§ II. Definitions.

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

1.

Alley: A dedicated right-of-way not less than twenty (20) feet in width to provide access to the back or side of properties also abutting on a street.

2.

City Council: The governing authority of the City of Natchitoches, Louisiana.

3.

Expressway: A limited access route.

4.

Lot: A portion of a subdivision, tract or other parcel of land, intended as a single building site or unit for transfer of ownership or for development, including the development of one (1) ownership with two (2) or more buildings for separate occupancy, except as provided for town houses. Every lot must front upon a public street for the minimum distance required by the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.

5.

Major street: A street which serves or is intended to serve as a major traffic way and is shown on a major street plan and adopted by the planning commission, or a revision thereof.

6.

Neighborhood unit development: A self contained subdivision or group of subdivisions designed to accommodate four hundred (400) or more families and requiring a separate elementary school.

7.

Parkway: A route intended to be used primarily by passenger vehicles which may have a varying width of right-of-way and which right-of-way is or is intended to be developed with a park-like character.

8.

Planning commission: The City Planning Commission of the City of Natchitoches, Louisiana.

9.

Right-of-way: A strip of ground dedicated by the subdivider for public use, title to which shall rest in the public for the purpose stated in the dedication.

10.

Servitude: A strip existing or to be reserved by the subdivider for public utilities, drainage and other public purposes, the title to which shall remain in the property owner's name, subject to the right of use designated in the reservation of the servitude; or a strip of ground designated or intended to be used for access to building sites.

11.

Street: A right-of-way dedicated to public use which provides vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties.

12.

Subdivision: The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, plots, sites, or other divisions of land, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development; the dedication, granting or construction of a road, highway, street, alley, or servitude through a tract of land regardless of area; the resubdivision of land heretofore divided or plotted into lots, sites or parcel.

13.

Adequate street lighting: Lighting which will illuminate rights-of-way dedicated to public use. Plans for the lighting system to be used must be submitted to the utility director for the City of Natchitoches for approval.

(Ord. No. 28-1995, §§ 1.1, 1.2, 5-8-95; Ord. No. 09-1997, § 1, 2-24-97)