The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Comprehensive plan means the Sweetwater Comprehensive Plan adopted by the city commission pursuant to F.S. ch. 163.

Final plat means the final tracing, map or drawing or chart on which the subdivider's plan of subdivision is presented for approval, and which if approved, will be submitted to the clerk of the circuit court for recording.

Lot means a portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land, however designated, intended as a single building site or unit for transfer of ownership or for development.

Development review committee (DRC) means the city's staff-level committee responsible for reviewing and making a recommendation on all subdivision applications submitted to the City of Sweetwater pursuant to this article. For the purpose of plat review, the committee is composed of the city planner, city engineer, and building and zoning director.

Streets, alleys, easements and rights-of-way are defined as follows:

1.

Alley means a minor way which is used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.

2.

Arterial street means a heavily traveled street of considerable continuity used primarily as a main traffic artery.

3.

Collector street means a street which carries traffic from minor streets to arterial streets including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such development.

4.

Cul-de-sac or dead-end street means a minor street with only one outlet terminating at one end with a turnaround.

5.

Easement means a strip reserved by the subdivider for public utilities, drainage and other public purposes, the title to which shall remain in the property owner, subject to the right of use designated in the reservation of the easement.

6.

Limited access highway or freeway means a highway which permits no access except at authorized and controlled points, the acquisition of rights-of-way for such highway usually including the acquisition of access rights thereto. Access may also be limited through methods other than acquisition of access right.

7.

Marginal access street means a minor street which is parallel and adjacent to arterial streets and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.

8.

Minor street means a street used primarily for access to the abutting properties.

9.

Street means a way for vehicular traffic.

10.

Right-of-way width means the shortest distance between the lines delineating the right-of-way of a street.

11.

Right-of-way means a strip of ground dedicated by the subdivider, deeded by the owner, for public use.

12.

Zoned and/or planned right-of-way means an existing or proposed right-of-way which is officially designated and reserved for use as a right-of-way, in accordance with section 62-341.

13.

Limited access line means a designated line across which there shall be no vehicular access.

Subdivider means any individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under this article to effect a subdivision of land.

Subdivision means:

1.

The division of land for any use so as to create one or more lots, sites, tracts or parcels otherwise designated of any size for the purpose of transfer of ownership, or building development. The division of land which is unzoned, shall not be deemed subdivision if the land is being divided into parcels each of which is five acres or more in size, including any official right-of-way.

2.

The dedication of a road, highway, street, alley, easement through or on a tract of land, regardless of area.

3.

The resubdivision of land previously divided or platted into lots, sites or parcels.

Tentative plat means a preliminary map, drawing or chart indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision submitted for approval.