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0 r—, 77 E 1 • 1 0 approved plats. 7. "Owner" is any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co -partnership, corp - oration, trust or any other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under this Resolution. 8. "Preliminary Plat" or "Tentative Plat" is the preliminary map, drawing or chart indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the County Engineer and/ or County Commissioners for their consideration. 9. 1°Streets" and "Alleys". "Street" is a way for vehicular traffic, whether de - signated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, place or however otherwise designated. (a) "Alley" is 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) "Arterial Street" is a fact or heavy traffic street of considerable con- tinuity and used primarily as a traffic artery for inter -communication among large areas. (c) 1°Primary Street" is a heavy traffic road connecting arterial streets or Major artery through the county. (d) "Secondary Street" is a street of an existing or proposed 6 mile length or more and/or which will provide access to arterial or primary roads. (e) "Residential Street" is any subdivision street which does not dead end. There is required 70' width when swale ditches are to be constructed, and 60' width when curb and gutters are provided. (f) "Cul -de -Sac" or "Dead-end Street10 is a minor street with only one outlet. There is required 60' width when swale ditches are to be constructed and 50' width when curb and gutters are provided. (g) "Marginal Access Street" is a minor street which is parallel and adjacent Y to arterial streets and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through travvid. j (h) "Width, Streett°, is the shortest distance between the lines delineating the I right-of-way of a street. 10. "Subdivider1° is any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co -partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under this Resolution to effect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself or for another. 11. "Subdivision11 is the division of a parcel of land into two or more lots or par - cels for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development, or, if a new street is involved, any division of a parcel of land; provided that a division of land which may be ordered or approved by a court or effected by testamentary pr intestate provisions not in- volving a new street shall not be deemed a subdivision. The term includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land divided. P