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'" ,," e e l". ' ;: .,,' .... ,.01 . , i _'". '", same is deemed expedient and approved by the City. Any such participa- tion by the City shall be only for the extension of services to the plat boundary and not within the subdivision proper except as provided in sub- section 5 B above. ARTICLE TWO DEFINITIONS: For the purpose of this ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given in this article. When not in- consistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future; words used in the singular number include the plural number; and words used in the plural number include the singular number. Definitions not expressly pre- scribed herein are to be determined according with customary usage in municipal planning and engineering practices. SECTION 1, ACCEPTABLE OUTFALL: Tidewater or that point as determined by the Council where storm water can be re- leased to a channel without causing erosion, or resulting sedimentation to the receiving channel or its flood plain. T~ere necessary, the outlet shall include structural and vegetative measures to secure non-erosive velocities. SECTION 2. ALLEY: An "alley" is a minor public right-of-way which provides a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting property and which is used pri- marily for vehicular traffic to the rear or side of properties which otllerwise abut on a "public street" as that term is defined herein. SECTION 3, BUILDING SETBACK LINE: A "building setback line" is a line on a plat generally parallel to the street right-of-way, indicating the limit beyond which buildings or structures may be erected and the area between a street right- of-way and the building setback line within which no structure may be permitted. SECTION 4, CITY: The word "City" shall refer to the City of Lomax. SECTION 5, CITY ENGINEER: A registered professional engineer employed or desig- nated by the City of Lomax to provide professional engineering services for and in behalf of the City. SECTION 6, CITY OF LOMAX ST~~DARDS: City of Lomax Standards, as used herein, shall mean the standards for streets and ~lleys, storm sewer lines and appurtenant structures, which are set forth herein, and such additional standards as may have been or may be adopted by the City Council and which may be amended from time to time, and are hereby referred to. SECTION 7, CITY COUNCIL: The words "City Council" shall refer to the City Council of the City of Lomax. i'-~ .\ I . I I SECTION 8, EASEMENT: An "easement" is the area for and a right granted thereon for the purpose of limited public or semi-public use across, over, and under private property for a specified purpose or purposes. SECTION 9, FLOOD PLAIN: That area inundated by storm water run-off equivalent to that which would occur from a fifty-year frequency after a total development of the watershed, said area defined by an elevation plus one (1) foot, below which no development may take place unless consistent with this ordinance. SECTION 10, LOT: A "lot" is a physically undivided tract or parcel of land having frontage on a public street or other approved facility and which is, or in the future may be offered for sale, conveyance, transfer, or improvement; which is designated as a distinct and separate tract; and which is identified by a tract or lot number or symbol in a duly approved subdivision plat which has been properly recorded. -2-