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K. MINOR SUBDIVISIONS - a subdivision involving not more than four lots fronting on an existing approved street and not requiring any new street for access to interior property nor requiring extension of public sewage or water lines or creation of new drainage easements through lots to serve property at the rear. L. PLANNING BOARD - the Cabarrus County Planning Board of Cabarrus County. M. PLANNED MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT - a planned multi-family development is a group of two or more multi-family buildings or three or more duplexes, estab- lished in a single development tract, having unified design of buildings and coordinated organization of open space and service areas, and developed in accordance with an approved site plan. N. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT - Land that is under unified control and planned and developed as a whole in a single development operation or a definitely pro- grammed series of development operations. A planned development includes principal and accessory structures and uses substantially related to the character and purposes of the planned development. O. PLAT - includes the terms map, plat, replat, or replot; a map or plan of a tract or parcel of land which is to be, or which has been subdivided. P. PRIVATE ROAD - a dedicated or undedicated right-of-way which affords access to abutting properties which meets the requirements of Section 4.9 of this Ordinance. Q. RESERVATION - withholding a parcel of land from development for a stated period of time for the purpose of making the land available for public acquisition at a later time. R. ROAD, STREET, or HIGHWAY - a dedicated and accepted public right-of-way for vehicular traffic and designated as follows: 1. Arterial Roads - a general term denoting a highway primarily for through traffic, carrying heavy loads and large volumes of traffic usually on a continuous route. They are not intended to serve the abutting property and should provide control of access. 2. Limited Access HiRhway - a divided arterial highway with full or partial control of access and generally with grade separations at major intersections. 3. Collector Roads - a street that carries traffic from local streets to arterial streets. 4. Local Roads - other city or county streets not classified as thorough- fares. Such streets are designed for short trips and the use and convenience of the abutting property owners. Local roads include but are not limited to local residential streets and residential collector streets defined as follows: a). Local Residential Streets - generally serve to provide street access to 50 or fewer dwellings. Such streets include cul-de-sacs and loop streets. b). Residential Collector Streets - generally provide principal access to over 50 dwelling units or serve as the primary access to a significant non-residential, commercial, or industrial land use such as a school. 5. Marginal Access Street - a local or collector street which parallels and is immediately adjacent to an arterial road, and which provides access to abutting property and protection from through traffic. 6. Cul-de-sac - a local street permanently terminated by a turn around. S. SEWAGE- the waste water and its contents from kitchen, bathroom, toilet, lavatory and laundry of any residences, business establishments, industrial plants, institutions, or any public buildings.