § 10-9a-604.2; and
D.
The applicant's reply to the City's response that addresses each of the municipality's required modifications or requests for additional information.
STREET: A thoroughfare which has been dedicated or abandoned to the public and accepted by proper public authority, or a thoroughfare not less than twenty-six feet (26') wide which has been made public by right of use and which affords the principal access to abutting property.
STREET, COLLECTOR: A street, existing or proposed, of considerable continuity which serves or is intended to serve as the principal trafficway between large and separated areas or districts and which is the main access to the major street system.
STREET, MAJOR: A street, existing or proposed, which serves or is intended to serve as a major trafficway and is designated on the master street plan as a controlled access highway, major street, parkway, or other equivalent term to identify those streets comprising the basic structure of the street plan.
STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS: A minor street which is parallel to and adjacent to a major street and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
STREET, MINOR: A street, existing or proposed, which is supplementary to a collector or major street and of limited continuity, which serves or is intended to serve the local needs of a neighborhood.
SUBDIVISION: Any land that is divided, resubdivided or proposed to be divided into two (2) or more parcels, sites, units, plots, or other division of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, for offer, sale, lease, or development, either on the installment plan or upon any and all other plans, terms and conditions.
SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT PLANS: The civil engineering plans associated with required infrastructure and municipally controlled utilities required for a subdivision.
SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE REVIEW: The review by the city to verify that a subdivision land use application meets the criteria of the city's subdivision ordinances.
SUBDIVISION PLAN REVIEW: The 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.
ZONING ORDINANCE: The uniform zoning ordinance which is this title.
(1985 Code § 19-40-2; amd. 2001 Code, amd. Ord. 977, 1-2-2024; amd. Ord. 988, 11-6-2024)