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Definitions
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<br />ARTICLE 2
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<br />DEFINITIONS
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<br />SECTION 29-10 DEFENITIONS
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<br />Abutting: Having a common border with, or being sepa-
<br />rated from such a common border by a fight-of-way, alley
<br />or easement.
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<br />Allo': A minor public or private right-of-way shown on a
<br />plat, providing secondary vehicular access to the rear or
<br />side of a lot, block, or parcel of land othemise abutting a
<br />street.
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<br />As-built drmvings: Improvement plans revised to show
<br />improvements as they were actually installed, including
<br />horizontal and vertical location ofunder~otmd utilities and
<br />other underground facilities.
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<br />Benchmark: A definite point of known location and
<br />elevation, and set Mth a permanent monument. The
<br />identi.ty and elevation shall be based on United States
<br />Geolo~cal Sun,ey (USGS) datum. Benchmarks established
<br />by the 1981 Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD)
<br />benchmark loop system, and official additions thereto, or
<br />the Missouri Department of Transportation (MDOT) are
<br />acceptable benchmarks.
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<br />Building: A structure used or intended for shelter.
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<br />Building line: (see Setback [Building lineJ)
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<br />Common ground.' Natural or landscaped open space
<br />within or related to a development, not in individually
<br />owned lots, designed and intended for siting common
<br />facilities (e.g., recreation facilities and storm drainage
<br />detention facilities) and for the common use of the residents
<br />and prope~' ox~mers of the development. Common ground
<br />is intended to be synonymous with common open space,
<br />common land, and common area when used in the appro-
<br />priate context.
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<br />Condominium' A form of property ownership occurring in
<br />accordance with the Uniform Condominium Act, Chapter
<br />448, Revised Statutes of Missom'i.
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<br />Corner lot: (see Lot, corner)
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<br />Developer: A person, firm, corporation or other organiza-
<br />tion undertak/ng land development activity, including the
<br />subdivision of land and other improvements to land
<br />pursuant to the requirements of this Chapter.
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<br />Development: All structures and other modifications of the
<br />natural landscape, above and below ground on a particular
<br />site, including but not limited to grading, removal of trees,
<br />paving installation of utilities, or the erection of structures.
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<br />Development, planned.. Land under unified control to be
<br />planned and developed in a single development operation
<br />or a programmed series of development operations or
<br />phases. A planned development includes principal and
<br />accessory. structures and uses strongly related to the
<br />character and purposes of the planned development. A
<br />planned development is built according to general and
<br />detailed plans for streets, utilities, lot and building location,
<br />landscaping, and the like. A planned development includes
<br />provisions for the operation and maintenance of common
<br />areas, facilities, and improvements that are for use by the
<br />occupants of the planned development, but which ~511 not
<br />be provided, operated, or maintained at public expense.
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<br />Double frontage lot: (see Lot, through)
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<br />Engineer, registered: A professional engineer registered
<br />in the State of Nfissouri.
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<br />Easement: A grant of one or more of the property fights by
<br />a property. oxxmer to, and for the use by, the public, a
<br />corporation, or another person or entity for a specific
<br />purpose (e.g., for utility lines or ingress/e~ess).
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<br />Excavation: Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock or
<br />any other similar material is cut into, dug, quarried,
<br />uncovereck removed` displaced, relocated or bulldozed, and
<br />shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
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<br />Fill: Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock or any
<br />other similar material is deposited, placed, pushed. pulled
<br />or transported to a place other than the place from which it
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<br />chapt29.fin 2-1 As approved by the Plan Commission on October 22, 1997
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