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For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

Refer to Section 17.06.020, definitions, for terms beginning with the letters A through E.

“Final plat” means a map or chart of a subdivision which has been accurately surveyed by a registered surveyor and such survey is marked on the ground so that streets, alleys, blocks, lots and other divisions thereof can be identified.

“Lot” means a portion of a subdivision or parcel of land intended as a unit for building development or transfer of ownership.

“Lot width” is the width of the lot measured along the minimum building setback line.

“Major street” means one of the principal thoroughfares, as shown or designated on the master street plan.

“Marginal access street” means 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.

“Master street plan” means a plan labeled “Master Street Plan of Moab City,” including maps or reports or both, which have been approved by the Planning Commission and City Council as required by law.

“Minor streets” means any dedicated street serving as the principal means of access to property, which street is not shown on the master street plan as a principal thoroughfare.

“Official map” means any map adopted by the City Council under the provisions of Title 10, Chapter 9, Section 7, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended.

“Other public dedication” means parks, playgrounds, drainage channels or other areas of land to be dedicated to public use.

“Preliminary approval” means an approval, with or without recommended alterations, given to a preliminary plat by the Planning Commission and provides the necessary authority to proceed with the preparations of the final plat.

“Preliminary plat” means a map or chart of a proposed subdivision.

“Setback lines” means the shortest distance between the property line and the foundation, wall or main frame of the building.

“Subdivider” means any person laying out or making subdivision for the purposes of first sale, offering for sale or first selling for himself or others of the subdivision or any part thereof.

“Subdivision” means a described tract of land which has been divided into three or more lots, tracts or parcels of five acres or less in area. (Ord. 11-07, 2011; Ord. 13-81 (part), 1981: prior code § 22-1-1)