ACCESS OR ACCESS WAY means the way or means by which pedestrians and vehicles enter and leave property.

ALLEY means a narrow street through a block primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on another street.

ARTERIAL means a state or major road or street that links cities, larger towns, and other major traffic generators.

BLOCK means a contiguous series of lots bounded on all sides by streets, railroad rights of way, or unsubdivided land.

BUILDING LINE means a dashed line on a plat restricting the location of buildings or structures, or that distance as prescribed by the zoning ordinance, when applicable.

COLLECTOR means streets leading onto arterials, and those main streets used for traffic movement within residential, commercial and industrial areas.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN means the plan adopted by the City Council providing the objectives and policy guidelines for the growth and development of the City, including amendments thereto.

CONTIGUOUS LAND means two (2) or more parcels, excluding platted subdivisions, under a single ownership that are not separated by an intervening parcel of land under a separate ownership.

CUL-DE-SAC (dead end street) means a short street having one end open to traffic and being terminated by a vehicle turnaround.

CURB LINE means the line dividing the roadway from a planting strip or footway.

DESIGN means the design of any street or alley, alignments, grade or width, alignment of width of easements and rights of way for drainage or irrigation purposes and sanitary facilities.

DEVELOPABLE means that a parcel is either vacant or it is likely to receive additional development (i.e., due to infill or redevelopment potential).

EASEMENT means a grant of the right to use a strip of land for specific purposes.

FUTURE STREET means a proposed right of way as may be designed by the Planning Commission or other such agency, or authority as provided for herein, which street is necessary for the future subdivision of property shown on the subdivision plats and/or maps, but that the present dedication and construction of such street is not warranted.

HALF STREET means a portion of the width of a street, usually along the edge of a subdivision where the remaining portion of the street could be provided in another subdivision.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION means the method by which the outer boundaries of a site or premises and all appurtenant easements and applicable restrictions or covenants are described or established by reference to established points, monuments, etc.

LOT means a unit of land that is created by a subdivision of land.

LOT AREA means the total horizontal net area within the lot lines of a lot.

LOT CORNER means a lot or parcel situated at the intersection of two (2) or more streets.

LOT DEPTH means the depth of a lot or parcel shall be the horizontal length of a straight line connecting the bisecting points of the front and rear lot lines.

LOT, THROUGH means an interior lot or parcel having frontage on and with access on two (2) parallel or approximately parallel streets.

LOT, FLAG means a lot or parcel which has the buildable area located away from the public right of way and is connected to same through a corridor of minimum or less frontage.

LOT LINE, FRONT means in the case of an interior lot or parcel, a line separating the lot from the street; in the case of a corner lot or parcel, the line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the street.

LOT LINE, REAR means a lot or parcel line that is opposite and most distant from the front lot line.

LOT LINE, SIDE means any lot or parcel boundary line not a front or rear lot line.

LOT, WIDTH means the average horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lines.

MARGINAL ACCESS STREET means a minor street parallel and adjacent to a major arterial street providing access to abutting properties but protected from through traffic.

MINIMUM ROAD STANDARD means that standard that must be met by a road before it may be used in a subdivision or partition or is accepted for dedication to the City.

OFFICIAL MAP means the comprehensive plan map as adopted by the City Council for the City of Hood River.

OPEN SPACE means an area intended for common use either privately owned and maintained or dedicated to the City. This area shall be designated for outdoor living and recreation or the retention of an area in its natural state. Open space may include recreation courts, patios, open landscaped areas, or natural areas with pedestrian, equestrian, and bicycle trails. Open space does not include off-street parking or loading areas or driveways.

OWNER means the owner of record of real property as shown on tax rolls of Hood River County or deed records of Hood River County, or person who is purchasing property under contract.

PARTITION LAND means to divide land into two (2) or three (3) parcels of land within a calendar year, but does not include:

PARKING SPACE means a rectangle not less than eighteen feet long and nine feet wide for use by a vehicle, having an all weather surface, and further provided that such parking space shall have easy access to the street or alley by a driveway having an all weather surface.

PARCEL means a tract of land that is created by a partitioning of land.

PEDESTRIAN WAY (PATHWAY) means a right of way for pedestrian traffic.

PERSON means a natural person, firm, partnership, estate, receiver, syndicate, branch of government, or any group or combination acting as a unit.

PLAT means a map, diagram, drawing, or replat containing all descriptions, locations, specifications, dedications, provisions, and information concerning a subdivision as specified by this chapter.

PRACTICABLE means able to be done considering technology and costs.

RESIDENTIAL/LOCAL STREET means a road or street that provides access to abutting properties. Travel distances are relatively short, and speeds are generally slow.

RIGHT-OF-WAY means the area between the boundary lines of an alley, easement, street, or highway.

ROADWAY means the portions of the right of way of a street or highway developed for vehicular traffic.

SIDEWALK means a pedestrian walkway with all-weather hard surfacing.

STREET means a public way for travel by vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians, and including the terms “road," “highway," “lane," “place," “avenue," or other similar designations.

STUB means a driveway or street temporarily that ends at the property line, but may be extended in the future as the adjacent parcel develops.

SUBDIVIDE LAND means to divide land into four (4) or more lots within a calendar year.

SUBDIVIDER means any person who undertakes the subdivision of an area of land for the purpose of transfer of ownership or development.

SUBDIVISION means either an act of subdividing land or an area or a tract of land subdivided as defined in this section.

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN (TSP) means the plan adopted by the City Council providing the policies and standards for transportation systems in the City, including amendments thereto.