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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 40 ORDINANCE: Subdivision Regulations REFERENCE: Section II. Definitions ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board X BOCC Public Other: Expected Public Hearing Date: November 24, 1997 Purpose of Amendment: The proposed change below is intended to promote greater consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Ordinance definitions. Background: This amendment is needed because of the changes to Section 2.6 -TRANSPORTATION of the Comprehensive Plan. Existing and proposed regulation text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted) SECTION II.DEFINITIONS Unless otherwise stated the following words shall, for purposes of this Ordinance,have the following definitions. Words used in the present tense shall be understood to include the future tense. Words used in the singular shall be understood to include the plural. ALLEY-A local roadway which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation. DEDICATION -A gift, by the owner, of land for a specified purpose, or purposes. Because a transfer of property is entailed, dedication must be made by written instrument and is completed with an acceptance. *Amended *DWELLING UNIT -A room or group of rooms forming a 10-4-82 single independent habitable unit with facilities used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating by one family; for owner occupancy or for rental, lease or other occupancy on a weekly or longer basis, and containing independent cooking, sanitary and sleeping facilities. Units otherwise meeting this definition but occupied by transients on a rental or lease basis for periods of less than one week shall be construed to be lodging units. Mobile homes and modular units are to be considered dwelling units under this definition. *Amended *EASEMENT -A grant of rights by the property owner to 1-17-79 a portion of land for a specified purpose.