For the purpose of this chapter, the terms and words herein
defined shall have the following meanings, unless the context indicates
to the contrary:
An area of property, usually containing lots and bounded
on at least three sides (or the equivalent) by one or more streets
or other definite barrier.
The line across a lot establishing the minimum open space
to be provided between the street right-of-way line and the foremost
line of buildings and structures.
The Planning Commission of the Borough.
The complete plan, or any of its parts, prepared by the Planning
Commission to guide the physical development and redevelopment of
the community, as evidenced by the Planning Commission's minutes,
actions, resolutions, maps, plans, reports and other official acts
and documents of the said Commission.
That person, persons, or any corporation, partnership, association
or other entity or any responsible person therein or agent therefor
that undertakes the activities covered by this chapter. The term "developer"
is intended to include but not necessarily be limited to the terms
"subdivider," "owner," and "builder," even though the individuals
involved in successive stages of the project may vary.
A lot having frontage on two nonintersecting streets.
A grant of the right to use a portion of a parcel of land
(usually a strip) for specified purposes to the public, a corporation,
utility or persons.
As defined in the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10107.[1]
A portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended
as a unit for the purpose of conveyance, transfer, improvement, development
or sale.
A person who is the registered or lawful owner of real estate
to be subdivided or developed in accordance with this chapter.
A compact area of the community, undivided by main highways
or other major physical barriers, and designated in the Comprehensive
Plan for a specific use such as a residential neighborhood, commercial
district, or industrial district.
A complete and exact subdivision plan prepared as required
by this chapter and other applicable statutes.
A tentative subdivision plan prepared as required by this
chapter by a person qualified by training and experience as a land
planner.
A double-frontage lot having a structure facing the opposite
street from the majority of structures in the block.
A right-of-way intended primarily for vehicular traffic and
usually providing for utilities and pedestrian travel. A street may
be designated by other appropriate names such as "highway," "thoroughfare,"
"boulevard," "parkway," "road," "avenue," "drive," "lane" or "place."
The following functional classifications are herein used:
Major highways are principal highways for circulation outside
of residential neighborhoods and other planning districts.
Local major streets are streets for major circulation within
but not through residential neighborhoods and other planning districts
and providing access to the major highways. Within this classification,
there are two types:
Class A, for designed circulation through the residential neighborhoods
or planning districts and carrying the heavier traffic volumes;
Class B, designed to serve as bleeder streets to relieve the
volumes developed on the Class A streets and to distribute the traffic
to other classifications of streets.
Minor streets are those streets which are used primarily for
access to the abutting properties and serve to distribute traffic
to the local major streets.
Marginal access streets are streets located adjacent and parallel
to a controlled-access highway for the purpose of providing access
to the properties between interchange points on the highway.
The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land
by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions
of land, including changes in existing lot lines, for the purpose,
whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for
distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building
or lot development; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease
of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than ten acres,
not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential
dwelling, shall be exempted.[2]
