Ordinances-1995-197

r r 3 1. 07 Building Permit to be Denied: No ,building permit shall be issued for construction on any lot, parcel, or tract, where a. subdivision is required by the ordinance, unless and until a final plat of such subdivision has been approved and recorded' in accordance with this ordinance, and until the. ' improvements required by this ordinance have been accepted by the City. A building permit may be , issued without the establishment of sidewalks in place . However, before any occupancy of the subdivided property occurs, the subdivider must install all sidewalks as required by this ordinance. ARTICLE II : DEFINITIONS 2 . 01 Terms Defined: For the purposes of this ordinance, certain words herein shall be defined as and interpreted as follows . Words used in the present* tense shall include the ,. future, the singular shall include the— plural, the plural shall include the singular, the masculine gender shall I include the feminine,:. the term -" shall" is always mandatory, and the term " may" is permissive. a Acquisition plat means the ' graphical representation of the division of land or rights in' land, created as the result of a conveyance or condemnation for right- of- way purposes by an agency of the government or other persons having the power of eminent domain.: 2. Aliquot part' means, a fractional part of a section ' within the United States public land survey system. Only the fractional parts one- half, one- quarter, one- half of one- quarter, or one- quarter of one quarter shall, be considered an aliquot part of a section. 3. 1 Alley means public property dedicated to public use primarily for vehicular access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street . 4. Auditor' s plat means a subdivision. plat required by either, the auditor or the assessor, prepared by a surveyor under the direction of the auditor. 3