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112 <br /> PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT <br /> ORDINANCE: Zoning Ordinance <br /> REFERENCE: Article 22 Definitions <br /> ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board <br /> X BOCC Public <br /> Other: <br /> Expected Public Hearing Date:November 24, 1997 <br /> Purpose of Amendment: The proposed change below is intended to promote greater consistency with <br /> the Comprehensive Plan and the Subdivision Regulation definitions. <br /> Background: This amendment is needed because of the proposed changes to Section 2.6 - <br /> TRANSPORTATION of the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Existing and proposed ordinance text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be <br /> inserted) <br /> Street-A way for vehicular traffic whether designated as a street,highway,thoroughfare, <br /> parkway,throughway,freeway,road,avenue,boulevard, lane,place or however otherwise <br /> designated. <br /> Street,Alley-Alley is a minor local way used primarily for vehicular access to the rear or <br /> side of properties otherwise abutting a street at the front,and which is not intended for <br /> general circulation. <br /> Street,Arterial- , <br /> . A street connecting widelygeparated areas <br /> and desigged to carry a large volume of traffic which may be fast.heavy or both. Arterial <br /> streets are sometimes referred to as"major thoroutthfares". "freeways". "eXpresswa ys"_ <br /> etc.,and are usually numbered State or Federal Hi ways. <br /> Street,Collector- <br /> ond ambeellester Boom and OMAGI eveete,but my also pro-A& dinef woes te abutting <br /> prepeffies. h serves of is designed!a saws dine* of iodine*ismak than I;"&hundr-Ad <br /> lamosa and ea esis"d to be used of is wed to Sam - A <br /> street which carries traffic from minor streets to the major systems of arterial streets, <br /> including the principal entrance streets of residential developments. Collector streets may <br /> also be referred to as"connector" or"feeder" streets. <br />