PLAT, FINAL - The map or drawing prepared by a registered land surveyor or engineer on which the subdivider’s plan of subdivision, set forth in accordance with the requirements of this ordinance, is presented for secondary approval and which, if approved, may be submitted to the Delaware County Recorder for recording in the Book of Plats. The term final plat shall be synonymous with secondary plat.

PLAT, PRELIMINARY - The drawing or drawings prepared by a registered land surveyor or engineer indicating the proposed manner of layout of a subdivision which meets all conditions of this ordinance and is submitted to the Plan Commission for primary approval. The term preliminary plat shall by synonymous with primary plat.

PRIMARY APPROVAL - An approval, or approval with conditions imposed, granted to a preliminary subdivision plat by the Plan Commission after having determined in a public hearing that the subdivision complies with the standards prescribed in this ordinance and which is the approval necessary to begin the process of developing the subdivision.

SECONDARY APPROVAL – A second and last stage of approval granted to a final subdivision plat found to be in conformance with the terms of the primary approval and the requirements of this ordinance including the requirements dealing with the installation and completion of all required improvements which is the approval necessary to allow the designated officials to sign the plat and to allow submission of the plat to the Delaware County Recorder for recording.

STREET - A right-of-way, dedicated to the public use, or, in certain instances, it may be restricted for private use.

(a) Minor Street – A street intended primarily as access to abutting properties.
(b) Secondary Street – A street for collecting traffic from several minor streets to a major street.
(c) Major Street – A street shown on the Major Street Plan, a part of the master plan.

SUBDIVISION – For the purpose of these regulations a subdivision of land is: (1) the division of land into two or more tracts, sites or parcels of five acres or less in area, including the re-subdivision of any existing lot or lots, or of an entire subdivision; provided, however, that neither the sale or exchange of small parcels of land to or between adjoining property owners, nor the sale of a part or parts of adjoining lots within a platted subdivision where such sale or exchange does not create additional lots or building sites, shall not be considered as a subdivision of land; (2) the establishment or dedication of a road, highway, street, alley or public easement through a tract of land regardless of area; (3) the division or partition of land into lots or parcels under the MHR Mobile Home Residence Zone requirements or the Planned Unit Development requirements shall not be considered a subdivision for the purpose of the ordinance, however, where any Planned Unit Development or MHR development involves the