Section 110-401. Definitions.

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:

block means an area delineated within a stage which is subdivided into lots for single units and individual ownership.

Common open space means a parcel of land or a combination of land and water within the site designated as a residential planned unit development and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents of the residential planned unit development. Common open space shall be integrated throughout the residential planned unit development to provide for a linked recreational/open space system.

Developer means a person who owns land which is developed into a residential planned unit development and who is actually involved in the construction and creation of a residential planned unit development.

development plan means the total site plan of the residential planned unit development drawn in conformity with this article. The development plan shall specify and clearly illustrate the location, relationship, design, nature and character of all primary uses, public and private easements, structures, parking areas, public and private roads and common open space.

development schedule means a comprehensive statement showing the type and extent of development to be completed within the various practicable time limits and the order in which development is to be undertaken. A development schedule shall contain an exact description of the specific buildings, facilities, common open space and other improvements to be developed at the end of each time period.

Final development plan means the development plan approved by the city council and recorded with the clerk of the circuit court of the county according to this article.

Final development plan application means the application for approval of the final development plan and for approval of the required exhibits as specified in this article.

lot means a portion of a block intended for the construction of one dwelling or the transfer of ownership or both.

Preliminary development plan means the development plan approved by the city council and filed with approval by the city of a residential planned unit development zone.

Preliminary development plan application means the application for approval of the use of a site as a residential planned unit development and for approval of the required exhibits as specified in this article.

Residential planned unit development or RPUD means an area of land developed as a single entity or in approved stages in conformity with a final development plan by a developer or group of developers acting jointly, which is totally planned to provide for a variety of residential uses and common open space.

Site means the actual physical area to be developed as a residential planned unit development, including the natural and created characteristics of the area.

site plan means a detailed, dimensional plan at a reproducible scale providing information and graphic depiction of all physical development relationships to occur within a tract of a residential planned unit development.

Stage means a specified portion of the residential planned unit development that may be developed as an independent entity that is delineated in the preliminary and final development plan and specified within the development schedule.

Tract means an area delineated within a stage, except single unit lots, which is separate unto itself having a specific legal description of its boundaries. A tract will delineate all land uses, such as common open space, recreational area, residential areas, except single unit lots, and all other applicable areas.

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