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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING LAND, SUBDIVISION RULES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
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WHEREAS, under authority of Acts of Arkansas 108 of 1929, 295 pf 1937 (Ark. Stats. 19-2811 et seq.), the City Planning Commission, after published notice and public hearing, according to law, has adopted the rules, regulations, standards and requirements as set out herein; and has done and performed all requirements of said statute preliminary to approval and adoption of such rules by the City Council.
BE IT ORDAINDED by the City Council of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
(1) That the following be, and they are approved and adopted by the City Council as the rules, regulations and standards which shall govern sub-divisions of land within the jurisdiction of the City Planning Commission and the City of Jonesboro.
(2) DEFINITIONS:
(A) Alley: A minor way which is used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
(B) Collector Street: A street which carries traffic from minor streets to the major system of arterial streets and highways, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such a development.
(C) Dead End Street: A Street having no outlet at one end.
(D) Internal Major Street: A Street which is used primarily for fast or heavy traffic.
(E) Lot: The parcel of land intended for transfer or ownership or for building development.
(F) Major Highway: A road or street that forms a part of the existing State or Federal Highway System.
(G) Marginal Access Street: A street parallel to and adjacent to a major highway or an internal major street which provides access to abutting properties.
(H) Planning Commission: The Planning Commission of Jonesboro, Arkansas
(I) Residential Street: A Street which is used primarily for access to the abutting residential property.
(J) Street: A dedicated and ...
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