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LAND SURVEYOR. A registered LAND SURVEYOR capable of preparing engineering plans for land subdivision plats. LOT. A portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development, capable of being occupied by one or more structures. LOT DEPTH. The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lines of a lot. LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE. A lot, the generally opposite ends of which both abut on streets. LOT WIDTH. The mean width measured at right angles to the depth. NATURAL WATERWAY. Any natural passageway in the surface of the earth so situated and having such a topographical nature that surface water flows through it from other areas before reaching a final ponding area. The term also means to include any and all drainage structures that have been constructed or placed for the purpose of conducting water from one place to another. OWNER. The person having legal title, his or her duly authorized agent or attorney-in-fact, a purchaser, devisee, fiduciary and a person having a vested interest in the property in question. PEDESTRIAN WAY. A public or private right-of-way across a block or providing access within a block, to be used by pedestrians and for the installation of utility lines. PLAT. A map or chart indicating the subdivision or resubdivision of land, intended to be filed for record. RESERVE STRIPS. Narrow strips or narrow strips of land usually withheld from the street right-of- way to form a barrier between certain property and the public street or thoroughfare. RIGHT-OF-WAY. The land covered by a public road or other land dedicated for public use or for certain private use, such as land over which a power line passes. STREET. A right-of-way, which affords the principal means of access to abutting property. A STREET may be designated as a highway, thoroughfare, parkway, boulevard, road, avenue, lane, drive, place or other appropriate name. A STREET may also be identified according to type of use as follows: (1) Arterial street or highway. Streets providing for traffic movements between traffic generation areas. (2) Collector streets. Streets providing connection primarily between arterial streets or arterial and local streets. (3) Local streets. Streets serving primarily as access to abutting properties and not intended as major streets or highways carrying through traffic. 269 1 Page