Atwater Municipal Code Ch. 16.08 Definitions

A "community apartment" is an apartment project in which an undivided interest in the land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of an apartment located thereon.

(Prior Code § 10-2.302; Ord. CS 347, 1977)

A. A "condominium" is an estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property together with a separate interest in space in a residential, industrial or commercial building on such real property, such as an apartment, office or store. A condominium may include in addition a separate interest in other portions of such real property.

B. Such estate may, with respect to the duration of its enjoyment, be either;

1. An estate of inheritance or perpetual estate;

2. An estate for life; or

3. An estate for years, such as a leasehold or a subleasehold.

(Prior Code § 10-2.301; Ord. CS 347, 1977)

"Design" means:

A. Street alignments, with grades and widths;

B. Drainage and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignments and grades thereof;

C. Location and size of all required easements and rights-of-way;

D. Lot size and configuration;

E. Traffic access;

F. Grading; and

G. Such other specific requirements in the plan and configuration of the entire subdivision as may be necessary or convenient to insure conformity to or implementation of the General Plan or any adopted specific plan.

(Prior Code § 10-2.303; Ord. CS 347, 1977)

"Final map" means a map of a subdivision of five or more lots, parcels, or condominiums, or community apartments, prepared in accordance with this title which will be filed for record in the office of the county recorder.

(Prior Code § 10-2.304; Ord. CS 347, 1977)

A. "Improvement" refers to such street work and utilities to be installed, or agreed to be installed, by the subdivider on the land to be used or public or private streets, highways, ways, and easements, as are necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs as a condition precedent to the approval and acceptance of the final map thereof.

B. "Improvement" also refers to such other specific improvements or types of improvements, the installation of which, either by the subdivider, by public agencies, by private utilities, by any other entity approved by the local agency or by a combination thereof, is necessary or convenient to insure conformity to or implementation of the General Plan or an adopted specific plan.

(Prior Code § 10-2.305; Ord. CS 347, 1977)

"Lot line adjustment" means the changing of a existing lot line between two or more parcels of lots, where all of the land taken from one percent or lot is added to an adjacent parcel or lot and a greater number of parcels or lots than originally existed is not thereby created.

(Prior Code § 10-2.306; Ord. CS 347, 1977)

"Minor subdivision" means a subdivision which creates four or fewer lots, parcels, or condominiums, or a community apartment project containing four or fewer parcels.

(Prior Code § 10-2.307; Ord. CS 347, 1977)

"Parcel map" means a map of a subdivision which does not require a final map but does require filing for record in the office of the county recorder.

(Prior Code § 10-2.308; Ord. CS 347, 1977)

"Pedestrian way" means a special right-of-way provided for pedestrians only, usually ten feet wide.

(Prior Code § 10-2.309; Ord. CS 347, 1977)

"Subdivider" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association who proposes to divide, divides, or causes to be divided any real property into a subdivision for himself or for others except that employees and consultants of such persons or entities, acting in such capacity, are not subdividers.

(Prior Code § 10-2.310; Ord. CS 347, 1977)

"Tentative map" means a map made for the purpose of showing the design and improvement of a proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in and around it. It need not be based upon an accurate or detailed final survey of the property.

(Prior Code § 10-2.312; Ord. CS 347, 1977)

"Subdivision" means the division, by any subdivider, of any unit or units of improved or unimproved land, or any portion thereof, shown on the latest equalized county assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future. Property shall be considered as contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easement or railroad rights-of-way. "Subdivision" includes a condominium project, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 1351 of the Civil Code, or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative, as defined in subdivision (m) of Section 1351 of the Civil Code.

(Prior Code § 10-2.311; Ord. CS 347, 1977; Ord. CS 766, 11-10-1998)