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Road Functional Classification 41 <br /> Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments <br /> _ 8{ <br /> whether or not to grant the exemption. If an exemption is granted, <br /> documentation of the exemption will be submitted as part of the staff <br /> recommendation. <br /> ARTICLE 22 DEFINITIONS <br /> Street or Road - A way for vehicular traffic whether designated as a <br /> street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, freeway, road, <br /> avenue, boulevard, lane, place or however otherwise designated. <br /> Street or Road, Alley - Alley is a miRe local way used primarily for <br /> vehicular access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting a <br /> street at the front, and which is not intended for general circulation. <br /> Street or Road, Arterial - <br /> tFaffiirs, rre °S3GJna7-1°7fTtwelye h„ndFe d tFi°n n°r cloy. Fe F pui:pe ses ef_thes <br /> regu;a+i. ns sueh otFeets inelude these se designated iR the <br /> Ge.FAPFe.he i;r,*Ye olaR °. element the A street connecting widely <br /> separated areas and designed to carry a large volume of traffic which may <br /> be fast, heavy or both. Arterial streets are sometimes referred to as <br /> "major thoroughfares". "freeways "expressways". etc., and are usually <br /> numbered State or Federal Highways. <br /> Street or Road, Collector - <br /> , <br /> designed te be used 9F iS used te eaFFY FReFe than eight hundFed tFips PW <br /> day. street which carries traffic from minor streets to the major systems <br /> of arterial streets, including the principal entrance streets of residential <br /> developments. Collector streets may also be referred to as "connector" or <br /> "feeder" streets. <br /> Street or Road, Cul-de-sac - Cul-de-sac is a minor local street that <br /> generally terminates in a circular right-of-way. It is used or designed to be <br /> used to provide access to abutting properties. <br /> Street or Road, General Factors to Definition For the purposes of <br /> these regulations, terms relating to streets are defined as follows. <br /> Determination of the classification of a street shall be by the following <br /> criteria: <br /> 1) The elas ifie atie,n shall be based upe,n the pFejeeted <br /> tFaffi° to be eaffied by the +, e.stated in teFFn _ef the n,,MbeF 9f <br /> F:IPLANN I NGUCLI NCOLN\compplan\zamends.doc\2-11-00 <br />