KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION ...

KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH CODE 17.05.020“Dwelling, townhouse” means a building designed exclusively for occupancy by one (1) family and containing one(1) dwelling unit, occupying space from the ground to the roof and not lying vertically under or over adjacent units,and attached to a series of two (2) or more, but not exceeding seven (7) additional similar dwelling units, each ofwhich is located on a separate lot, and each of which shares a common wall, located on a side lot line, with anothersimilar dwelling unit.“Dwelling, twinhouse” means a building, located on a separate lot, designed exclusively for occupancy by one (1)family and containing one (1) dwelling unit, which is attached by a common wall located on a side lot line to a similarbuilding on an adjacent lot containing one (1) dwelling unit.“Easement” means a grant of the use of the land by the owner of the property to the public or to a person or a corporationfor specific and designated purposes and includes a right-of-way for such purposes.“Final plat” means the final drawing of the proposed subdivision prepared, drawn, and submitted in accordance withthe requirements of this title and state law, which shall be deemed to incorporate all the conditions upon which thepreliminary plat was approved by the planning commission serving as the platting authority and which, uponapproval, is recorded in the Recorder’s Office, Ketchikan Recording District, Ketchikan, Alaska.“Flood management area” means those areas designated and depicted as “Special Flood Hazard Areas” and “OtherFlood Areas” on the official flood insurance rate map (FIRM) of the city of Ketchikan, Alaska, dated April 16, 1990,prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which flood insurance rate map, and the flood insurancestudy, are on file in the office of the borough clerk as document No. 90-14 and in the borough department of planningand community development, 1900 First Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 99901, and are available for public inspectionand copying and are incorporated herein by reference thereto.“Improvements” means any construction incident to servicing or furnishing facilities for a subdivision including,but not limited to, grading, streets, street surfacing, curbs, gutters, driveway approaches, sidewalks, crosswalks,water mains and lines, sanitary sewers, culverts, drains, bridges, utilities, and any other items which are appurtenantto construction, or which constitute any part of a physical betterment to real property.“Lot” means a tract, plot, or portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended as a unit for the purpose,whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or for building development.“Lot lines” means the fixed boundaries of a lot shown on a preliminary plat or on a final plat.“Monument” means a permanent survey control point.“Official map” means the map established by the planning and zoning commission showing the streets, highways,and parks theretofore laid out, adopted and established by law and any duly adopted amendments thereto, resultingfrom the approval of subdivision plats by the planning commission serving as the platting authority and the subsequentfiling and recording of such approved plats.“Owner” means the person or persons, firm, corporation, association, or other legal entity holding title to the land,or vendees under a land sales contract, or holding other title or interest in land whether said interest is equitable,legal, joint, reputed, record, or otherwise.“Person” means any natural individual, firm, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint venture, public orprivate corporation, or a receiver, executor, trustee, conservator or other representative appointed by order of anycourt or in any other manner.“Planning official” means that person designated by the borough manager charged with enforcement and administrationof this title.“Plat alteration” means a movement or elimination of lot lines on a plat.17-5