Part 2 Flashcards
DBH
Diameter of a predominant tree trunk measured four and one half feet above grade for trees more than four inches in diameter.
Deed
The only essential condition for the execution of a valid deed is that it must be in written or printed form. Other conditions may occur but are not necessary in all cases. For example, a valid consideration must be exchanged between the grantee and the grantor, but that consideration need not be money. A legal document conveying ownership of real property.
Defeasible
can be revoked, capable of being annulled.
Density
the number of dwelling units per acre or gross floor area per acre of residential and nonresidential us
Developer
A person, business, corporation, or association responsible for the development of a subdivision, addition, or other any other residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional properties. In most contexts the terms developer and property owner are used interchangeably in these regulations.
Development Exaction
any dedication of land or easements for construction of or contribution toward construction of a public improvement required as a condition of plat approval by the city under these regulations.
Development
any man-made change in improved and unimproved real estate
Dominant Estate
An estate, the owners of which have an easement on another’s property. That particular parcel of land that benefits from an easement.
Drip Line
the area beneath the canopy of a tree defined by a vertical line extending from the outermost edges of the tree branches to the ground.
Easement
A right-of-way or parcel of land, specified or set aside for a specific use; normally for access, utilities, and other public or private usage, given by the owner of land to another party, and kept free from buildings or structures.
Elevation
The vertical distance from a datum, based on the NGVD, to a point or object. If the elevation of point A is 802.46 feet, point A is 802.46 feet above some datum. (difference from sea level)
Elevation Certificate
A form provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for certification of flood damage prevention measures.
Eminent Domain
considered to be the assumption of dominion over private property by the state. It is one of the few limitations on a fee simple absolute.
Encumbrances
In real property an encumbrance is a right or interest in the land of another that diminishes its value, but not to the extent that the land cannot be sold.
Entitlement
The right to a particular priviledge or benefit, granted by law or custom.
Equitable
a natural right, one fair, unbiased, impartial.
Erosion
Detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
Escheat
is exercised when no one is available to inherit the estate of a property owner who has died intestate. The property reverts to the state under this feudal doctrine.
Escrow
A deposit of cash with the city in accordance with city policies.
Escrow Agent
is a third party who holds a grant that will be delivered only when all of the conditions for the transfer are complete. This includes the deed from the grantor and moneys from the grantee, until all the conditions of the sale contract are fulfilled.
