Ordinances-1995-197

5. Block means an area of land within a subdivision that is entirely bounded by streets, railroad rights-of-way, rivers, tracts of public land, or the boundary of the subdivision. 6. City Engineer means the professional engineer registered in the State of Iowa designated as City Engineer by the Governing Body or other hiring authority. 7. Community Development Plan means the general plan for the development of the community, that may be titled master plan, Community Development Plan or some other title, which plan has been adopted by the Governing Body. Such "Community Development Plan" shall include any part of such plan separately adopted, and any amendment to such plan or parts thereof. 8. Conveyance means an instrument filed with a recorder as evidence of the transfer of title to land, including any form of deed or contract. 9. Cul-de-Sac means a street having one end connecting to another street, and the other end terminated by a vehicular turn around. 10. Division means dividing a tract or parcel of land into two parcels of land by conveyance or for tax purposes. The conveyance of an easement, other than public highway easement, shall not be considered a division for the purpose of this chapter. 11. Easement means an authorization by a property owner for another to use a designated part of his property for a specified purpose. 12. Flood Hazard Area means any area subject to flooding by a one percent (1%) probability flood, otherwise referred to as a one hundred (100) year flood; as designated by the Iowa National Resources Council or the Federal Insurance Administration. 13. Flood Plain Management Ordinance means an ordinance regulating the development of all property located within a flood plain as shown on the FEMA flood plain map