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not limited to, electric and telephone lines, sanitary and storm sewer lines, surface drainage ways <br />and gas lines. <br /> <br /> Grade, Slope or Gradient - means the vertical rise or drop from 9.50.01 <br />horizontal line or point. <br /> <br /> Improvements - means the construction or installation of public or private. <br />utilities, including but not limited to, potable water, sanitary sewer systems, storm sewers, roads <br />and other thoroughfares, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, paving barricades, trees and other <br />plantings, lighting, fuel or energy and the transmission thereof, transportation systems or <br />facilities connected therewith and communication systems which are necessary, desirable or <br />convenient in the maintenance of the health, safety and the general welfare. <br /> <br /> Lot - means a parcel of land delineated upon and thereafter described by <br />reference to a plat, registered land survey or auditor's Subdivision or other similar recorded <br />dedicatory document. <br /> <br /> Open Space - means an area set aside for the preservation ofnaturaI open spaces <br />to counteract the effects of urban congestion and monotony. <br /> <br /> Owner - means any person, firm or corporation, or any other legal entity, or a <br />combination of any of them, having sufficient legal proprietary interest in the land sought to be <br />subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under this Chapter. <br /> <br /> Parks and Playgrounds - mean public lands and open space in the City <br />dedicated for and usable for recreation purposes. <br /> <br /> Pedestrian Way - means a public or private right-of-way within or across a <br />block to prox~ide access for pedestrians and which may be used for utilities. <br /> <br />Planning Commission - means the Planning Commission of the city. <br /> <br /> Plat, Final - memas a drawina or map of a Subdivision which meets all of the <br />requirements of the city and is in such fbrm as meets the requirements under the state law for <br />purposes oi: recordina. <br /> <br /> Plat, Major -, A maior plat is the subdivision of parcels that exceed three parcels <br />an.d/or requires the construction of public streets or utilities.' Maior Plat requires sketch plan <br />review by the Plannintz Commission. Preliminary Plat review by the Planning Commission and <br />C__i_t¥ Council and Final Plat review by the City Council. <br /> <br />9.50 Subdivision Regulations <br /> <br />9-2 <br /> <br />March 2003 Draft <br /> <br />-235- <br /> <br /> <br />