Land Use Code Town of Norwood, Colorado - San Miguel County

Chapter 7: Land Use Code
Street: A public way, other than an alley or driveway, which affords the principal means of access to
abutting property.
Street, collector: A street which has the primary function of carrying through traffic, but which also
provides access to abutting property.
Street, local: A street which has the primary function of providing access to abutting property, and
which does not normally carry through traffic.
Street Line: A dividing line between a lot, tract or parcel of land and a contiguous street, the
right-of-way line or easement line.
Street Width: The dimension of the shortest distance between the lines that delineate the right-of-way
of a street, road or other way.
Street Yard: The area of a lot that lies between any street line and the facing wall line or lines of the
principal building, extended by imaginary lines from the outer corners of the building and parallel to the
street to the property lines. In the case of multiple principal buildings located on a building tract,
imaginary lines shall connect the corners of facing walls of adjacent buildings.
Structural Alterations: Any change in the supporting member of a building, such as a bearing wall,
column, beam or girder.
Structure: That which is built or constructed, an edifice or building or any kind or any piece of work
artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definitive manner.
Subdivider: A person, corporation, any other legal entity who causes land to be divided into a
subdivision for him or herself or others or seeks authorization therefor.
Subdivision: The division of any parcel of land into two or more parcels, separate interests or interests
in common, except when such division: (1) Creates parcels of land each 35 or more acres, none of
which is intended for use by multiple owners; (2) Creates parcels of land, such that the land area of
each parcel, when divided by the number of interests therein, results in 35 or more acres per interest; (3)
Is caused by order of any court in this state or by operation of law;
(4) Is caused by a lien, mortgage, deed of trust or any other security instrument;
(5) Is caused by a security or unit of interest in any investment trust regulated under the laws of this
state, or any other interest in an investment entity; (6) Creates cemetery lots;
(7) Creates an interest or interests in oil, gas, minerals, or water that is now and hereafter severed from
the surface ownership of real property; or (8) Is caused by the acquisition of an interest in land in the
name of a husband and wife or other persons in joint tenancy, or as tenants in common;
unless the Board of Trustees finds that steps were taken to establish one of the above conditions (1-8)
solely to prevent the division from qualifying for this definition.
Subdivision Improvements Agreement: One or more security arrangement(s) that may be accepted by
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