Sec. 1. Definitions.
(a) Subdivision. The division of a lot, tract or parcel of
land into two or more lots, plots, site or other division of land
for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale and of
building development.
Division of land into lots of three (3) acres or more not
involving the establishment of a new street or access easement
shall be exempt from these regulations.
(b) Lot. A parcel of land occupied or intended for occupancy
and having its principal frontage upon an officially approved
street or place.
(c) Street. A public or private thoroughfare which affords
principal means of access to abutting property.
(d) Major street. A street shown on the Charlottesville
major street plan.
(e) Alley. A thoroughfare which affords only secondary
means of access to abutting property.
(f) Service drive. A public thoroughfare generally paralleling
and contiguous to a major street designed primarily to
promote safety by providing free access to adjoining property
and limited access to the major street.
(g) Easement. A grant by the property owner of the use
of land for a specific purpose.
(h) Plat. A map or drawing upon which the plan of a subdivision
is presented for approval and, in final form, for recording.
(i) Town house. A single-family dwelling unit being one
of a group of three or more such units attached or semiat-tached
with lots, utilities and other improvements being
designed to permit individual and separate ownership of such
lots and dwelling units. (1-21-58, § 35-1; 9-2-58; 7-20-70.)
