Florida Florida Statutes

§ 177.031 — Definitions

FS § 177.031Ch. 177

Statute text

As used in this part:(1) “Alley” means a right-of-way providing a secondary means of access and service to abutting property.

(2)“Block” includes “tier” or “group” and means a group of lots existing within well-defined and fixed boundaries, usually being an area surrounded by streets or other physical barriers and having an assigned number, letter, or other name through which it may be identified.

(3)“Board” means any board appointed by a municipality, county commission, or state agency, such as the planning and zoning board, area planning board, or the governing board of a drainage district.

(4)“Governing body” means the board of county commissioners or the legal governing body of a county, municipality, town, or village of this state.

(5)“Cul-de-sac” means a street terminated at the end by a vehicular turnaround.

(6)“Developer” means the owners of record executing the dedication required by s. 177.081 and applying for approval of a plat of a subdivision pursuant to this part. (7)(a) “Easement” means any strip of land created by a subdivider for public or private utilities, drainage, sanitation, or other specified uses having limitations, the title to which shall remain in the name of the property owner, subject to the right of use designated in the reservation of the servitude.

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Legislative history

s. 1, ch. 71-339; s. 2, ch. 72-29; s. 49, ch. 73-333; s. 6, ch. 82-179; s. 49, ch. 83-217; s. 42, ch. 91-45; s. 101, ch. 94-119; s. 1452, ch. <a href="#!-- #ID=