Res 2014-135/Interlocal with Caldwell County for Subdivision Regulations

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2.0 DEFINITIONS As used herein: "County' means Caldwell County, Texas; "Commissioners Court" means the Commissioners Court of Caldwell County, Texas; singular nouns and pronouns shall include the plural; and the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender where necessary for a correct meaning. For the purpose of these Regulations, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section. All other words and terms shall have their usual force and meaning. • ADT – Average Daily one -way Trips. • Acceptance of Improvements – Upon successful completion of the performance period, the County will accept improvements designated for public maintenance into its roadway system. • Alley — A right -of -way which is used only for secondary access to individual properties which have their primary access from an adjacent street or joint use access easement (JUAE) which has direct access to a public street. • All-weather surface road — A street, road, or drive that is constructed with base material and has a hard surface to ensure access by ambulance, fire trucks, and other emergency vehicles under all weather conditions. • Applicant — The owner, person or entity applying for any permit, approval, variance or waiver under this ordinance. • Approval of Improvements - Upon successful completion of the construction of improvements as defined within this Ordinance, approval of those improvements will be acknowledged by the County and the performance period will begin. • Bluff – Limited to a bluff with a vertical change in elevation in excess of 20 feet and an average gradient in excess of 33 percent. • Building Line — A line beyond which buildings must be set back from the lot or property line. • Chip Seal – A pavement surface treatment that combines layers of asphalt and fine aggregate. Also known as "two course surface treatment" or "asphaltic surface treatment ". • Collector Street — A street or road that collects traffic from other streets and serves as the most direct route to another collector, minor arterial, major arterial, or state highway. • Commercial Site Construction – All construction, site grading, or addition of impervious cover on a parcel of land not otherwise exempted under this ordinance. The following are not considered commercial construction: single family residential; two- family (duplex); or three family (triplex) residential; garages, sheds, barns, swimming pools, gardens or other ancillary out - buildings associated with one to three family residences; conservation open space; barns or agriculture structures not intended for common use by the public; or improvements to increase the agricultural value of property being used for agricultural purposes with fewer than 50 average -daily trips per day. • Commissioners Court — The Caldwell County Commissioners Court; also referred to as the Court. 4