§ 16.04.010. Definitions.

For the purposes of this title, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

A.

Streets and Alleys. The term "street" means a way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place or otherwise.

1.

"Major and minor arterial streets and highways" are those which are used primarily for large volumes of traffic. For development purposes, arterial streets are generally located along section lines.

2.

"Major collector streets" are those which carry moderately high volumes of traffic and, for development purposes, are generally located along half section lines.

3.

"Minor collector streets" are those which carry moderate volumes of traffic from major collectors or arterials. For development purposes, these streets are generally located halfway between collector or arterial streets.

4.

"Minor residential streets" are those which are used primarily for access to abutting properties. This category carries low traffic volumes and includes residential or industrial streets.

5.

"Marginal access streets" are minor streets which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.

6.

"Cul-de-sac" is a local street with only one (1) outlet and having an appropriate vehicle turnaround terminal for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic flows.

7.

"Alleys" are minor ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on a street

8.

Pavement widths shall be as prescribed within the City of Hobbs Major Thoroughfare Plan.

B.

"Subdivide" or "subdivision" for the purpose of approval by a Municipal Planning Authority means:

1.

For the area of land within the corporate boundaries of the municipality, or within the extraterritorial planning and platting jurisdiction, the division of land into two (2) or more parts by platting or by metes and bounds description into tracts for the purposes set forth in subsection C of this section. Those subdivisions within the extraterritorial jurisdiction creating tracts of five (5) acres or larger, regardless of the number of tracts created shall be reviewed under the Alternate Summary Procedure of this Code.

C.

The division of land pursuant to subsection (B)1 of this section shall be for the purpose of:

1.

Sale;

2.

Laying out a municipality or any part thereof;

3.

Adding to a municipality;

4.

Laying out of lots; or

5.

Resubdivision.

( Ord. No. 1104 , 6-19-2017)