§ A361-3. Definitions.

For the purpose of these regulations, certain words used herein are defined as follows:

BOARD

The Planning Board of the City of New Rochelle, New York.

PLAT

Final drawing on which the subdivision plan is presented to the Board for approval, and submitted to the County Clerk for recording.

ROADWAY

Paved portion of the street primarily used for vehicular traffic.

STREET

All land between property lines, whether designated as a street, highway, throughway, thoroughfare, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, right-of-way, lane, place, court or any similar term.

A. 

ARTERIAL STREET AND HIGHWAY

Street primarily used for fast and/or heavy traffic.

B. 

COLLECTOR STREET

Street carrying traffic from minor streets to arterial streets and highways, including the principal traffic and entrance streets of a residential development.

C. 

MINOR STREET

Street primarily used for access to the abutting properties.

D. 

MARGINAL ACCESS STREET

Minor street paralleling and adjacent to an arterial street or highway, and providing access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.

E. 

DEAD-END STREET or CUL-DE-SAC

Street closed at one end, and having only one connection with any other street.

F. 

HALF STREET

Street paralleling the boundary of a subdivision and lying partly in an abutting tract.

SUBDIVIDER

Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association, or duly authorized agent, who shall apply to the Board for approval of the layout of any subdivision.

SUBDIVISION

Division of any tract of land into two or more lots, plats, sites or parcels, for immediate or future sale or for building development with or without the creation of new streets, or highways, for the purpose of sale, transfer of ownership, or development. The term "subdivision" includes any alteration of lot lines or dimensions of any lots or sites shown on a plat previously approved, mapped on tax maps and filed in the office of the County Clerk.

SUBDIVISION, MINOR

Any alteration of a lot line of dimensions of any existing lot and subdivision of a parcel into no more than two lots on an improved street.

[Added 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 260-1996]

SUPERBLOCK

Oversize residential block wherein private open spaces, closed to automobile traffic, are provided for the common use of all residents in the block.

Amended 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 260-1996