Subdivision Regulations - Blount County Government

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Building Setback Line: A line in the interior of a lot, which is generally parallel to,
and a specified distance from, the street right-of-way lines or lines; which
creates a space between such lines in which no building shall be placed.
County: Blount County, Tennessee or the governing body of Blount County.
County Engineer: Person holding said office of the Engineering Department of
the Blount County Highway Department; usually the head of that department.
Cul-de-sac: A street with only one outlet and having an appropriate terminal for
the safe and convenient reversal of traffic movement. Length is measured
from the center point of the turn around to the centerline of the adjoining street
along the centerline of the street..
Deed Restrictions: A private covenant among the owners of the lots of a
subdivision or development limiting uses or setting conditions within the
subdivision or development.
Developer: The owner of land proposed to be subdivided or his representative.
Consent shall be required from the legal owner of the premises if the developer
is someone different from the owner. The term subdivider and developer may be
used interchangeably.
Drainage Structure: A device composed of a virtually non-erodible material such
as concrete, steel, plastic, or other such material that conveys water from one
place to another by intercepting the flow and carrying it to a release point of
storm water management drainage control, or flood control purposes.
Easement: The right to use another person's property, but only for a limited and
specifically named purpose, where the owner generally continues to make use of
such land since he has given up only certain, and not all, ownership rights.
Drainage Easement: A perpetual, unobstructed easement across
property reserved to carry surface water or storm water drainage along
specified routes to natural watercourses. Drainage easements shall not be
filled or built upon in any way that will impede the flow of surface water.
Sight Distance Easement: An unobstructed easement for the purpose of
the preservation of sight distance to promote safe vehicular and
pedestrian travel. Areas identified as Sight Distance Easement shall be
free from any permanent vegetation other then grass or sod (to be mowed
regularly). No other planted materials or any permanent or temporary
structures or signs above ground of any kind are permitted in the sight
distance easement.
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