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Street, residential, local means a street designed to provide circulation within a residential subdivision and to individual lots, and function to serve as the access to abutting, private properties and access to the higher functional classified streets. Structure means anything constructed or erected or installed by man, the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the ground or attached to something, or attached to something having a permanent location on the ground,including but not limited to buildings,towers and smokestacks. Subdivider means any person or any other group or combination acting as a unit,dividing or proposing to divide land so as to constitute a subdivision and includes any agent of the subdivider. Subdivision means all divisions or platting of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, building sites or other divisions for the purpose,whether immediate or future,of sale or building development and shall include all divisions of land involving the need for new access, a new street or a change in existing streets;provided however,that the following shall NOT be considered a subdivision: (1) The combination or recombination of previously platted lots where the total number of lots is not increased and the resulting lots are equal to or exceed the development standards of the city; (2) The division of land into parcels greater than five (5) acres provided each newly created lot or parcel has minimum lot frontage on legal and physical access, (3) Transfers of interest by will or pursuant to court order or mortgages, • (4) The public acquisition by purchase or dedication of parcels of land for the widening or opening of streets or other public improvements. Surveyor means a professional land surveyor registered in the state. Vehicular access easement means a vehicular easement authorized by the planning commission to provide primary access in hillside areas and not more than 300 feet in length nor serving more than five lots. Zero lot line development means a residential development concept eliminating the normally required side yard for one side,to provide for more usable open space on the other side. Section 15.02.02 Amendments This chapter may be amended at any time after the planning commission has held a public hearing on the proposed amendments. At any subsequent scheduled meeting of the planning commission following such public hearing,the planning commission may recommend to the city council the adoption of such amendments. Section 15.02.03. Types of subdivisions (a) Generally. Recognizing that subdivision regulations must be applied to various land development types, and because of the special conditions pertaining to each, this chapter provides for the • establishment of four subdivision types: commercial/office, industrial,planned unit development,and residential design. Standards applicable to each of these four types are outlined in this chapter. Prior to the approval of any preliminary plat, the planning commission shall classify and evaluate each subdivision according to its planned future use, it being the responsibility of the applicant to identify - 149 - Batesville Subdivision Regulations