Subdivision Regulations - Blount County Government

9-01-06
Road Right-of-Way Width: The distance between property lines measured at
right angles to the centerline of the street.
Sanitary Sewer System: A municipal, state chartered, public utility or state
approved on-site sewage collection, treatment, and disposal system of a type
approved by the Environmental Health Department.
Service Provider: Provider of Telephone, High Speed Internet, Cable Television,
and/or Natural Gas.
Security: A form of surety including a cashiers check or a cash escrow in an
amount and form satisfactory to the planning commission for the amount of the
estimated construction cost guaranteeing the completion of physical
improvements according to plans and specifications within the time prescribed by
the subdivider’s agreement with the planning commission. A three-party
agreement shall accompany any security, between the developer, guarantor, and
Blount County. (See Section 3.05).
Setback Line: A line established by the subdivision regulations (and Zoning),
generally parallel with and measured from the lot lines, delineating the minimum
allowable distance between the property line and a building on a lot within which
no building or other structure shall be placed except as otherwise noted.
Sight Triangle (Distance): A triangular shaped portion of land established at road
intersections or driveway locations in which nothing is placed, erected, planted,
or allowed to grow in such a manner as to limit or obstruct the sight distance by
motorists, entering or leaving the roadway (or drive).
Sight Distance Easement: The area identified on the final plat for the purpose of
maintaining sight distance 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. A Property Owner’s Association shall maintain the area
identified as “Sight Distance Easement”
Street Line: The legal line between street right-of-way and abutting property.
Subdivider: Any person who (1) having an interest in land, causes it, directly or
indirectly, to be divided into a subdivision or who (2) directly or indirectly, sells,
leases, or develops, or offers to sell, lease, or develop, or advertises for sale,
lease, or development, any interest, lot parcel site, unit, or plat in a subdivision,
or who (3) engages directly or through an agent in the business of selling,
leasing, developing, or offering for sale, lease, or development a subdivision or
any interest, lot, parcel site, unit, or plat in a subdivision, and who (4) is directly or
indirectly controlled by, or under direct, or indirect common control with any of the
foregoing. (see also: developer)
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